4. Best five visualization projects of 2009 , according to Flowing Data
5. Mappy Christmas at StrangeMaps
27/12/2009
Infographic metacompilation
One must spend Christmas with the family, so these days I let others posting... So my gift for this year is a compilation of infographics compilations.
23/12/2009
Infographics from WWII
Very interesting recopillation by Crack Two with infographics about WWII, explaining military devices or procedures.
Some of them, like this ship, could be done nowadays.
Other, as this one about how to build a bridge, are perfect examples of Show Don't Tell. The Ikea style, a bit decorated.
The original post doesn't say which is the original source, but I encourage you to take a glance to watch over all the examples.
22/12/2009
Manuel Lima (Visual Complexity): "Data Visualization is one of the major challenges of this century"
17/12/2009
Visual history of the Supreme Court of the United States
Great poster by Timeplots explaining the evolution of the Supreme Court of the USA. One of those of the kind of Similar Diversity or History Shots. It's available to buy or look at it closer at Timeplots web.
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13/12/2009
Alberto Cairo leaves Chapel Hill
"I guess it's official: I am leaving UNC-Chapel Hill. I'll miss my students and colleagues so much. Forgive me if I sound depressed. I am"
This message was tweeted by Alberto Cairo this last thursday. He was teaching multimedia infographics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, producing a huge number of awesome infographics journalists. I've wrote about them on this blog several times.
I just want to wish Alberto the best luck wherever he would go now. Meanwhile, we'll keep waiting for his new book and what's going on with Visualopolis.
09/12/2009
Grand Mosque: a big graphic and a press release
I received the other day waht can be described as an infographic press release. I don't mean a press release explained with a graphic, but a press release to 'promote a graphic'. It came from the Gulf News (Dubai) infographic department and it came with the actual graphic and an explanation on how was it done. Well, I don't like when newspapers just publish the press releases without analysing and 'cooking' them, but this time, I think the press release is, itself, the new, so here it comes:
"Our first concern when featuring the Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque was how to accurately depict its scale, opulence and beauty.
There is enough information about the mosque to write a book, but not enough space in this newspaper to portray how wondrous the place is.
The UAE’s founding father and visionary, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, planned the mosque in the 1980s. He decided to construct a mosque that would become the spiritual centre of the country, bringing peace to worshippers of all races and social circumstances. This is exactly what the mosque is — a place that raises your spirits, regardless of what religion you follow. The mosque is open for all to visit and Eid Mubarak is the perfect time to tour the Shaikh Zayed Grand
The mosque, which is also the final resting place of Shaikh Zayed, has achieved acclaim inthe Islamic world and internationally.
It is the third largest mosque in the Arabian Gulf region, after those in Makkah and Madinah. Among its impressive structural and decorative features are some that have set world records: the largest carpet (5,700 square metres); the largest chandelier (15 metres high); and the largest main dome of its kind (32.8 metres in diameter).
Beyond Shaikh Zayed’s desire for a peaceful, spiritual place, the mosque was conceived as an architectural masterpiece and an Islamic treasure.
A total of 43 contractors worked on the mosque, including designers, engineers, architects, artisans and builders from far-flung corners of the globe. They assembled materials from dozens of countries, including Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Greece and, of course, the UAE. The materials used include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics of the highest quality.
The mosque was opened for daily prayers in 2007. The project team was led by Abu Dhabi Municipality and British consulting engineers Halcrow Group, along with Hill International. Today the UAE has more than 5,000mosques, with 2,289 of these located in Abu Dhabi.
Gulf News
Dubai-UAE
Interactive design: Jacob Hernandez
Infographics: Douglas Okasaki, Dwynn Ronald Trazo
Art Director: Miguel Angel Gomez
Editor in Chief: Abdul Hamid"
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There is enough information about the mosque to write a book, but not enough space in this newspaper to portray how wondrous the place is.
The UAE’s founding father and visionary, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, planned the mosque in the 1980s. He decided to construct a mosque that would become the spiritual centre of the country, bringing peace to worshippers of all races and social circumstances. This is exactly what the mosque is — a place that raises your spirits, regardless of what religion you follow. The mosque is open for all to visit and Eid Mubarak is the perfect time to tour the Shaikh Zayed Grand
The mosque, which is also the final resting place of Shaikh Zayed, has achieved acclaim inthe Islamic world and internationally.
It is the third largest mosque in the Arabian Gulf region, after those in Makkah and Madinah. Among its impressive structural and decorative features are some that have set world records: the largest carpet (5,700 square metres); the largest chandelier (15 metres high); and the largest main dome of its kind (32.8 metres in diameter).
Beyond Shaikh Zayed’s desire for a peaceful, spiritual place, the mosque was conceived as an architectural masterpiece and an Islamic treasure.
A total of 43 contractors worked on the mosque, including designers, engineers, architects, artisans and builders from far-flung corners of the globe. They assembled materials from dozens of countries, including Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Greece and, of course, the UAE. The materials used include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics of the highest quality.
The mosque was opened for daily prayers in 2007. The project team was led by Abu Dhabi Municipality and British consulting engineers Halcrow Group, along with Hill International. Today the UAE has more than 5,000mosques, with 2,289 of these located in Abu Dhabi.
Gulf News
Dubai-UAE
Interactive design: Jacob Hernandez
Infographics: Douglas Okasaki, Dwynn Ronald Trazo
Art Director: Miguel Angel Gomez
Editor in Chief: Abdul Hamid"
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04/12/2009
Manifesto: “In defense of fundamental rights on the Internet”
These have been exciting days in Spain. The government was preparing a law that tries to close webs and blogs with links to material that break the intelectual property rights but with no intermediation of judges. That could mean that any individual could complaint about a blog to the Ministry of Culture and they could close the web without a judge opinion. Better explained in Boing Boing:
"Last Monday the Spanish Government sent the parliament the latest draft for the Ley de Economia Sostenible (Sustainable Economy Act), which contained riders modifying the current laws on copyright and interactive services. These amendments give the Spanish Ministy of Culture the administrative power to take down websites (or order ISPs to block those hosted overseas), all without a court order and in the name of 'safeguarding Intellectual Property Laws against Internet Piracy'. For this reason some of us have written a manifesto that is being published today all over Spanish weblogs and media."
So many people in the internet bussiness (or out of the bussinness) built a 'Manifesto' to complain about that dangerous law that could mean censorship back to Spain. Here it is:
A group of journalists, bloggers, professionals and creators want to express their firm opposition to the inclusion in a Draft Law of some changes to Spanish laws restricting the freedoms of expression, information and access to culture on the Internet. They also declare that:
1 .- Copyright should not be placed above citizens' fundamental rights to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, effective judicial protection and freedom of expression.
2 .- Suspension of fundamental rights is and must remain an exclusive competence of judges. This blueprint, contrary to the provisions of Article 20.5 of the Spanish Constitution, places in the hands of the executive the power to keep Spanish citizens from accessing certain websites.
3 .- The proposed laws would create legal uncertainty across Spanish IT companies, damaging one of the few areas of development and future of our economy, hindering the creation of startups, introducing barriers to competition and slowing down its international projection.
4 .- The proposed laws threaten creativity and hinder cultural development. The Internet and new technologies have democratized the creation and publication of all types of content, which no longer depends on an old small industry but on multiple and different sources.
5 .- Authors, like all workers, are entitled to live out of their creative ideas, business models and activities linked to their creations. Trying to hold an obsolete industry with legislative changes is neither fair nor realistic. If their business model was based on controlling copies of any creation and this is not possible any more on the Internet, they should look for a new business model.
6 .- We believe that cultural industries need modern, effective, credible and affordable alternatives to survive. They also need to adapt to new social practices.
7 .- The Internet should be free and not have any interference from groups that seek to perpetuate obsolete business models and stop the free flow of human knowledge.
8 .- We ask the Government to guarantee net neutrality in Spain, as it will act as a framework in which a sustainable economy may develop.
9 .- We propose a real reform of intellectual property rights in order to ensure a society of knowledge, promote the public domain and limit abuses from copyright organizations.
10 .- In a democracy, laws and their amendments should only be adopted after a timely public debate and consultation with all involved parties. Legislative changes affecting fundamental rights can only be made in a Constitutional law.
The Facebook group to support this Manifesto is close to 100.000 members.
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"Last Monday the Spanish Government sent the parliament the latest draft for the Ley de Economia Sostenible (Sustainable Economy Act), which contained riders modifying the current laws on copyright and interactive services. These amendments give the Spanish Ministy of Culture the administrative power to take down websites (or order ISPs to block those hosted overseas), all without a court order and in the name of 'safeguarding Intellectual Property Laws against Internet Piracy'. For this reason some of us have written a manifesto that is being published today all over Spanish weblogs and media."
So many people in the internet bussiness (or out of the bussinness) built a 'Manifesto' to complain about that dangerous law that could mean censorship back to Spain. Here it is:
A group of journalists, bloggers, professionals and creators want to express their firm opposition to the inclusion in a Draft Law of some changes to Spanish laws restricting the freedoms of expression, information and access to culture on the Internet. They also declare that:
1 .- Copyright should not be placed above citizens' fundamental rights to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, effective judicial protection and freedom of expression.
2 .- Suspension of fundamental rights is and must remain an exclusive competence of judges. This blueprint, contrary to the provisions of Article 20.5 of the Spanish Constitution, places in the hands of the executive the power to keep Spanish citizens from accessing certain websites.
3 .- The proposed laws would create legal uncertainty across Spanish IT companies, damaging one of the few areas of development and future of our economy, hindering the creation of startups, introducing barriers to competition and slowing down its international projection.
4 .- The proposed laws threaten creativity and hinder cultural development. The Internet and new technologies have democratized the creation and publication of all types of content, which no longer depends on an old small industry but on multiple and different sources.
5 .- Authors, like all workers, are entitled to live out of their creative ideas, business models and activities linked to their creations. Trying to hold an obsolete industry with legislative changes is neither fair nor realistic. If their business model was based on controlling copies of any creation and this is not possible any more on the Internet, they should look for a new business model.
6 .- We believe that cultural industries need modern, effective, credible and affordable alternatives to survive. They also need to adapt to new social practices.
7 .- The Internet should be free and not have any interference from groups that seek to perpetuate obsolete business models and stop the free flow of human knowledge.
8 .- We ask the Government to guarantee net neutrality in Spain, as it will act as a framework in which a sustainable economy may develop.
9 .- We propose a real reform of intellectual property rights in order to ensure a society of knowledge, promote the public domain and limit abuses from copyright organizations.
10 .- In a democracy, laws and their amendments should only be adopted after a timely public debate and consultation with all involved parties. Legislative changes affecting fundamental rights can only be made in a Constitutional law.
The Facebook group to support this Manifesto is close to 100.000 members.
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News & Blood
Image: lainformacion.com
If you use to come to Malofiej, you may remember a couple of japanese (sorry if I'm wrong, but that is what I remember) infographic journalists showed us at the Jumping Jester pub an infographics portfolio full of blood, fire, explossions... but with a magnificent use of 3d and a spectacular presentation. 'Gore' style, similar to what Gert k. Nielsen was talking about maybe that same year.
Well. Now, that style (I think is the TV of the same newspaper we watched at Malofiej) is also having a great success in Hong Kong. Maybe you know the video about the Tiger Woods incident...
And this one is very innocent comparing to what you can see here. I don't know if this style will spread to other countries, but there the goverment is complaining about it. And this could mean more success in many places.
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03/12/2009
Countdown traffic lights
Visual information, theorically, to save fuel when you stop at a traffic light (more efficient fo hybrid cars)
Via Futuretech
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