a visualization of the 2008 US movie box office revenues. each graph shows the trends in the top 25 movies at the box office for each weekend in a year. the color is based on the movie’s debut week so that long-running movies gradually start to stand out from newer movies with different colors.
[link: xach.com [...]
2008 movie box office revenue
baby names trends
a website dedicated to the visualization of baby name frequencies & geographical distributions. baby names can be mapped by popularity over time or popularity state by state, while groups of names, patterns or variants can be charted cumulatively.
[link: nametrends.net|via kottke.org]
see also baby name voyager.
Olympic medal bubble chart
a time-based bubble chart of the number of past olympic medals won by countries. circles are mapped on a geographical world map or can be ranked by size. the circle size is determined by the number of medals each country won in past summer Olympic Games.
[link: nytimes.com]
Google insights for search
a new online service by google that allows users to compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories & time frames.
[link: google.com]
Google Trends graphs aggregator
multiple, superimposed logarithmic line graphs that show the “big picture” by aggregating the activity graphs from Google Trends for Websites. the domains searched within the last hour are rendered in brighter colors & gradually fade away. red lines indicate sites which are losing traffic. blue lines are gaining
[link: coverpop.com|via krazydad.com|thnkx Jim]
Britain seen from above
a new BBC television series of which the first episode will be broadcast on Sunday 10 August. “Britain seen from above” shows the “unseen ballet of Britain” & the “great migrations across our landscape” “using satellite tracking & ground-breaking computer imaging”.
the video trailer shows glimpses of maps with maritime shipping traffic, London taxi GPS [...]
political donation network maps
a set of network graphs based on data from followthemoney.org, which tracks the political donations in all 50 states that have the potential to play a pivotal role in shaping public policy.
[link: weshowthemoney.com & treepieblog.blogspot.com]
price of vampire power
infographic video illustrating the price of vampire power, or wasted standby power. even when household appliances are turned off, most are still using some electricity. appliances are either in passive standby mode (the clock on the microwave is still ticking) or active standby mode (the VCR is off, but programmed to record something.
[link: goodmagazine.com (static [...]
Seymourpowell Tap Into the Future with Cyborg for Saitek
Designers Seymourpowell have created a new Cyborg keyboard and mouse with long-term client Saitek aimed at the increasingly buoyant PC gaming market
Both products are designed to be sympathetic to and ergonomically suited to the needs and habi
Esquina Norte Design Conference in Mexico
Esquina Norte one of the most anticipated expected design conferences of Mexicos northwest region is a series of interactive seminars and hands-on training courses celebrated every fall in Tijuana
Taking place from 25-27 September 2008 this i
