An astounding graphic, vividly revealing the massive increase in the cost of higher education. It’s a maddening and tragic reflection of how the US has shifted from a nation creating opportunity for young people to succeed, to a nation ensuring that those who already have much, get to keep as much of their much as [...]
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Infographic of the Week: The Evolution of Riot Gear
As the #OWS police confrontations have graphically show, American police forces now appear to be outfitted in near-military grade armor. This diagram vividly illustrates the evolution our police state has taken, over the years, towards an increasingly gnarly, intimidating and confrontational stance. It’s sad. It’s also related, you can be sure, to the post-9/11 move [...]
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Infographic of the Week: Quarterback Haircuts
A largely silly but still amusing look at some of the notable looks from big-time QBs over the years. via nytimes.com
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Infographic of the Week: The Global Income Distribution Souvenir Champagne Glass
via zeitgeistmovement.tumblr.com I’ve seen many income distribution charts attempting to visualize the imbalance and immense concentration of wealth in the U.S. and across the world. But none so memorable and allegorical as this champagne glass-shaped chart. Hard to fathom, really.
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Infographic of the Week: Job Migration between the Titans of Tech
The gravitational pull of Facebook, as seen in this job migration chart, is impressive. Yahoo, along with it’s evaporating relevance, is unsurprisingly getting sucked dry of talent. The biggest surprise? LinkedIn, winning the talent competition with everyone but big blue, and nabbing people from Yahoo and MS like there’s no tomorrow. Fascinating info.
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Infographic of the Week: Religions and Income
Fascinating chart and article from NYT asking if religion plays a role in determining your financial position in the world. Most of all, though, I loved the use of color, turning a pretty simple plot chart into some delicious candy. Nice one! via nytimes.com
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Info Visualization as Storytelling: Little Red Riding Hood
via brainpickings.org So well done. Of course, once I saw the VW Bus diagram, I was sold. Really fun. Also, it reminded me that I really don’t remember the LRRH story all that well.
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