Category Archives: Infographics

Wind Map

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, now co-directors of Google’s Big Picture visualisation group in Cambridge, MA, are the dynamic duo of turning intangible numbers and pattens into tangible images. They’ve collaborated on numerous visualizations to share data in unique, striking ways. … Continue reading →

Posted in Infographics, Information, Science

Color – Man vs. Woman Edition

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Steven von Worley over at Data Pointed (so many pretty pictures of information) created an info graphic, based on xkcd’ s color survey, mapping the male vs. female preference for colors by popular name. He explains the graphing of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Infographics, Information

Anatomy of a Librarian

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I’m throwing some nerdiness your way. I simply had to post this. A) I’m a librarian; B) librarians love data, particularly visualizations of data and C) given A & B, it’s hard to believe that no one has done this … Continue reading →

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What to Wear

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

If there is one common fashion refrain I hear from women, it’s the pain of buying pants. It’s likely the same for men, but they are less likely to discuss clothes shopping as a regular topic of conversation. Pants never … Continue reading →

Posted in Infographics, Information