Warby Parker’s hipster glasses divide the US in this GIF’ed map. From the startup’s 2012 report, which is a visual treat stuffed with humor and storytelling about the business.
Pretty accurate diagram of home Wi-Fi signal strength…
Visualizing one day of activity for New York’s transit system (by STLTransit)
Because we don’t live in a binary system of “red” and “blue” states, here’s a much more realistic representation of the US, by: 1.) State level, 2.) County level, 3.) Popular vote, and big map 4.) accounting for population density.
This is what the US electoral map actually looks like- they’re your neighbors and friends, and most importantly Americans.
Cartogram of the 2012 Electoral Vote for US President, with each square representing one electoral vote.
I’m feeling a bit more optimistic today than I was 6 months ago, but my electoral map includes more paths to victory for President Obama besides those which lead through Ohio
6 months ago, this is the electoral map I predicted
I’d probably change state or two based on today’s polls, but I always knew the race would be close. Here is it visualized on a map instead.
Interesting interactive visualization of drone attacks in Pakistan. While the use of drones remains controversial, both President Obama and Governor Romney have said they consider the tactic useful counterterrorism activity. Interestingly the visualization makes clear that the deaths from drone attacks are not limited to militants, but include some sizable collateral damage from the strikes.
via disobey:
America’s Drone War in Pakistan. Larger dots equal more kills. Obama has used drones in Pakistan 284 times.
In the 2012 election, Pres. Obama’s campaign ads number nearly double Mitt Romney’s in many swing-states (via Nielsen)
