Here’s how to make an infographic. In case you’ve been wanting to jump on that particular viral bandwagon.
Via here.
Tag: infographics
Men at work: would you like to punch your colleagues in the face?
Apparently that’s normal. 60% of men who took part in a global survey said they would. If they could.
Via here.
The Beatles in hair
The Beatles evolved throughout their career – their music changed. And so did their hair.
Via Flowing Data.
Pull up a stool
I know what keeps my customers satisfied. Poo jokes. Have you heard of the Bristol Stool Scale? This is a public health announcement – but I don’t want you sharing in the comments. Here’s a nicely rendered chart for your bathroom wall – it’s better than the wikipedia image.
From the never more aptly named “Flowing Data.”
One among millions: Blogging infographics
It’s surprising how many of these apply…
There’s a whole other world in there…
I’ve never played World of Warcraft. I don’t like craft. But it turns out I had it all wrong. It’s not a craft game – it’s a populace the size of a small (to medium) country with a small to medium economy. I’ve certainly never wasted 30 hours of a week on a game (that’s not Tetris).
My inner “missional” man wants to know how we reach these people with the gospel – do we choose to become a human character named Jesus (in the game) in order to tell people we meet about the real thing.. If every Christian in the world did that this weekend I reckon these current numbers would take a tumble.
Pixar by pixel
Here’s a cool infographic. 100 Pixar characters side by side and to scale.
It’s at Flickr and is available in mega size (it’s worth a look). The main characters from each franchise are in yellow.
Your semi regular Social Media infographic feature
Need further proof that social media is big… and pointless. Here are two nice little infographics providing stats you can bring up at your next dinner party or marketing strategy meeting…
This one has some sites I’ve never heard of…
There are eight more here.
A map of Christianity in America
I wonder what an equivalent would look like in Australia.
Probably a lot of empty, nominally Catholic space.
Google in 2 minutes
This is a great little video that plots the story of Google (until just prior to the launch of Wave) in two minutes. I think I saw it first at CafeDave – so he can have a link.
Ten ways to win an Oscar
The Oscars are this weekend (or Monday for Australians). Here’s a handy breakdown of the role you need to play to win – and a slideshow detailing roles from this set that have won in the past.
A Swift rebuke
I have to confess that other than that she was the girl Kanye interrupted there’s not a whole lot I know about Taylor Swift. Apparently I’m not missing much though… here’s an infographic about the themes and motiffs of her songs. It’s probably slanderously simplistic. But I like it. So there.
From here (an article that is doubtlessly slanderous in its views – perhaps justifiably so).
If Swift’s work connects with teenage girls, it does so on the most simplistic, reductive territory of all: pining for boys, walking in the rain, kissing in the rain, crying drops of tears on her guitar, driving in trucks with cool boys, wanting boys she can’t have, more rain, more letter-writing, more stalking, more broken hearts, breathing problems as a side-effect of broken hearts, fairytale princess this, white horse that, more pining at the window, more psuedo-stalking, more incomplete hearts yearning for your touch, and one song that misinterprets Shakespeare and The Scarlet Letter so criminally I’m certain she’s never read either.
Swift simply hasn’t had the life experience and doesn’t inherently possess the emotional maturity to create great art. Which is fine — most young pop stars don’t, which is why they don’t win Grammys.
Nice.