Picasso's Guernica in 3D
The Great One, I believe, would approve. This video is a work of art in itself, created by Lena Gieseke.
http://www.lena-gieseke.com/guernica/index.htmlThe Great One, I believe, would approve. This video is a work of art in itself, created by Lena Gieseke.
http://www.lena-gieseke.com/guernica/index.html
As a teacher, I find this set of data visualization quite interesting. Pay attention to the blue lines, for they may easily be overlooked.
http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/10/do-we-need-more-teachers/sat-scores/Comments [1]
If you're in advertisement or marketing, you've got to see this video (via Mashable).
http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/banner-ads-on-flies/Comments [0]
I love the idea: "New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers, are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around the country." (Sweden) Check the New York Times article from which the graph below was taken.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/europe/23degrees.html?pagewanted=1&hpw
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The Georgia Institute of Technology has come up with a way of integrating available video sources into Google Earth. The result is fascinating, but I can't get over the thought of Big Brother looming larger and larger, especially with all these surveillance cameras standing watch.
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The clincher to this very interesting TED presentation by Tom Wujec comes at the 4:10 minute mark when he proposes 3 ways to create meaning, taken from neuroscience:
1. Use images to clarify ideasComments [0]
The science of Twitter, already. For those who don't want to read the full transcript of Dan Zerella's presentation, this slideshow is worth the time.
http://danzarrella.com/the-science-of-retweets-report.htmlComments [0]
Considering the rate at which Google is spending its riches on acquisitions, and keeping in mind the threat of a data empire, the following graph by the folks at Meet the Boss is an interesting visual reminder (as of Q3 2009).
http://www.meettheboss.com/google-acquisitions-and-investments.htmlComments [0]
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