data visualization

The History of Tipping…in the Boykis Household

February 10, 2010

I just saw this cute infographic (via ChartPorn) of how much people tip and some of the psychological reasons behind tipping, and I decided to make my own, based on the Boykis household. And what did I learn?  Infographics are hard as hell to make.

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Book Review: The Visual Miscellaneum

January 4, 2010

Note: Book for review kindly provided by HarperCollins. I first heard about this book from Nathan of Flowing Data (a data visualization blog I read semi-religiously) and I knew I had to read it.  I love data displayed in any form, and in fact, part of my job at work is helping people to visualize data in a way that makes sense to them (although I don’t get to play around with pretty graphics as much.) David writes a blog ...

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Jon Stewart: Most Trusted American Newscaster

July 23, 2009

From a Time magazine poll.   Horrible and scintillating.  Also with a small sample size. (click to maximize)

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Scenster, Hipster, Hippie

July 19, 2009

Beautiful data visualization comparing the three (click to enlarge):

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The Failed State Index: 2009

July 15, 2009

From Dunechaser on Flickr Nothing says, “You suck at life,” quite like landing at the top of the Failed States Index, compiled by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace (which sounds like something George Costanza would have come up with), except for possibly joining a Ron Paul dating website. I was very interested in these rankings because A)I am immensely interested in international affairs and B) The most failed states are a former part of the Great USSR ...

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