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SXSW 2007 Inforgraphic Recap

Monday, March 19, 2007 01: 20 AM

SXSW 2007 Infographic Recap from Naz. (src. Airbag)

Words

Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10: 57 PM

Infographic: Words of the 2007 State of the Union address (src: NY Times)

Travel-time Maps

Friday, May 26, 2006 07: 10 PM

Travel-time Maps. Originally uploaded by NIXON*NOW.

"These are much more complicated questions than those about individual journeys, but one thing they all have in common is transport: can I get to and from the places I'm considering quickly and easily?"

The maps on this page show one way of answering that question. Using colours and contour lines they show how long it takes to travel between one particular place and every other place in the area, using public transport. They also show the areas from which no such journey is possible, because the services are not good enough."

Via "Travel-time Maps and their Uses" on mySociety

Great combition of visual effect and usefulness. (Src. Boing Boing)

Let's See Your Tag Graph

Friday, May 26, 2006 04: 13 PM

NIXON*NOW as Tag Graph. Originally uploaded by NIXON*NOW.

HTML consists of so-called tags, like the A tag for links, IMG tag for images and so on. Since tags are nested in other tags, they are arranged in a hierarchical manner, and that hierarchy can be represented as a graph. I've written a little app that visualizes such a graph, and here are some screenshots of websites that I often look at.

Via Aharef with many examples. Drop in any URL at the Websites as Graphs applet. (Src. Cameron Moll)

Classifying Experiences Infographic

Friday, February 24, 2006 01: 18 PM

"This framework structures all the elements that make for a great experience, and gives a context to the various activities (both internal and external to an organization) that play a role in defining a person’s perception of a product or service."

Stephen created a very well done infographic poster on the topic of experience as it relates brands, products and consumer's perceptions.

(And my apologies to Stephen for my poor meme sportsmanship in not gettting a reply up to a recent tagging.)

Map Shock

Monday, August 29, 2005 01: 35 AM

Map Shock. When infographics attack! Not really...but you know. (Via Communication Nation.)

Futura and Lance Armstrong's rear wheel

Sunday, July 3, 2005 02: 27 AM

Some slick iconographic design on the rear wheel of Lance Armstrong's Trek time trial bike at the Tour de France. Looks like Futura 2000 (?) came up with the concept and Nike designer Mark Smith ran with it. See it at HYPEBEAST.

Lance's Last Tour Infographic

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12: 57 AM

Lance's Last Tour infographic. Visual goodness linked up from Newsdesigner.com. Be sure and download the PDF to take it all in.

Wired Infoporn By Paul Nixon

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10: 02 AM

If you have a chance, check out (and buy) the latest April 2005 issue of Wired on newstands (with "Go Hybrid!" on the cover). On page 40 you'll see my infographic contribution to the magazine -- an Infoporn called "The Outsourcing Myth". Enjoy!

A History Of Communications

Sunday, March 20, 2005 11: 06 PM

A History of Communications Timeline (via xBlog)

Google Maps

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 03: 31 PM

Google Maps just launched. Looks tasty. "Like spreading a map out on the hood of your car." - Jason Santa Maria. Via ever impressive Stylegala.

Finding Tufte

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 12: 10 AM

Aaron Shwartz recounts his December adventure in choosing a between taking a final at Stanford or listening to Edward Tufte speak on campus. What lengths we fans of information graphics will go to hear from Tufte. Of course I just missed him in Phoenix recently...

Project Rebirth Interactive Timeline

Monday, January 31, 2005 11: 21 AM

Project Rebirth. Interactive timeline with time-lapse photography of Ground Zero reconstruction. Via NewsToday.

Infographic: Train Derailment

Thursday, January 27, 2005 10: 08 AM

Infographic of train derailment in California. Via the altitude defying Airbag.

Infographic - Economy Improving

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09: 25 PM

Infographic: "Economy Improved in Most Regions" - NY Times. Via The Big Picture.

INA Infographics PDF

Thursday, January 20, 2005 12: 31 AM

Linked to these elaborate INA Infographics a while ago, but now ChangeThis offers them in a handy PDF format.

What If...

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10: 45 PM

What if... A very interesting infographic exercise in the possible directions a life *could* have gone. Via the "obviously has too much free time to find this stuff" Jason Kottke.

Comments on Apple's Tipping Point

Friday, January 14, 2005 02: 45 PM

Comments are finally live on the Apple's Tipping Point post. Feel free to add a few words if you feel so inclined. Thanks to everyone for the many links and kind words. With over 20,000 page views of the graphic so far, I have just sat back in awe at how quickly a concept can spread from paper to digital to the online world at large. Simply amazing.

The irony of the whole thing is that I was reading this Fast Company article: The Accidental Guru at lunch about Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, when I started thinking about tipping points, MacWorld and Apple -- then I reached for the sketch book to put ideas to paper. Makes me wonder about the interconnectedness of various, seemingly unrelated tipping points...

Apple's Tipping Point: Concept Sketches

Thursday, January 13, 2005 09: 48 AM

Scanned the concept sketches I made at lunch yesterday that were the foundation for the Apple Tipping Point infographic.

Apple's Tipping Point: Macs For The Masses Infographic

Wednesday, January 12, 2005 06: 49 PM

Apple's Tipping Point: Macs For The Masses Infographic
The idea for this infographic came to me while I was eating lunch today and I had to create it (using Adobe Illustrator)...the concept seems to capture Apple's strategy with the iPod Shuffle and Mac mini in the bigger picture sense (as I see it of course). Enjoy. (View concept sketches in pen/pencil here.)

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Apple's Tipping Point: Macs For The Masses

The Sweet Spot. Until January 2005, Apple had no iPod or PC products that served the mass market. With the launch of iPod Shuffle and Mac mini they have finally converged two product paths with the mass market in mind. This will not only drive more iPod sales (via the Shuffle), but also fulfill the promised "halo" effect of the iPod products as PC users jump to the Mac mini. Over the course of 2005, Apple will continue to dominate and grow its MP3 player market share, while steadily growing its PC business through the Mac mini. As with the original iPod, the Mac mini could build slow, but serious momentum in the market place. Within a one to two year timeframe, the Mac mini could bring Apple to a tipping point in which a combination of factors create strong double digit market share in the mass-PC market, as Windows-based PC's continue to suffer from viruses and adware and users are drawn to the elegant and affordable simplicity of the Mac mini.

These things do not happen by accident. The graphic below illustrates extreme patience and foresight from Apple to bring users to the platform by innovating increasingly towards the mass market over time without sacrificing the middle or high-end markets. In the end, the iPod continues to be the vehicle that drives Apple's ultimate goal: Switching. In many cases the biggest hesitation to switch was price. With the Mac mini this concern is now moot. We could very well be witnessing the early fruits of a five to ten year business strategy from Apple that has been in the works since the first iPod. If it works -- Apple will go down in history as a company that patiently built its brand equity through high-quality products and design -- and then, when the time was right and audience the largest, brought their superior computing experience to the masses. -- Paul Nixon

The Sweet Spot: Inside the Mass Market Psychological Price Barriers ($100 for MP3 players, $500 for personal computers)
Price: Reflected by market segments
Market Opportunity: By number of potential buyers at a given price point.
Mass MP3 Market: Price breaks-through psychological $100 mass market barrier. Simplicity and price make purchase less risky for mass market
Mass Computer Market: Price breaks-through psychological $500 mass market barrier. Simplicity and price make purchase less risky for mass market.
iPod "Halo" Effect: As the number of PC users purchasing iPods continues to increase -- perhaps exponentially with the new Shuffle -- the Mac mini presents the first real low cost, low risk opportunity to become a switcher with minimal cost and overlap of current PC equipment.
PC Users Switch: Low Mac mini price coupled with great design and decent specs increases temptation for PC users switch.
"Too Cool To Resist" Effect: Low Mac mini price coupled with great design and decent specs increases temptation for current Mac owners to buy Mac minis as back-up machines, test machines, media hubs, second or third Macs for the house, etc.
High-end Market: Market: High-end. Wants: Design, features and performance regardless of price. Most storage space. Best features. Best performance. Type: Early adopter. Must be first to own. Trendsetters. Results: Higher price, fewer buyers.
Middle Market: Market: Middle. Wants: Sensible balance between design, features and performance within reasonable price range. More storage space. Better features. Better performance. Type: Upper mainstream buyers. Group between mass market and early adopters. Make educated purchases. Results: Lower price, more buyers. Solidifies brand in the marketplace.
Mass Market: Market: Mass. Wants: Low price, even at the expense of performance and features. Basic utility outweighs performance. Cool design can inspire impulse buy if the price is right. Type: Mass market buyers. Typically seek most utility for the dollar. Lower the price, the better. Results: Lowest price, most buyers. Expands brand in the marketplace.

Library of Congress Civil War Maps

Wednesday, January 12, 2005 02: 13 AM

Library of Congress Civil War Maps. "The Library of Congress is posting 2,240 maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks, while the Virginia Historical Society and the Library of Virginia are adding about 600 items." - Seattle Times article. See other LOC map collections.

Creating Context With Mini Snapshots Of Data

Friday, January 7, 2005 05: 15 PM

Blackbeltjones on merging the best of Tufte's Sparklines and IBM's History Flow concepts to create a contextual, mini snapshot of a Wikipedia entry's history for users. I love ideas like this.

Examining Iraq Infographics

Friday, January 7, 2005 12: 05 PM

Examining Iraq Infograpics (March 2003). Slightly dated, but still interesting to read someone's take on a collection of infographics.

NY Times Weather Over 1 Year Infographic

Thursday, January 6, 2005 02: 21 PM

NY Times Weather Over 1 Year Infographic. Impressive visual. Via Design and Redesign.

NFL Aerial Stadium Camera Infographic

Thursday, January 6, 2005 11: 16 AM

Just in time for the NFL playoffs. NY Times infographic on those aerial stadium cameras that zoom around. Associated article. (Reg. req.)

VisualJournalism.com Infographics Gallery

Thursday, January 6, 2005 12: 04 AM

Amazing and growing infographics gallery at Gert's site VisualJournalism.com. Wish I had made a return visit sooner -- taking these in will take some time, but well worth it.

Death and Taxes: A Visual Look

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 04: 02 AM

Death and Taxes: A Visual Look at Where Your Tax Dollars Go. Enjoy this big, tasty inforgraphic. Via Metafilter.

Theme Park Maps

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 04: 18 PM

Theme Park Maps. Great collection of scanned theme park maps. Thanks for the link Adam.

2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist

Thursday, December 23, 2004 11: 43 AM

2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist in tasty flash inforgraphic format. Enjoy.

LukeW Interface Designs

Monday, November 15, 2004 02: 50 PM

LukeW Interface Designs. Some nice visual design and infographics work.

Funnel Inc. Infographics

Monday, November 15, 2004 02: 48 PM

Funnel Inc. Infographics. Some nice infographic work from this group. Via I.D. Magazine.

Maps & Cartograms of 2004 Election Results

Thursday, November 11, 2004 06: 28 PM

Over a week has past - time to suck down some infographics and take it all in. Maps & Cartograms of 2004 Election Results. Running collection. Adding more as time allows. I know there are plenty our there. Send links my way if you come across any (nix @ the domain above dot com).

Maps and cartograms of 2004 US presidential election results - Univ. of Michigan People. Via Coudal.
Speak Up on Gerrymanders. Via Coudal.
Election 2004 Results - Princeton Professor. Via Airbag and Coudal (again).
America Votes 2004 - CNN

New Tufte Chapter Online

Monday, November 8, 2004 03: 56 PM

New Tufte Chapter Online Infographics. 'Mapped Pictures', a draft chapter from Beautiful Evidence. Via Airbag.

Map of Creativity

Thursday, October 28, 2004 06: 27 PM

Map of Creativity Infographics. Via Kottke.

U.S. Census Bureau Maps

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11: 59 AM

U.S. Census Bureau Maps Infographics. Purrrrrty colors. Via Assemble Me.

Convention Words

Wednesday, October 20, 2004 08: 40 PM

Convention Words (reg. req'd) Infographics. A bit dated, but still interesting. Via Collin vs. Blog

Program From European Media Art Festival (PDF)

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 04: 10 PM

Program From European Media Art Festival (PDF) Infographics. Clean, inspiring layout of information. Via EMAF

Rock & Roll Timeline

Monday, October 11, 2004 04: 10 PM

Rock & Roll Timeline Infographics. "The Visual Timeline - an interactive, animated compendium of rock and popular music history. Via InfoDesign.

Rate My Network Diagram.com

Thursday, October 7, 2004 11: 31 AM

Rate My Network Diagram.com Infographics. Sort of a Is My Diagram Hot or Not. Via Photo Matt

Map: Bicycle Riding Options in NY (Reg.)

Tuesday, October 5, 2004 11: 41 AM

Map: Bicycle Riding Options in NY (Reg.) Infographics. Via Veen > Glowlabs > NY Times (Reg.)

Iraq: Mapping 2,368 Attacks in 30 Days

Sunday, October 3, 2004 11: 09 PM

Iraq: Mapping 2,368 Attacks in 30 Days from NY Times Infographics. Amazing look at locations and types of attacks in Iraq. Via Metafilter.

Seattle Public Library Infographics

Friday, October 1, 2004 06: 55 PM

Through infographics The Seattle Times provides some exceptional insight into Seattle's Public Library that opened in May 2004:

Overview Cross Section of Entire Library
Level 1: Fourth Avenue Entrance
Level 3: Living Room
Level 5: Mixing Chamber
Levels 6-9: Book Spiral
Some additional support graphics: Library Concept, Sun Blocking Windows, Dewey Decimal System
Photo Gallery of the Seattle Public Library

1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption

Friday, October 1, 2004 06: 39 PM

1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption Graphic Infographics. Via Seattle Times

Unicode Charts

Friday, October 1, 2004 04: 53 PM

Unicode Code Charts Infographics. "These charts are provided as a convenient online reference to the character contents of the Unicode Standard." Some interesting character sets in there. Via a Google search.

Anatomy Of A Volcano

Friday, October 1, 2004 04: 43 PM

Anatomy Of A Volcano Infographics. Via CNN.

Wag The Blog Charts

Thursday, September 30, 2004 09: 53 PM

Wag The Blog Charts Infographics. "Research analysis provided here draws from the comments included in over 3.5 million weblogs." Interesting application of technology in monitoring and graphing the pulse of the bloggin community on the election. Via CNN.

National Atlas

Sunday, September 26, 2004 09: 26 PM

National Atlas Infographics. More mapping fun from the U.S. Gov.

USGS National Map Viewer

Sunday, September 26, 2004 09: 25 PM

USGS National Map Viewer Infographics. Mapping fun from the U.S. Gov.

Special Reference Graphics

Sunday, September 26, 2004 07: 03 PM

Special Reference Graphics of Iraq & Middle East Infographics. High resolution maps for download. Via National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency

Airport Diagrams

Sunday, September 26, 2004 06: 51 PM

Airport Diagrams (Links to PDFs) Infographics. Via Cryptome.

A visual history of spam (and virus) email

Thursday, September 23, 2004 11: 33 PM

A visual history of spam (and virus) email Infographics. Via Boing Boing

Election Year Infographics

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 04: 47 PM

It's an election year. Media outlets like to make lots of pretty maps in election years. Enjoy:

zipdecode

Monday, September 20, 2004 12: 36 PM

zipdecode Infographics. Type in a zip code and watch the map zero in number by number. Via Newstoday

Stephen Colbert's Guide to Dressing and Expressing Like a TV Journalist (PDF)

Friday, September 17, 2004 02: 27 PM

Stephen Colbert's Guide to Dressing and Expressing Like a TV Journalist (PDF) Infographics. "Though fancy journalism schools will tell you otherwise, all you need to be successful in the world of television news is a rudimentary understanding of fashion and six different facial expressions. Oh, and a crippling need to be liked." Via The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents: America (The Book)

Infographics from INA at Princeton

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 05: 58 PM

Infographics from INA at Princeton Infographics. Great collection of work. Via the capable Number27

Non-Geographic Mapping

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 05: 51 PM

Non-Geographic Mapping Infographics. "Proposed new system of cartography...This map...reconfigures 23 world cities based on travel time between the cities instead of distance." Via XPLANE's xBlog

Links and Causal Arrows: Ambiguity in Action

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 05: 41 PM

Links and Causal Arrows: Ambiguity in Action Infographics. Master Tufte at work again. Via InfoDesign

Electoral Vote Infographics

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 04: 16 PM

Electoral Vote Map, Cartogram and Graph Infographics. Interesting information, especially the graph timeline. Via MemeFirst

Map of Springfield (The Simpsons)

Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10: 42 AM

Map of Springfield (The Simpsons) Infographics. Ahh...the joys of having freetime. Via Kottke

Bush AWOL Graphic Timeline

Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10: 33 AM

Bush AWOL Graphic Timeline (GIF) Infographics. Nice graphics -- through all this noise in the media I still didn't have a "picture" of that time until now. Via Modern World

Site Diagrams: Mapping an Information Space

Sunday, September 12, 2004 12: 56 AM

Site Diagrams: Maping an Information Space Web Design/Infographics. Helpful article. Via Airbag

ITEDO Technical Illustration Gallery

Saturday, September 11, 2004 04: 44 PM

ITEDO Technical Illustration Gallery Infographics. In awe. Via ITEDO Site

ITEDO Graphic of the Week

Saturday, September 11, 2004 04: 39 PM

ITEDO Graphic of the Week Infographics. Yummy Illustrations. Via Google

Infographics: Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts

Friday, August 6, 2004 12: 34 AM

Bush Ratings vs. Terror Alerts

Infographics: 2004 Election Guide

Friday, July 30, 2004 05: 09 PM

NY Times 2004 Election Guide (src: Kottke)

Infographics: Cancer Pathways Subway Map

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12: 02 AM

Cancer Pathways Subway Map (src: BoingBoing)

Infographics: History of Programming Languages

Friday, June 18, 2004 01: 27 AM

History of Programming Languages Chart (see PDF; src: kottke)

Inforgraphics: Wired Infoporn

Monday, June 7, 2004 04: 53 PM

The Free and The Unfree (see PDF links at bottom of article)

Infographics: Maps, Maps, Maps

Wednesday, April 21, 2004 03: 50 PM

Maps. Maps. Maps. Old. Ancient. Excellent. Dig to find. There are some gems to be found by the explorer (src: Metafilter)

Inforgraphics: A Deadly Week In Iraq

Sunday, April 11, 2004 02: 20 PM

A deadly week in Iraq

Infographics: Areva Commercial

Friday, April 9, 2004 11: 44 AM

Areva Energy Commercial (Royscopp video-esque)

Infographics: The City of Cyrene

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 12: 52 PM

The City of Cyrene from Achaea; Text-based maps (src: kottke)

Infographics: 1937 Paris Metro Map

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 10: 53 AM

1937 Paris Metro Map (src: kottke)

Infographics: Can Computers Think?

Wednesday, April 7, 2004 10: 50 AM

Can Computers Think? (src: kottke)

Infographics: newsmap

Wednesday, March 31, 2004 04: 19 PM

newsmap: A treemap visualization of Google News. Simply Amazing. (src)

Infographics: Social Circles

Wednesday, March 31, 2004 04: 17 PM

Social Circles (src)

Infographics: Gapminder

Friday, March 26, 2004 10: 19 AM

Gapminder

Infographics: Understanding

Friday, March 26, 2004 10: 04 AM

Richard Saul Wurman's Understanding

Infographics: Fundrace2004 Maps

Monday, March 22, 2004 12: 40 AM

Fundrace2004 City and National Maps

Infographics: ETA Attacks in Spain Since 1999

Thursday, March 11, 2004 10: 57 AM

ETA Attacks In Spain Since 1999

Infographics: Madrid Spain Bombing Map

Thursday, March 11, 2004 10: 44 AM

Madrid Spain Bombing Map

Infographics: KartOO

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 04: 05 PM

KartOO - A visual mapping metasearch engine

Infographics: Hand Drawn Maps

Saturday, March 6, 2004 02: 10 AM

Hand Drawn Maps Collection (src)

Infographics: Subway Systems

Thursday, March 4, 2004 12: 34 AM

Subway systems of the world, presented on the same scale (src)

Infographics: Sparklines, Tufte

Tuesday, March 2, 2004 04: 59 PM

Sparklines: Intense, Simple, Word-Sized Graphics (src)

Infographics: Animals On The Underground

Friday, February 27, 2004 11: 05 AM

Animals On The Underground (src)

Infographics: Gallery of Network Images

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 01: 49 PM

Gallery of Network Images (src)

Infographics: The Race for the Nomination

Sunday, February 8, 2004 11: 16 AM

The Race for the Nomination

Infographics: National Political Map

Sunday, February 8, 2004 11: 09 AM

National Political Map

Infographics: Dynamap

Friday, February 6, 2004 05: 09 PM

Dynamap (src)

Infographics: Content and Complexity

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10: 16 PM

Book: "Content and Complexity: Information Design in Technical Communication" (IDblog author Beth did a chapter for the book)

Infographics: Historical Milestones

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10: 12 PM

Historical Milestones In Data Visualization (via IDblog)

Infographics: Saddam Caught

Tuesday, December 16, 2003 01: 43 AM

Saddam Caught (Washington Post, Flash)

Infographics: Telegeography Map

Thursday, December 4, 2003 10: 26 AM

Telegeography Maps

Infographics : The Infographic Company

Tuesday, November 18, 2003 02: 27 PM

The Infographic Company

infographics: how cars work

Friday, November 7, 2003 01: 57 PM

How Cars Work (Jiffy Lube, Flash)

Infographics: California Wildfires

Thursday, October 30, 2003 10: 46 AM

California Wildfires Map (CNN, Graphic); The Fire's Toll (Washington Post, Graphic); Front Lines (San Diego Tribune, Graphic); The Defense of Julian (San Diego Tribune, Graphic); Wednesday's Developments (LA Times, PDF); Lake Arrowhead Fire Map (LA Times, Graphic); Caught in a Storm of Fire (LA Times, Graphic); Suiting up for the flame (LA Times, Graphic)

Infographics: Journey of Water

Monday, October 27, 2003 12: 03 PM

Journey of Water (Florida Springs, Flash. Thanks Kevin)

Inforgraphics: NY Ferry Accident

Thursday, October 16, 2003 02: 22 PM

New York Ferry Accident Map (NY Times, Graphic); New York Ferry Accident Graphic (NY Times, Graphic); New York Ferry Accident Map (Washington Post, Graphic)

Threadless Stock Chart

Friday, August 8, 2003 12: 19 PM

Threadless.com Stock Chart : How cool is this? Great concept. Creates a two-fold effect: 1. You know what is in stock on a wide variety of items in a single view 2. You know what's been selling, i.e. what is hot. This may drive up demand for or decrease demand for a particular design depending on the viewing audience. Innovators may go for designs less popular, so they have a unique shirt, while early adopters may go for designs more popular so that have the "cool" shirt (a little Seth Godin speak there).

Mark Lombardi

Tuesday, August 5, 2003 05: 26 AM

Mark Lombardi Drawings : "Mark Lombardi (1951-2000) draws on the major political and financial scandals of the day to create large-scale linear diagrams that at first glance look like celestial maps; a closer reading reveals the intricate web of connections that lurk beneath current headlines." Enlarged Image, Another Image, Article on Lombardi. (Via Geekzen (Tim))

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