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Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information. Instead of pouring over figures and long reports to decipher data, an infographic can immediately make apparent exactly what a dataset actually means. Below are more than 25 infographics that can be useful to web designers.Some are inc
While the Wiki entry is helpful, this infographic from Wired beautifully lays out the progression of songs in Girl Talk's mashed masterpiece, “What It's All About.” For those of you who can't sit through Girl Talk without having to identify every sample.
A simple infographic that displays which Michael Jackson songs influenced other mainstream hits. They've got everyone from Björk to Aaliyah with ODB in between. Any big misses?
Dan Meth (with help from Jeff Rubin) noticed that 90% of the Beach Boys song catalog was comprised of a mixture of three different topics: cars, girls & surfing. Does that mean the 'Surfer Girl' is the most epic Beach Boys song? This pretty much proves it.
The financial bailout is HUGE - just look how it compares to the New Deal, the moon landing, and other big government projects.
Simple graphic explaining the differences between the four people running for office.
The Economist creates the “Global Electoral College” and invites the world to vote in the upcoming US election. Obama has a global landslide in the works - not sure if that will help him or hurt him with US voters.
Yet another 2008 election info-visualization site, this one dedicated to breaking down news mentions. It’s kind of amazing how widespread and popular the info-visualization thing is in 2008 (this one is brought to you by the people behind Buzztracker).
Politics Buzz An electoral poll aggregator that tries to adjust for a poll's historical performance. It's a stats paradise! See also: Perspectv
The post-convention bounce gives McCain a 10 point lead according to one poll but the actual data tells a more complicated story. Recent polls show a huge spread of almost 20% with Obama ahead in some and McCain ahead in others. This image from Pollster.com shows a nice graph of polls over time and two trend lines. The blue and red trend lines show Obama slightly ahead but his lead has decreased since July.
Politics Buzz A one-stop microsite with recent poll results, electoral college predictors, and feeds from Twitter, blogs, and the news. “Perspctv” is my new infoporn homepage til November 4, but I’m also checking these three other sites.
Maps showing where people of various ethnic groups live. Where my Jews at? How about my Italians? Click to see where your peeps live. These handy maps let you know at a glance where you should go and where to avoid!
Know your espresso drinks with this handy chart. And if coffee doesn’t do the trick, you can always switch to Provigil.
Graph of the world’s water supply. A precious 2.5% of the earth’s water is fresh. This very cool chart shows the breakdown of the world’s freshwater.
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