Today is, apparently, the tenth annual World Octopus Day. So, I figured you’d all enjoy this fun infographic, courtesy of the National Aquarium. And what better time to go and read this stunning article about these stunning creatures (my favourite form of the plural), and, if you live in Wellington, make a date to go […]
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Competition for Wellington infographics makers
This post is aimed at those of you who make infographics, or are interested in them, or know someone who does/is. Think of it as a spreading of the word… On Feb 16th, Contribeauty (‘turning data into design’) and Pledgeme.co.nz (NZ’s own version of Kickstartr) are going to be holding an infographics competition. The second […]
Your LinkedIn profile, visualised
Data visualisation site/service visual.ly has just announced, in concert with Kelly Services, the release of a new Create feature. As I’ve previously mentioned, visual.ly allows one to create a number of prepackaged infographics, and this appears to be the newest one - the ability to plug in your LinkedIn profile and get an infographic out. […]
Incredible image of earthquakes since 1898
Following last night’s 50 second shaker here in New Zealand (magnitude 7, but luckily nice and deep), I figured this image was appropriate. New Zealand’s in there, but mostly covered by the nicely thick green line going straight through it. You can see Northland and a teensy bit of the bottom of the […]
Infographic: Buying an iPad 3
A fascinating infographic from research firm AYTM Research (Ask Your Target Market) looks at who is likely to buy the soon-to-be-released iPad 3, and why they might do so. Some of my favourite stats? Far more people are likely to buy this as their first iPad, than as their next one [herroooo market penetration!]. Also, […]
The internet in 2015?
Just a quick one today. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23903009[/vimeo] I came across this video comparing internet stats in 2010 with (projected) internet stats in 2015. Not surprisingly, NZ doesn’t really have a standout role in the figures shown, but I’m curious: to what extent do we belive these predictions? Do we think NZ will follow suite, and if […]
A day of maps and visualisations
I’m a pretty visual being, and today has been a feast for my soul. Whilst writing our weekly newsletter, I came across a bunch of awesome stuff around mapping and visualisations. Which I’m going to share (warning: short blog post due to encroachment of Friday arvo beer o’clock). In order of discovery, then: Infographics Did […]
The Twitterverse
The Twitterverse, courtesy of Brian Solis… [Make clicky for hi-res image]
When art meets science - Wireless in your World
This is what happens when art and science get together and make very beautiful motion infographic babies. We’re used to the idea that we’re surrounded by wifi networks (well, I hope we are). Still, have you ever actually tried to visual them all, and how they surround you and overlap with each other? I’ve not, […]