via dougmccune.com Some very original work here. Although it is not totally precise and a little hard to grok from some angles, the concept is clever and, I think, does what we all want quality infographics to do: tell a story without resorting to lots of text or simple charts.
Category Archives: culture
On the Street: 65 VW Notchback
They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. When I was a kid, the family for a brief time owned a 1971 VW Squareback, essentially a 2-door wagon version of this exact car. I remember liking it, despite its semi-jalopy status (if I recall correctly, the paint was, uh, less than perfect). It …
On the Street: 1949 DeSoto Custom Club Coupe
Caught this one driving past me on 16th in the Mission. A real time capsule. From an old article about the car: The DeSoto Custom Club Coupe, of which 18,431 were built, tipped the scales at 3585 lbs and was priced at $2,156. The 6-passenger car … had chrome trim that distinguished it from the …
The diameter of the universe is 1.4 hellameters
(9144 KB) Watch on posterous Best. News Report. Ever. If someone says that’s ‘hella meters’ you know exactly what they’re talking about.
PiDS Â – Post iPad Depression Syndrome
Today I felt it: the first twinge of darkness and deflation, when I wondered to myself, “What comes after the iPad?†You see, for the past half decade, we have been treated to a nearly perpetual, unending cycle of anticipation of two revolutionary pieces of technology. Long before they were officially revealed to the public, …
The Embarcadero Freeway
The Embarcadero today is one of the jewels of San Francisco. The recently rehabilitated Ferry Building – now full of 4-star restaurants, a premium food court, high-end law offices and the snazziest farmers market in the Bay Area – is the cornerstone of the rejuvenated waterfront. To the south, the Giants ballpark launched the rebirth …
On the street: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88
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