From the non-academic world, some infographics charting social network interactions over time. In this case, the source is the xkcd comic strip – and the social networks are Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and three other films.
The orcs in the Lord of the Rings graphic are particularly reminiscent of Minard’s Napolean map.
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Posted by Karl W. Reinsch
The FlowingData site has recently posted their Best Visualizations Of 2009. Of particular interest is Ben Fry’s work with Charles Darwin’s text.
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While trying to find an Oblique Strategies widget for WordPress (hint: there isn’t one), I had occasion to revisit Gregory Taylor’s very useful website about the cards. While there, I noticed a feature of the website that I hadn’t noticed before.
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A site called Check Your HUD has put together a family tree of game developers. What I like most about this is the attempt to show the relationships between the companies including: mergers, splits, name changes, and companies formed by former members of another company.
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Posted by Karl W. Reinsch
