I rarely live up to Tufte’s excellence in graphic design, but I figure it’s worth trying.
Tufte teaches about new word-sized communication vehicles.
Edward Tufte has posted a major update to his “Sparklines” chapter from his upcoming book. What are sparklines? Intense, simple, word-sized graphics.
I wonder how I could use Sparklines here on my blog?
Tufte is doing some deep thinking about information design and how it communicates.
This has been bouncing around in my aggregator for a few days. Who knows what notions of intelletual property I’m skirting, but I want to keep the handy for future reference.
Dina Mehta takes a break from her break to pass on this comic originally posted by Jan Karlsbjerg:
Hmmm, a great prelude to the next stage of the Corporate Weblogging Pitch Contest by the Judging Panelists?
Need a kick start to get this summer pitching fun going. Or, should I postpone to the fall?
And why shouldn’t he have one? This reminds me of the blog games a while back on seeing how far we could get a meme to propogate.
Nigritude Ultramarine, because Anil wants an iPod.
By Nick Bradbury. [Nick Bradbury]
Welcome, indeed. Nancy and I started talking about getting her up and blogging over a year ago. I’d like to think the delay was a function of other things on her plate, rather than testimony to my persuasive skills. Regardless, it’s nice to have her here finally.
Welcome, Nancy!.
Woo-friggin-hoo! Long-time online facilitation expert Nancy White has finally started her own weblog (did she hear my plea?). The online community toolkit that she s been building for years is chock-full of great material, which I suppose she ll do us the pleasure of introducing bit by bit.
A recent post reports on an experiment I d been meaning to try but had yet to find the right conditions for: having group of chat participants listen the same music while chatting – much as would happen at a party – as a means of creating a shared atmosphere and giving participants a better sense of togetherness. Apparently it turned out very well I ll really have to try it. Webjay could make it quite easy.
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I think I’ve done this one before. My score tonight? 50.09862% – Super Geek.
I just did a quick search. I have done this test before with a slightly higher score of 53.25444%.
Are you a geek?. Ken always finds the good tests. He’s a a “Total Geek” with a score of 26.23274% (gotta love that precision). I, on the other hand, am a “Poser” with a score of 6.1144%. I’m not sure that’s a bad thing :)…. [IDblog]
There is also an RSS feed available. Which makes it very painless to test this out.
WirelessUnleashed is a new group blog, dedicated to wireless policy, from Kevin Werbach, Andrew Odlyzko, David Isenberg, and Clay Shirky. Based on the author-list alone, it’s worth our attention.
Certainly shows a better sense of humor than the average virus. Wonder how many recipients will follow the instructions?
I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. It cracked me up though – today in my Inbox:
Hi, I am a Portuguese virus, but because of the poor technology and lack of money in my country I am not able to do anything with your computer. So, please be kind and delete an important file on your system and then forward me to other users. Thank you.
A fascinating post and a fascinating new blog for me to read. Personally, I subscribe to Heinlein’s observation that “specialization is for insects.” We live in a world that demands flexibility and adaptability. Specializing has become a much riskier strategy than it once was.
A polymath in an age of specialists. Earlier this month, Suw Charman wrote a great essay on her struggles as a polymath. Don’t miss the comments and trackbacks, especially this connect-the-dots entry on the unpredictable emergence of learning by Julian Elv .
[Seb’s Open Research]
I’m back to spending a lot more time in the air recently, so this looks like a fun read. One of my personal favorite window seat experiences is when I come back to Chicago from the East Coast. On the right flight path, I can usually get a glimpse of my house and the boys’ schools as the flight crosses the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Window Seat.
Gregory Dicum’s book “Window Seat: Reading the Landscape from the Air” sounds like a brilliant idea:
“Broken down by region, this unusual guide features 70 aerial photographs; a fold-out map of North America showing major flight paths; profiles of each region covering its landforms, waterways, and cities; tips on spotting major sights, such as the Northern Lights, the Grand Canyon, and Disney World; tips on spotting not-so-major sights such as prisons, mines, and Interstates; and straightforward, friendly text on cloud shapes, weather patterns, the continent’s history, and more.”
Did you know that the patterns of the streets in subdivisions lets you know when they were built? Or that the round ponds all over Florida are sinkholes? With Window Seat at your side, you’ll learn these things. Keep it to yourself though–the person sitting next to you doesn’t want to hear it. Link (Thanks, Eric!)
[Boing Boing]
More in the lighter vein. I grew up with these images and I suspect they shaped my worldview more than I might suspect
Tales Of Future Past. Here’s an interesting review that covers tales of future past — a website dedicated to collecting images of distant worlds and futures, as predicted by old magazines and science fiction. And there’s also RetroFuture to help you remember flying cars and smell-o-vision. Ah, yes, remember when computers were predicted to beat us all at chess? Oh wait. [Techdirt]
