What Could You Build With 472 Billion Lego Bricks?
One Giza great pyramid, to start with. That’s the number of Lego bricks made since 1958. (via designtaxi.com)
One Giza great pyramid, to start with. That’s the number of Lego bricks made since 1958. (via designtaxi.com)
This many. (via jchernov.com)
Where it happened, whether someone paid for it, who was naked (spoiler: mostly women), and more. A BuzzFeed original analysis.
This infographic will help you understand what your filter choice is really saying about your personality.
The folks over at AfterEllen have taken on the role of the sorting hat. Complete with appointed head of houses and prefects, wait till you see who made the cut for “she-who-must-not-be-named.”
And it works.
This is the coziest graffiti imaginable.
OK, you won’t find true love or make a million dollars by following these charts. But someone’s bound to be impressed by your profound knowledge of tea bag–steeping temperatures.
*Bookmark*
Data visualizations. Infographics. Maps. Information design. No matter how you call it, 2012 was the year data science and design started going steady.
Of course, “affair” would imply consent, something Zeus wasn’t a fan of. This interactive infographic shows off how far the king of gods’ seed spread throughout Greek mythology.
In one handy chart! Never be crippled with anxiety when using Important Wine Words like “herbal” and “high tannin.”
In pretty, pretty infographics!
Follow this chart to see how technology can (maybe! kind of!) help you move things forward with your crush.
Disney now owns Star Wars et al. But do you know who actually owns what? Empire magazine breaks it down.
A graphic designer visualizes the spy’s sex life: 50 years, 22 films, 53 women, and 75 implied sexual encounters.
Conservative readers love Drudge and Ayn Rand; liberals like the Times and Noam Chomsky; and there’s not much in the middle. The last infographic from Engage.
Romney’s not a drinker, but most beers lean right, while liberals prefer Absolut. Using data from its Trendsetter app, Engage analyzed “likes” from thousands of Facebook users to tie consumer choices to political preference and engagement.
We can all agree, thank God, on Star Wars. Using data from its Trendsetter app, Engage analyzed “likes” from thousands of Facebook users to tie consumer choices to political preference and engagement.
The Weather Channel leans right, while Game of Thrones leans left. Using data from its Trendsetter app, Engage analyzed “likes” from thousands of Facebook users to tie consumer choices to political preference and engagement.
Hey! Listen! For twenty-six years, the silent Link has been perfecting his skills to save Hyrule.
In 2011 if you lost in the first round, you still made $19,000? Now I just have to con my way into the field!
Feel free to nap after reading this.
Britt Hammerberg and Brittney Sabo have collaborated on a very important work of academic illustration identifying every individual type of “bread cat.” Not since Audubon started drawing birds has an illustrator made such an important contribution to animal identification…
The famous Beatles song is constructed before your eyes in flowchart form. Cooler than it sounds, just watch!
Now, you can completely understand the plot of “Pulp Fiction.” “Citizen Kane” next, please.
Shenanigans and spoilers. Ed. note: Spoilers for the ACTUAL FUTURE!
The US government may want to have a read through this infographic before passing bills like SOPA, CISPA, ACTA and PIPA.
Read. Share. Repeat.
Flavorwire made this awesome infographic on the life and times of Liz Lemon’s hair. Man, Liz Lemon has had some bad, bad hair days.