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roomthily: thai political timeline English version, 10 may 2010...

Thu, 20 May 2010 02:38:37 -0400

roomthily:

thai political timeline English version, 10 may 2010 (by witpim)

intelligencewhim: (via)

Thu, 20 May 2010 02:30:57 -0400

intelligencewhim:

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Google Crisis Response interactive map of Gulf of Mexico oil...

Mon, 10 May 2010 20:22:14 -0400

Google Crisis Response interactive map of Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

New York Times animated graphic of Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Mon, 10 May 2010 20:18:00 -0400

New York Times animated graphic of Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

graphicdesignrhetoric: West Wing, US TV series, discussing the...

Sun, 09 May 2010 23:23:51 -0400

graphicdesignrhetoric:

West Wing, US TV series, discussing the Mercator vs. Peters projection issue, with a hint to the “North-up” convention issue. Cool.

rhetoric in graphic design: While tables are usually read linearly item by item, graphics are read...

Sun, 09 May 2010 17:52:24 -0400

rhetoric in graphic design: While tables are usually read linearly item by item, graphics are read...:

While tables are usually read linearly item by item, graphics are read holistically, as a whole. That makes tables appropriate for displaying specific data, but not for showing comparisons and relationships, which are clearer in graphics.

In a case where the publication is interested in…

fuckyeahinfo: graph-n-stuff: Makes for a great reference...

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:18:04 -0400

fuckyeahinfo:

graph-n-stuff:

Makes for a great reference :-)

via Lo’s List

Image: Copyright David McCandless, Courtesy of HarperCollins, from The Visual Miscellaneum

Photo

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:56:09 -0400

Tools of the trade. Via Common Craft

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:32:40 -0400

Tools of the trade.

Via Common Craft

Video

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:20:36 -0400

A very clever infographic cv/resume … it shows three...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:11:03 -0500

A very clever infographic cv/resume … it shows three points of special interest to me, including work and school balance, formal and self-directed education, and the multiple concurrent workplaces of adjunct faculty. I wonder what my resume would look like as an infographic?

via theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com

fuckyeahinfo: proofmathisbeautiful: constantflux: kateoplis:da...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:18:56 -0500

fuckyeahinfo:

proofmathisbeautiful:

constantflux:

kateoplis:danielholter:datavis:Trembling Giants by Michæl Paukner

this is beautiful

proofmathisbeautiful: fuckyeahmath: juliasmola: A breakdown...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:17:14 -0500

proofmathisbeautiful:

fuckyeahmath:

juliasmola:

A breakdown of user’s ages on different “social networks”

For the record, I dispute both of these models. The...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:07:37 -0500

For the record, I dispute both of these models. The “Science” diagram on the left takes its worldview from a positivistic stance — that we can observe and therefore “know” our world. While there is some truth in that idea, I do not subscribe to the notion that the full range of the human experience can be explained solely through inductive reasoning. The “Faith” diagram on the right ignores how religious interpretation changes over time and in different cultures. Galileo’s idea of the sun being at the center of the universe was at first vehemently resisted, but over time religion accepted the concept (and others that later showed the sun is not the center of the universe) and integrated it into their worldview. While the diagrams are amusing (or offensive, depending upon your point of view), both diagrams greatly oversimplify the worldviews that they represent.

proofmathisbeautiful: