Magnificent Map of Rap Names

Yesterday – 7:35 pm

Pop Chart Lab has apparently updated their Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names (298 names) to a Magnificent Map of Rap Names (636 names) <img title="image" style="border-right: - more -

Amazing Old (and Free) Visualization Books

Yesterday – 2:09 pm

There are lots of great new books out there about graphics and data visualization. But have you ever taken a look at some that were written back before computer software? It turns out - more -

Oscar Dresses

February 21, 2012 (2 days ago) – 9:44 pm

I get sent a lot of infographics on strange topics. I’m posting this one of an example. In this case, the weirdness of the topic is complemented by some odd analysis. I think - more -

Global Wealth

February 21, 2012 (2 days ago) – 7:23 pm

There are a number of interesting and well designed charts in the 2011 Global Wealth Report from Credit Suisse. The private sector actually does a lot of good analysis and visualization - more -

Earth Photos

February 16, 2012 (1 week ago) – 7:00 pm

Interesting article on how they composite satellite photos of earth into those beautiful globe shots: While we’re on the subject, - more -

2013 Federal Budget

February 14, 2012 (2 weeks ago) – 6:37 pm

A number of new agencies took a crack at visualizing Obama’s 2013 budget proposal. (If you want to try it yourself, a shocking amount of detailed data is available in spreadsheet form at - more -

14 Ways Economists Say I Love You (with Charts)

February 14, 2012 (2 weeks ago) – 2:42 pm

14 charts – each one quite cute. Below are my favorites. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! - more -

Chinese Investment

February 13, 2012 (2 weeks ago) – 4:33 pm

Wow. I didn’t realize China’s investment in the USA was so small. <img ...

Taxi!

February 11, 2012 (2 weeks ago) – 2:37 pm

While in NYC recently I noticed that most of the traffic seems to consist of Taxis. Tom McKeogh, Eliza Montgomery, and Juan F Saldarriag collected Manhattan taxi GPS data and created this beautiful - more -

Why Does a Salad Cost More than a Big Mac?

February 11, 2012 (2 weeks ago) – 2:15 pm

Originally from PCRM, but I link to the NYT commentary below. Farm subsidies are a joke. Actually, almost all subsidies are a joke, now that I think about it. <img - more -