Old Maps Online

February 29, 2012 – 6:05 pm

What’s cool about this repository of old maps is that you can just type in a city or zip code, select the period your are interested in, and it will you show you - more -

Ville Vivante: Tracing the Liveliness of Mobile Phone Usage in Geneva

February 29, 2012 – 5:12 pm

Ville Vivante [villevivante.ch] represents the digital traces created by the constant movement of mobile phones in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. A particle flow-field inspired - more -

We are information scavengers.

February 29, 2012 – 4:50 pm

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Genealogy of Car Companies

February 29, 2012 – 4:40 pm

Another cool piece from HistoryShots – this one looking at the growth, consolidation, and death of automobile companies. - more -

The Feltron Biennial Report of 2010 and 2011

February 29, 2012 – 4:11 pm

It is that happy time of year again: information designer Nicholas Felton has released his latest year report, this time covering a two-year period. As - more -

Graphic Decision Making

February 29, 2012 – 3:53 pm

I thought this was a good example of how to use graphics to clearly differentiate a list of similar items – in this case making a choice between 25 different software apps. - more -

The Startup Ecosystem: Predator vs. Prey

February 29, 2012 – 1:30 pm

The Startup Ecosystem: Predator vs. Prey is a fun but informative infographic from udemy.  It looks at the different roles related to tech startup companies in - more -

Wind motion patterns animated

February 29, 2012 – 12:55 pm

Nicolas Garcia Belmonte, author of the JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit, mapped 72 hours of weather data from 1,200 stations across the country. Gathering the - more -

Members Only: How to Hand Edit R Plots in Inkscape

February 28, 2012 – 5:00 pm

You can control graph elements with code as you output things from R, but sometimes it is easier to do it manually. Inkscape, an Open Source alternative to Adobe Illustrator, might be what - more -

Nothing stays perfect forever.

February 28, 2012 – 4:26 pm

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