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Words & Votes: The Changing Congressional Opinions on Gun Violence

The political visualization Words Votes [sandyhookpromise.org], developed by digital agency R/GA for non-profit organization Sandy Hook Promise, provides a comprehensive look into the opinions of congressional representatives on the issue of gun violence. More specifically, the visualization tracks each member

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Words & Votes: The Changing Congressional Opinions on Gun Violence

The political visualization Words Votes [sandyhookpromise.org], developed by digital agency R/GA for non-profit organization Sandy Hook Promise, provides a comprehensive look into the opinions of congressional representatives on the issue of gun violence. More specifically, the visualization tracks each member

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Billion Dollar O Gram-2013

With news of $billion-dollar tax evasions joining $billion-dollar bailouts and $trillion dollar deficits in the mind-boggled group mind, we thought it might be a good time to update the Billion Dollar-o-Gram. This time, rather than pain-stakingly hand-drawing our treemap visualisation,

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Billion Dollar O Gram-2013

With news of $billion-dollar tax evasions joining $billion-dollar bailouts and $trillion dollar deficits in the mind-boggled group mind, we thought it might be a good time to update the Billion Dollar-o-Gram. This time, rather than pain-stakingly hand-drawing our treemap visualisation,

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How Half a Second of High Frequency Stock Trading Looks Like

The movie shown below, developed by a real-time trading software developer Nanex, shows the stock trading activity in Johnson Johnson (JNJ) as it occurred during a particular half a second on May 2, 2013. Each colored box represents one unique

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How Half a Second of High Frequency Stock Trading Looks Like

The movie shown below, developed by a real-time trading software developer Nanex, shows the stock trading activity in Johnson Johnson (JNJ) as it occurred during a particular half a second on May 2, 2013. Each colored box represents one unique

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Mapping the Pavement Quality of Streets in L.A.

L.A. Street QualGrades [latimes.com], developed by the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, maps the pavement quality rating for each of the 68,000 street segments in L.A., the largest municipal system in the US with about 6,500 miles of paved roadway

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Mapping the Pavement Quality of Streets in L.A.

L.A. Street QualGrades [latimes.com], developed by the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, maps the pavement quality rating for each of the 68,000 street segments in L.A., the largest municipal system in the US with about 6,500 miles of paved roadway

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YouTube Trends Map: Explore the Most Popular Videos by Location

The YouTube Trends Map [youtube.com] is a visualization of the most shared and viewed videos in various regions across the United States over the last 12 to 24 hours. It accompanies the more analytical Trends Dashboard to provide a full

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YouTube Trends Map: Explore the Most Popular Videos by Location

The YouTube Trends Map [youtube.com] is a visualization of the most shared and viewed videos in various regions across the United States over the last 12 to 24 hours. It accompanies the more analytical Trends Dashboard to provide a full

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Bolides: Explore the Eye-Witnessed Meteorites that Collided with Earth

Bolides – Visualizing Meteorites [bolid.es] by data visualization designer Carlo Zapponi visualizes all historical occurrences of meteorites that collided with the Earth and were eye-witnessed when falling and hitting the ground. The visualizes is comprised of a linear timeline of

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Bolides: Explore the Eye-Witnessed Meteorites that Collided with Earth

Bolides – Visualizing Meteorites [bolid.es] by data visualization designer Carlo Zapponi visualizes all historical occurrences of meteorites that collided with the Earth and were eye-witnessed when falling and hitting the ground. The visualizes is comprised of a linear timeline of

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Here is Today: Comparing One Day to One Eon

Here is Today [hereistoday.com] by graphic designer Luke Twyman is a simple yet elegant timeline rendition that puts into context the different scales of time. Ranging from one day to one eon, and framing the time periods different kinds of

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Here is Today: Comparing One Day to One Eon

Here is Today [hereistoday.com] by graphic designer Luke Twyman is a simple yet elegant timeline rendition that puts into context the different scales of time. Ranging from one day to one eon, and framing the time periods different kinds of

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Where is the King? Live Crowd Visualization of Amsterdam

Waar is de Koning? [waarisdekoning.nl], which can be translated as “Where is the King“, was designed by Interactive Design Agency Clever Franke to map the movements and activities of the crowds as they gather in the city of Amsterdam today.

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Where is the King? Live Crowd Visualization of Amsterdam

Waar is de Koning? [waarisdekoning.nl], which can be translated as “Where is the King“, was designed by Interactive Design Agency Clever Franke to map the movements and activities of the crowds as they gather in the city of Amsterdam today.

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Chesapeake Bay Grasses: Tracking Underwater Vegetation over Time

Chesapeake Bay Grasses [chesapeakebay.net], designed by Stamen Design is an interactive map that tracks a quite exotic subject: the changes of the underwater grasses at Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Accordingly, the map reveals how the

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Chesapeake Bay Grasses: Tracking Underwater Vegetation over Time

Chesapeake Bay Grasses [chesapeakebay.net], designed by Stamen Design is an interactive map that tracks a quite exotic subject: the changes of the underwater grasses at Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Accordingly, the map reveals how the

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Connected China: Explaining the Players and Networks within China

The beautifully crafted app Connected China [reuters.com], designed by Fathom Information Design, tracks and visualizes the people, institutions and relationships that form China’s elite power structure. The application was specifically designed for the iPad and is based on data, text,

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Connected China: Explaining the Players and Networks within China

The beautifully crafted app Connected China [reuters.com], designed by Fathom Information Design, tracks and visualizes the people, institutions and relationships that form China’s elite power structure. The application was specifically designed for the iPad and is based on data, text,

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