September 11th Infographics
Collection of links to infographics, information graphics and presentations on the terrorist attaacks of September 11th, 2001.
The September 11th Infographics Collection: Often more powerful than words or imagery alone, infographics utilize visual elements of design and words to convey a message in such a way that context, meaning and understanding are trancended to the observer in a manner not previously experienced. This is certainly the case with this collection. Our understanding of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon was deepened by the work of the designers and art departments of major media outlets around the world. Regardless of format (graphics, flash or PDF) we have a record beyond words and photos. We have visual storytelling that puts a context around timelines, events and geography. We have tools to tell the story decades from now.
Added Oct 03, 2002 (Thursday):
How
Al Qaeda's global network slowly came into focus for U.S. intelligence
(1993-2001). The Frontline website follows the show with a very interesting
Flash infographic showing how the FBI's knowledge of Al Qaeda developed overtime.
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Added Sept 27, 2001 (Thursday):
Note: I was out of town on business this past week. Links will pick up again
today.
New
York Times highlights this page in today's edition (Article)
Under the "Images close and far" heading. Had a quick phone interview
earlier this week with Pamela from the Times. She has been very impressed with
how the weblog community brought more value to the reporting of the events.
Jeremy Kaiman (New York)
Visual/Geographic
Photo Diary from New York, Sept. 11 (Graphic/Photos)
[Thanks Jeremy]
Der Standard (Austria)
WTC
Attack (Graphic)
WTC
Attack (Graphic)
Overview
of Attacks (Graphic)
Attack
Chronology (Flash)
WTC
Attack Chronology (Flash)
[Thanks Alois]
de Volkskrant (Dutch)
Attack
Chronology (Flash)
[Thanks Jacco]
Clarin (Buenes Aires)
Scale
of WTC to tallest building in Buenes Aires (Flash)
[Thanks Jacco]
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Added Sept 18, 2001 (Tuesday):
Slate
Daryl Cagle's
Cartoonists Index (Political Cartoons)
[These pieces present a different visual view on the events that took place.]
Guardian Unlimited (UK)
Terrorism
in US Interactive Report (Flash)
[Thanks Pablo]
Reforma (Mexico)
Flash
Gallery - 11 Items (Flash)
[Thanks Pablo]
El Mundo (Spain)
Flash
Graphics Gallery - All 8 Items (Flash)
The
Attack (Flash)
The
Planes (Flash)
Why
The Towers Collapsed (Flash)
Manhattan
72 Hours Later (Flash)
Rescue
(Flash)
Identification
of the Victims (Flash)
Possible
War (Flash)
[Thanks Alberto]
The Times (UK)
The
Global Toll (Graphic)
[Thanks Johnni]
El Correo (Spain)
Flash
Graphics Gallery - 6 Items (Flash with Sketches)
[Thanks Javier]
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Added Sept 17, 2001 (Monday):
I work from home and am trying to focus on "returning to work" today.
Links will continue to be posted, but only once per day, in the late evening or early morning.
Please continue to forward me new links as you find them. Time will continue to see the presentation of more infographics from media outlets. E-mail: nix@nixlog.com. Thank you to all you have assisted in this effort to document the infographics available on these events thus far.
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Added Sept 16, 2001 (Sunday):
Sydney Morning Herald
Inside
Flight 11 (Graphic)
Opposing
Forces in Afghanistan (Graphic) [Thanks Paul]
Washington Post (Addition)
Open Airports - Friday Evening (Graphic)
Nacionales (Costa Rica - Spanish)
WTC/Pentagon
Attacks (Graphic)
[Thanks Beto]
Scripting News
Please
Stop Unjust Hatred (Graphic)
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Added Sept 15, 2001 (Saturday):
Seattle Times
Rescue
and Recovery of WTC/Pentagon (1.2M PDF)
Damaged
Manhattan Buildings (Graphic)
Attack
on WTC (Graphic)
Attack
on Pentagon (Graphic)
Anatomy
of Terrorist Attacks (Graphic)
Why
Buildings Collapsed (Graphic)
Dangerous
Neighborhood (Graphic)
Fox News
Layout
of WTC (Graphic)
USA Today (New additions since Fri./Wed.)
Pentagon
Blast Area Close Up (Flash)
Washington Post (New additions since Wed.)
Terrorism
Suspects (Graphic)
Key
Points in Investigation (Graphic)
Shoring
Up Damaged Pentagon (Graphic)
Tighter
Airport Security (Graphic)
767-200ER
Layout (Graphic)
757-200
Layout (Graphic)
Search
Techniques (Graphic)
Miami Herald
World
Trade Center Attack (Graphic)
Building
Facts (Graphic)
A
Closer Look at the Towers (Graphic)
Pentagon
Attack (Graphic)
Pentagon:
Giant Office Complex (Graphic)
Pennsylvania
Crash (Graphic)
Bush's
Intinerary (Graphic)
Newsday
WTC
Attack (Graphic)
Associated Press
Middle
East In-depth (Flash)
Multimedia
Gallery (Graphics, Flash)
Nado Times
Rebuilding
The Infrastructure (Graphic)
Graphics
Gallery (12 Graphics)
CNN (Update)
Modeling
of WTC Attack (3-D)
Modeling
of Pentagon Attack (3-D)
Yahoo News
Interactive
Map (Flash)
Destruction
of Towers (Graphic)
Detroit Free Press
The
Attack, Collapse (PDF)
The Dallas Morning News
Inside
the Towers (Flash)
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Added Sept 14, 2001 (Friday):
The Baltimore Sun
Attack
On America Graphic Gallery
Devastated
Financial District (Graphic)
Jet
Fuel Fed Towering Inferno (Graphic)
Hijacked
Planes' Routes (Graphic)
Attack
On America (Graphic)
Manhattan Timeformations
Mapping
Manhattan Skyscaper Disctricts Through Time (Flash)
[More of a historical perspective on Manhattan.]
"A project mapping the evolution of New York's skyscraper districts through
time. Timeformations has been chosen as a finalist in the 2001 Prix Ars Electronica
Competition and the New York Flash Film Festival." Hosted by Skyscaper.org.
Skyscaper.org
Manhattan
Timeformations (Flash Interactive Project)
The
World's Tallest Towers (Historic Timeline Graphic)
Early
70's Scale Model of Manhattan (Photo of Model)
Chicago Tribue
Special
Graphics Section (12 graphics or Flash. Several from KRT)
Arizona Republic
Attack
on America (Flash)
USA Today (Update: New Flash)
Lower
Manhattan: Up Close (Flash)
[Thanks Matt]
KRT News Graphics
U.S.
Attacks
[Note: I can only link you to these links with previews. These are designed
to be sold to news media outlets. You will see these graphics showing up on
other media sites, that have actually purchased the rights.]
Arizona Republic
Symbolic infographics of a different order...
We
Love NY (Graphic)
We Love
NY (PDF)
American
Flag (Graphic)
American
Flag (PDF)
NY Times (New features added since yesterday's links)
Maps:
Assessing the Scene (Interactive Graphic - note: NY Times maps have
been consildated with "Infrastructue Damage" added since yesterday)
Assessing
a Building's Fitness (Interactive Graphic)
Eyewitnesses
to a Crash - Penn (Interactive Graphic)
Protecting
the Pentagon (Interactive Graphic)
Star Tribune
A
Day of Terror (Flash)
[Source: Society For Design News]
Bankok Post
America
Under Attack (Flash)
[Source: Society For Design News]
Sun Sentinal
Attack
Scenario (Flash)
Tracking
The Flights (Flash)
Pentagon
Attack (Flash)
[Source: Society For Design
News]
Associated Press
Attack
on the Twin Towers (Flash)
Terror
Attack: Minute by Minute (Flash)
Tightening
Airport Security (Flash)
Bush's
Whereabouts on Day of Attacks (Graphic)
CBS News
America
Attacked (Links to several features)
Bin
Laden Network (Interactive Graphic)
WTC
Timeline (Scrolling Timeline)
Target
Maps (Interactive Graphic)
Flight
Paths (Interactive Graphic)
WTC
Overview (Interactive Graphic)
Historical
Timeline (Scrolling Timeline)
Interactive Publishing
Over 150
screenshots of web sites from around the world.
[See "Other Resources" section below for details]
Spiegel Online (German)
WTC/Pentagon
Sequence of Events (Flash)
[Thanks Norbert of Interactive
Publishing/Content
Summit]
Elmundo (Spanish)
WTC/Pentagon
Sequence of Events (Flash)
Why
The Buildings Collasped (Flash)
[Thanks Joaquin]
Sydney Morning Herald
Countdown
to Destruction (Graphic)
Escape
From High-rise Hell (Graphic)
Downtown
Manhattan (Graphic)
Why
the Towers Collasped (Graphic)
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Added Sept 13, 2001 (Thursday):
NOTE: PBS Television will be re-broadcasting their Frontline special hunting bin laden tonight (Thurs) at 9pm. Check local listings to confirm exact time.
Dutch Coverage
Towers/Planes
aimed (3-D)
Timeline
of Crashs (Flash)
[Thanks Roel]
Yahoo News
Top
10 Busiest Airports (Graphic)
WTC
Building (Graphic)
CNN
Mideast
Struggle For Peace (Earlier 2001: In-depth Special, Maps, Virtual Tours,
etc.)
El Pais (In Spanish)
Why
the Towers Collapsed (Flash)
Timeline
of Crashes (Flash)
BBC (UK)
World
Trade Disaster (Interactive Graphic)
America
Under Attack (Interactive Timeline)
MSNBC
The
Secret Empire (Archived Interactive Presenation)
Attack
On America (Interactive Presentation)
The Darkest Day (Interactive Presentation)
Wanted:
Osama bin Laden (Flash)
Tower
Crash/Collapse (Flash)
NY Times
Tracking
the Doomed Flight (Interactive Graphic)
Maps:
Reclaiming Lower Manhattan (Interactive Graphic)
Map:
The Citwide Response (Graphic)
The
Impact Underground (Graphic)
Towers:
Getting Down and Getting Away (Graphic)
Rescue
Efforts at the Pentagon (Interative Graphic)
[Thanks Steve]
SF Chonicle Visuals (Graphics)
Response Matrix (Table)
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Added Sept 12, 2001 (Wednesday):
Washington Post
Trade
Center Attack (Graphic)
Pentagon
Attack (Graphic)
Hunting
for Evidence (Graphic)
Bin
Laden and His Group (Graphic)
Manhattan:
Day After (Graphic)
WTC:
Birth to Rubble (Graphic)
Pentagon
Rescue Efforts (Graphic)
The
Pentagon Area (Graphic)
4
Planes' Flight Paths (Graphic)
Pa.
Plane Crash Site (Graphic)
Flight
Path to N.Y. (Graphic)
Tower
1 Occupants (Graphic)
Tower
2 Occupants (Graphic)
Boston
Hotel Raided (Graphic)
LA Times
America
Attacked: Graphics (Links to several graphics)
Nation's
Day Of Terror (PDF)
Ground
Zero (PDF)
Morning
Of Terror (Graphic)
Attack
From The Skies (Graphic)
Search
Begins at Pentagon (Graphic)
North
Tower Tenants (PDF)
South
Tower Tenants (PDF)
Why
the Building Collasped (Graphic)
Rescue
Teams (Graphic)
Airport
Security (Graphic)
National
Portrait of Closings (Graphic)
Lower
Manhattan Comes to Halt (Graphic)
Terrorism
Timeline (Graphic)
NY Times
Minutes
of Mayhem (Interactive Timeline)
Two
Crashes, Then Two Collapses (Interactive Timeline)
Worst
Terrorist Attacks (Linked Timeline)
Point
of Impact (Graphic)
Flight
Tracker - Trade Center Crashes (Animated GIF)
Flight
Tracker - Pentagon Crash (Animated GIF)
Flight
Tracker - Penn Crash (Animated GIF)
Map:
Lower Manhattan (Graphic)
USA Today
Catastrophic
Collapse (Flash)
ABC News
In
Depth (Flash, Graphic, Timeline)
CNN
America
Under Attack (Flash)
Time
Paths
of Destruction (Interactive Timeline)
Yahoo News (These links have been moved)
Terror
Attack: Minute-by-Minute (Flash)
Twin
Towers: War Zone (Flash)
El Pais (via Kottke.org)
Timeline
(Flash)
Discovery Channel
Inside
the Towers - North (Graphic)
Inside
the Towers - South (Graphic)
Terrorism
(Interactive Timeline)
Fox News
Manhattan
Map (Graphic)
San Francisco Examiner
Page
11 - San Fran Emergency Shelters (PDF)
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Other Resources:
Wrong Way Back
Working
Text-based Timeline linked by time (Text)
Interactive Publishing
Over 150
screenshots of web sites from around the world.
Help the collection grow if you have some: Send to Dominic Meyer at webmaster@contentsummit.com.
Please add: URL of site, date/time of taking the shot, name, town, country of
origin of the site and we will include it in the database. Thanks Norbert at
Interactive
Publishing.
Time
Shattered
(Photo Essay)
PBS
Hunting
Bin Laden (Web)
NY Times
Special
Bin Laden Report (Web 1999)
Biking Tucson