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Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters.
Great explanations are unfortunately scarce, but UUorld makes them easier to achieve through interactive four-dimensional maps. Our solution has three simple parts: We think you'll find four-dimensional mapping delivers results because the medium exposes the spatial and temporal context inherent to nearly all data.
Explain the world with maps. - UUorld
Flare | Data Visualization for the Web
Flare is open-source software released under a BSD license , meaning it can be freely deployed and modified (and even sold for $$). Flare's design was adapted from its predecessor prefuse , a visualization toolkit for Java. 2010.01.29 : Flare was used to help ABC News' Good Morning America show that George Stephanopoulos may be related to Hillary Clinton (go to 4:48 in the video). 2009.02.10 : MemeTracker crawls 1.6 million mainstream media and blog sites, analyzes what people talk about, and visualizes the results using Flare.
LUST / Typography, Design & Propaganda. Showcase for Dutch graphic and interactive design studio based in The Hague, Netherlands. Design philosophy revolves around Process-based design, Coincidence, the Degradation of Form & Content to Essence, and Contextuality versus Textuality.
LUST | Graphic and Interactive Design | Grafisch en Interactief Ontwerp
08 Jun 11 - We'll feature some of our favourite portfolios and pictures from the group on guardian.co.uk and maybe in other formats, e.g. our newspapers. By posting your pictures here you a) acknowledge that you have created the pictures or have permission to do so; and b) grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, free licence to publish your pictures as described. Copyright resides with you and you may reuse your pictures however you wish.
Guardian Datastore
Six soldiers who were killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan: top row left to right, Sergeant Nigel Coupe, Corporal Jake Hartley and Private Anthony Frampton, with bottom row left to right, Private Christopher Kershaw, Private Daniel Wade and Private Daniel Wilford Photograph: MOD/PA What is the human cost of the war in Afghanistan for British forces? As British troop deaths reach 412, these are the latest figures - including the most recent wounded and amputation statistics