Histography is interactive timeline that spans across 14 billion years of history, from the Big Bang to 2015. The site draws historical events from Wikipedia and self-updates daily with new recorded events. Histography → About Histography →
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Moebio Framework
World Geo-Graphical Atlas by Herbert Bayer
In 1953, the Container Corporation of America commissioned Bauhaus designer Herbert Bayer to create an atlas to commemorate the company’s 25th year of business. Alongside three other accomplished designers, Bayer worked for five years on an oversize (11.5″ x 15.5″) book of 368 pages, featuring over 2,200 diagrams. The results are stunning and, to my …
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A world of languages
The Fallen of World War II
The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. The 15-minute data visualization uses cinematic storytelling techniques to provide viewers with a fresh and dramatic perspective of a pivotal moment in history. …
Chasing the Matterhorn
Textures.js – SVG patterns for Data Visualization
Textures are useful for the selective perception of different categories var svg = d3.select(“#example”) .append(“svg”); var t = textures.lines() .thicker(); svg.call(t); svg.append(“circle”) .style(“fill”, t.url()); A multitude of predefined styles is available. It’s also possible to define your own styles. Textures.js →
The NY Sea
Inside AirBnB: New York City
Inside Airbnb is an independent, non-commercial set of tools and data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is REALLY being used in New York City. By analyzing publicly available information about Airbnb’s New York City listings, Inside Airbnb provides filters and key metrics so you can see how Airbnb is being used to compete …