Visualizing Economics
Making the "Invisible Hand" Visible
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What inspired me this week 2009-11-13
Old school animation: sometimes simplicity is best http://is.gd/4PHT1 # US Jobless Rate and Berlin Wall http://bit.ly/3SjuxX. Read more at http://bit.ly/2iHson # Beautiful Railroad Posters http://bit.ly/4gkoHm # Historical Gold Price Chart as Jewelry http://bit.ly/4p48db # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Length of unemployment (1980-2009)
From BLS found via Economix
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What inspired me this week 2009-11-06
CNNs take on people doing cool visualizations http://is.gd/4Lj3q # Answer to the question: Why Do We Love Rounded Corners? http://is.gd/4Ls3r # Im following these 25 people, but theyre not following me back. # NYTimes.com innovation portfolio with examples of the cool stuff the do online: http://is …
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What inspired me this week 2009-10-30
Effective visualizations or just pretty? http://is.gd/4EFPM # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Paying Down the National Debt via YouTube
Homemade video trying to show why it is not a problem that China owns part of the U.S. governments debt. Scroll 3 minutes into the video and you can see how he used low-tech paper to explain what would happen if we pay down the debt. No fancy graphics needed.
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Infomation Visualization- LIVE
Jonathan Jarvis attempts to create, in front of a live audience, a visualization of Obamas stimulus plan. The visualization part starts about 2 minutes in to the video. Unfortunately, the sound and shaky camera make it difficulty to follow but it is an interest experiment in using infodesign to f …
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What inspired me this week 2009-10-02
Recent results on inequality not what you think Sent to you by Catherine via Google Reader: R Read more at http://bit.ly/1KxU2D # We are Colorblind » Patterns for the Color Blind http://gylxu.tk # Great Moments in Project Videos # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Visual Storytelling: Credit Crisis
An interactive graphic from the Wall Street Journal, which takes the data for 6 key financial indicators and stacks them while rollover text annotates the main events of the crisis. Created by Andrew Garcia Phillips, Stephen Grocer and Kate Milani. I think the visual display of the data is very eff …
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What inspired me this week 2009-09-25
We are Colorblind: http://bit.ly/1vxKH # Arial versus Helvetica http://bit.ly/SQLYf # Google News Timeline http://bit.ly/1OhyT9 # Just got a coupon for a piece of pie at Pie Lab http://bit.ly/18ojnm # Infographic from the 1930 about food http://bit.ly/vt7W1 # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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What inspired me this week 2009-09-18
When Will the Top 1% Rise Again http://bit.ly/7gppn # “How are the 6.5 billion people of this world faring? What # 31 Podcasts That Keep Freelancers in the Loop http://bit.ly/BvPfH # apps.gov cloud computing, effectiveness, cost savings for Federal IT http://www.cnewmark.com... Read more at http:// …
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Hans Rosling debunks myths about “developing world”
From a TED Talk in June 2006. What I love is the way he uses humor to make many of his points. Other good things in the video: Challenges preconceive notions people have about the subject. Talks to the data and interacts with it. He places the data in historical context by explaining what happene …
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Emergence of China, India, and Brazil in the World Economy
Created by Joe Swainson, recent graduate of University Arts London (Camberwell College). He created this poster to show the shift in our world economy with emergence of certain markets. Countries covered are: United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia, Brazil, India, China. …
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What inspired me this week 2009-09-11
iCI Traveling Exhibition Experimental Geography http://64gzg.tk # ???????? ????? ? ??????? ?? ?????? ?????? http://3z8et.tk # DataSF DataSF Liberating City Data http://bxnkj.tk # Ben Fry Visualizes the Evolution of Darwin’s Ideas | FlowingData http://dq3u9.tk # Apps for Democracy An Innovation Co …
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What inspired me this week 2009-09-04
Using Google maps to create a beautiful portfolio http://www.microtyp.org/ # Cut any image and display in Google Maps # nother Google maps app http://bit.ly/vWTVT thanks @swissmiss # History of infographics in Spanish http://bit.ly/41SCGU # The 14 People Who Gave Away at Least $1 Billion http://bit …
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What inspired me this week 2009-08-28
Health Reform: A Visual Explanation (is looking for funding) http://feeds.infosthetics.com/~r/i... Read more at http://bit.ly/2m60aI # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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What inspired me this week 2009-08-14
Top Down vs. Bottom Up at GeoWeb 2009 http://bit.ly/7X5Xs # The Invention And Institutionalization Of “Work” And “Home” http://bit.ly/8d7Ja # Twitter: It’s All Downhill from Here # The Cure for Financial Loss Syndrome http://bit.ly/lyCd8 # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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What inspired me this week 2009-08-07
Top 10 Most (& Least) Prestigious Jobs in America: How Much They Earn and How to Land Them http://bit.ly/lIn6c # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Prices, Inflation and Deflation: Great Depression vs Great Recession
Another infographic comparing the last 18 months to the Great Depression. This time I am focusing on Prices, Inflation and Deflation. Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index History Table If you want more see Inflation and Deflation created by WallStats
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What inspired me this week 2009-07-31
The Things In Our Lives http://bit.ly/Ubihl # Fictional suburban Subdivisions http://bit.ly/k10Gt # Home Sales Infographic – Washington Post http://bit.ly/ITuMs # Suicides by Location on the Golden Gate Bridge http://bit.ly/YOj2a # Architecture http://bit.ly/B6hTa # Musical Themes http://bit.ly/13GA …
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Inflation in 1933 (explained by MGM Studio)
A 10-minute short film produced by the MGM studio to be played in movie theaters across the country. Pete Smith explains (with graphs!) how FDRs inflationary policies are going to help the economy. Found via FinanceProfessor.com and BusinessInsider.com. Here is the related IMDB article Inflation (19 …

