http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/12/map-literally-every-goat-in-the-united-states/ (Chartporn)

For my first graphic, this one comes from the Washington post. This visualization shows dots marked on a map of the United States and for each dot there are 500 goats. The interactive elements contain a map is when you move the arrow on a particular map and for each county the arrow is on, will show how many goats are in that specific county. It engages with the audience in terms of knowing that there’s an abundant amount of goats in the U.S then usually expected. I don’t know if I would change anything about this since the design is straight forward and clear.

http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/if-youre-on-the-beach-this-map-shows-you-whats-across-the-ocean/ (Chartporn)
The next graphic is also on the Washington post and it focuses on a map of the coastlines of north and south America and displays what countries you are facing if you were at the shoreline facing the horizon. It gives the audience a visual of what country’s are next door from one another, which is kind of like Sarah Palin saying “I can see Russia from my house”… in a way. I guess one way I can Improve this site in terms of design would be to change the colors of the neighboring countries by continent, so the countries in each continent will represent one color in stead of multiple colors but then again different colors for different country can be unique and it gives the website a loud look.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/02/nyregion/taxi-map.html?_r=1& (Infostetics)
Lastly is the a New York times post the focuses on HubCab which, by the collection of data, builds a living map of the movements of cabs all around the city. It also lets you see previous trip that were made in certain locations. It engages the audience and succeeds effectively by telling other the previous trips make from several different locations and can also count as social or dating outlet on account of sharing the same cab and heading to the same destination.  What I would change about the design would be to write the areas of certain places within a specific. For instance, writing “Bushwick” “Williamsburg “ and “Tribeca” to establish a more clear location of each borough.

Through the infostethics site I found a site http://projects.propublica.org/extinctions/ “A Disappearing Planet” the site could use some major upgrades. I feel visually it lacks in color if they had more bold colors and backgrounds that correlate to each animals climate it would make the site much more appealing visually. It gives you some information about animals that are becoming extinct. The interactive element of the site is that you’re able to scroll on over and put into the search engine the name of a specific animal and it provides you with a percentage rate of how much at risk that specific mammal, reptile, amphibian, or bird is. You can also scroll run the mouse along the bottom and it provides the risk rate for different animals without you having to type anything in. It’s effective as well ineffective in my opinion. It’s effective in the sense of providing the knowledge of percentage rates for its viewers. However, I feel if you took the time to put together this information you should also put in a page or some type of information telling your viewers some changes they can make to help lower the risk level. Since on the first page it states “the increase results from a variety of human-caused effects including climate change, habitat destruction, and species displacement.”  I would include a link to a site that takes donation for specific animals, or information about recycling, or issues that are specific as to what exactly is causing extinction such as ocean pollution. I would also provide information about each animal once people type in the names of specific species. I would provide information about their habitat, the rate of extinction compared to different years, a photo of the animal etc. I would also change the appearance of the site. As I said earlier I would use bold colors as well as catchy background images that depict the animals natural habitat such ocean water, rainforest, desert, etc

Again through the infostethics I found a website onehumanheartbeat.com that displays the activity of an individual named Jen Lowe’s heart that is exactly 24 hours old. The information is captured by a band that measures her pulse and blood flow which then records the average heart rate for each minute. Visually I am honestly unsure what the site is attempting to do. The site is very plain.  I don’t feel it has many interactive elements on the site. It just states the day of the last upload, heart rate, days lived, and expected days remaining. It is not effective in its goal because it wasn’t able to provide a heart rate bpm. How can it engage with its audience if it isn’t really providing its audience with any information. I would put the image of an actual heart pumping. I would use a font that appeals to the eye something like the font type Palatino.  I would have her include information about things she did throughout her day it doesn’t have to be overly detailed just enough to let us know how active she was in that specific day , maybe a chart that shows the rise and fall of her heart beat since the band measures her pulse it should be able to tell when her heart rate has increased.  I would also include a chart that compares her heart beat from one day to the next.  When you scroll over each day I would have a little information of the day show with a title and you could click on it to find out what she did that day.

On chartporn.org I found a website vintageinfoart.com that shows the image that depicts the rise and fall economic booms and busts from the year 1775 until 1943. The image is available on Historyshots for purchase. The image provides information regarding inflation and deflation, federal debt, price trends, etc. The bottom of the image provides detailed information about deflation areas such as The War of 1812, The Civil War, World War I, and The Present World War. The top part of the chart provides you with the names of Presidents and the years they were in office. Visually the image is captivating because it holds so much information and it appears to be a truly vintage image. Who doesn’t like seeing a vintage image? The interactive elements of the image is the information. You’re able to scroll in on the image and read that information quite clearly. It engages with its audience by providing a thorough view of the image before purchase. I feel it’s effective because it makes potential buyers feel comfortable with the product. I honestly wouldn’t do anything to change the image. The image provides enough information to interest you but not too much that it becomes over bearing.

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The website for the graphic is http://www.cambooth.net/archives/1315. The graphic shows all the highways of the 48 states of the united states. The map shows a very wide amount of interstates and i think it has done its job of showing them all. I guess if the picture was bigger in resolution people would be able to see the names of the interstates and all that.

The website for the graphic is http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/12/map-literally-every-goat-in-the-united-states/. The graphic shows a map of how many goats there are in the united states. This is accually very amusing because i didn’t expect to see this. I think the graphic has done its job in showing how many goats there are in the U.S. and i don’t believe i can fix this at all or make it better because its already awesome.

The website for this graphic is http://www.joshworth.com/a-tediously-accurate-map-of-the-solar-system/. There is a link on the website which sends u to a website for the graphic. http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html. The graphic shows our solar system if it were pixels and it does a great job doing this as you scroll to the side. The way this is made is really good and i like the way you can scroll to the side and itll show how far u are from the sun. The author has done a great deal of work and there’s nothing really i can do to change it for the better since its very detailed already and i cant think of something.

The Interactive graphics are all on infosthetics.com

CHARTING CULTURE: 2000 YEARS OF CULTURAL HISTORY IN 5 MINUTES (nature.com)

Takes over 120,000 people who are well known or famous and shows where each person was born and died in different parts of the world using a map with graphics that use a red dot to symbolize when and where a person is born and a blue dot showing where they died, using a line to connect both dots. Captions are used to describe what they’re talking about, such as the rise of the Roman Empire or how trains connected the east and west coast of the U.S.

PI VISUALIZED AS A PUBLIC URBAN ART MURAL (tumblr.com)

The mural uses art as a way for students to connect with their community by focusing on math as their art. A reflective line graph, which looks like a sound wave, represents the number pi using different colors that represent each prime number and height. A wall and paint to show us pi in art. Students, staff, and an assistant principal from The Green School took part in the project, but apparently it wasn’t a voluntary thing for children in the community to participate in.

VISITS: MAPPING THE PLACES YOU HAVE VISITED (v.isits.in)

This interactive graphic keeps track of where a person has been by geotagging a person’s Flickr with Google Maps history. By combining maps with a timeline the person can clearly understand where they have been. A person can also adjust the slider so they can go from street level view to country level.

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The first site is Here Here (http://herehere.co/nabes). The data is composed of reports about concerns to NYC’s 311 non-emergency system. They are trying to see how people can relate to these complaints. The interactive elements of the design of the site are the ability to share the info and also get involved. The site allows its audience to receive in-depth knowledge of the complaints and see how they can resolve the issues. The site has statistics as to how many complaints there were on a situation. One thing I like about the site is the fact that it is regularly updated. I would improve upon the design of the site by putting actual pictures of the locations as opposed to cartoons. The cartoon pictures on the site, has a kid element to it.

The site is Bloomberg Billionaires (http://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/2013-01-22/aaa). The site is an interactive showing of the richest people ranked. The site allows users to see who is the richest, and they can click on the persons head to find out more information on them. You get to read the stories on these billionaires and can share it on social media. The interactive element of the design of the site allows you to change the rankings by different categories such as how much money their companies made in a day. It engages with its audience by allowing them to see where each billionaire is ranked in different categories and allowing them to share it on social media. It is effective because I love the site. I cannot find any flaws. I would improve upon the design of the site by putting pictures for every billionaire, and not just selected ones.

The last site is U.S. Gun Murders (http://guns.periscopic.com/?year=2013). The site allows you to check the cause of the gun murder victims in-depth for the years of 2010 and 2013. The site receives their information from the FBI website. What I found interesting about the site is that it gives you a future prediction on how that individual would have died late on in life. When I click on a victim’s name to find more information, a link to a website that originally reported the killing shows up. Secondly, the same victim’s future death is reported as either natural cause or deadly disease.

It engages with its audience by allowing them to see an innovative way to view statistics. The site allows you to go in-depth with gender, age group and region. I believe it was effective because it’s new and the source that they rely on is credible. I would improve upon the site the design by making it a different color than all black. It can be difficult to find information regarding victims, I would like for them to make it easier to find information. Lastly, and more importantly I think predicting how long someone would have lived had they not been killed is unfair to the families that lost them.

Link to Multicultural Communication Styles Chart: http://www.businessinsider.co.id/communication-charts-around-the-world-2014-3/#.VNqATrDF9tY

The chart I found was listed on Chartporn. This graphic represents communication styles around the world. I think it’s pretty effective in reaching its goal. It gives the viewer an image and shape to something that is hard to imagine and contextualize otherwise. The form of the charts is great. My only issue was that the information seemed a little cramped and font hard to read. I would change the font and add a little more space to each piece of content. I might even color coordinate certain aspects that come up in each chart, such as the sections in grey within each chart.

Link to Pasta Chart: http://popchartlab.com/collections/prints/products/the-plethora-of-pasta-permutations

This chart is a graphic map of the different kinds of pasta. It is very effective in its goal to portray the different kinds of pasta organized by different qualities. It really invites the viewer in and the design is very pleasing to the eye so that you want to consume all of it. Then maybe get a bowl of saucy pasta that you never even knew existed. It is also very comprehensive in its subject.

Link to Kitchen Conversion Chart: https://shannon-lattin.squarespace.com/how-many-guide/

This chart illustrates conversions typically used for cooking/baking. It is very effective because the design is easy to read and follow. The content is bold, organized, and concise making it perfect for quickly glancing over at it and finding the conversion you need. There is nothing I would change about this, as the chart even comes in other colors!

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