Who Really Spends The Most On Their Military?
A story on the Guardian Datablog about unexpected results hidden in world-wide military budgets.
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How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
Recently, the UK government passed The Digital Economy Act which included many, perhaps draconian, measures to combat online music piracy (including withdrawing broadband access for persistent pirates).
Read moreThe Solar System Music Box
Ahhhhh schweet.
Read moreUpdates Are Beautiful No.1
What Does China Censor Online?
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Stefanie Posavec
I’ve long been an admirer of London-based data artist, Stefanie Posavec. So, when I started working on the Information Is Beautiful book, she was the first person I sought out for collaboration. By happy coincidence she lived around the corner from me.
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Tide PredictionI liked the look of this one from Wilfred Castillo. Can’t really perceive its function? But love the detail.
Read moreThe BBC-o-Gram
Recent controversy about the budget of the BBC here in the UK made me curious about its spending. Here’s the BBC-o-Gram, a visualization I created for the Guardian Datablog, exploring the costs of running one of the biggest broadcasters in the world.
Read moreSnakeOil? Scientific evidence for health supplements
A generative data-visualisation of all the scientific evidence for popular health supplements by David McCandless and Andy Perkins.
Read moreWhen Sea Levels Attack
It’s difficult to keep track of all this shifting information on sea level rises.
Read moreFour Infographical Morsels No. 4
The Billion Euro-O-Gram
Read moreWin 5 Signed Copies of Information is Beautiful!
My lovely book, Information Is Beautiful, is out in the UK (Amazon). To celebrate, I’ve teamed up with HarperCollins to give away five signed copies.
Read moreHaiti Earthquake: Who’s given what?
The global response to the Haiti earthquake has been extraordinary and generous. But in the midst of all the reporting, it’s difficult to keep track of the numbers.
Read morePhotographers Rights In The UK
Here in the UK, there’s been a recent spate of harassment and even arrests of innocent photographers by police invoking anti-terrorism laws.
Read moreWhat makes a successful online dating photo?
Dating site OKCupid uses data from their members to overturn myths about what makes a successful online dating profile photo. A fascinating & funny read.
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Mike Deal charts The Beatles
New York-based designer Mike Deal has a great project going visualizing The Beatles.
Read moreWhat Does China Censor Online?
The Great Firewall Of China.
Read moreWin Signed Copies of the Visual Miscellaneum!
The Visual Miscellaneum sold out in North America over Christmas. Woo! Thanks to all those who bought a copy.
Read moreClimate Change: A Consensus Among Scientists?
Off the back of the recent Climate Skeptics vs The Consensus image, we were curious how many scientists might make up ‘The Consensus’.
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Earth In SpaceThanks to Steve Haddock for that one. Apparently this map is secreted on Google Earth somewhere. Can anybody find a link for it? Thanks!
Read moreThe Climate Deniers vs The Consensus
A visual map of the arguments for and against human-caused global climate change. I’m fascinated by climate deniers.
Read moreThe Billion Pound o Gram
My latest visual piece for The Guardian, The Billion Pound O Gram, is a British cousin of The Billion Dollar Gram. It reveals the scale of the budget deficit in the centre of the British economy. SPOILER: It’s a big one..
Read moreThe Visual Miscellaneum: Errata
My beautiful book is out. Unfortunately a freak printing error has affected the text on 12 out of the 256 pages. I’m really sorry this has happened.
Read moreIs the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?
Some frequent questions about the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine answered as clearly and as visually as I could manage. A few people asked for this so I thought I would oblige.
Read moreAfghanistan: The Information Is Not Beautiful
I took a visual look at the casualty figures coming out of the Afghanistan war for The Guardian. It’s part of my effort to understand what’s going on there. It’s not easy reading. But I think it helps to give some context. See what you think.
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