December 18, 2009
An amazing piece of data visualization showing the traffic to the website of the New York Times on the day Michael Jackson died. Look for the eruption in traffic from 5.20pm onwards when TMZ first broke the news.The New York Times site traffic, US, June 25, 2009 from Nick Bilton on Vimeo. Posted by...
September 19, 2009
We are increasingly moving into a world with a surplus of data, where meaning and difference is going to need to be communicated and presented in ways that are understandable. To make this happen, we are going to need a new breed of creative talent; the data visualizer. These folks are part...
June 23, 2009
An amazing example of a brand using data to create an experience. In this case it's Lufthansa in its brand academy in Frankfurt.
Posted by Ed Cotton
June 22, 2009
Apple's "Wall of Applications" developed for its recent developer conference did more to demonstrate the breadth and scale of its applications than any single static ad ever could. It's a great example of the power of data as a compelling form of communication. In Apple's case, it's all about the...
January 11, 2009
I have written in the past about the new world of data visualization and the fact it has almost become a new art form. I am going to change my tune here a little and suggest that is going to become an essential tool for anyone working in the agency, strategy, media space. Our clients are demanding...
April 29, 2008
Interesting data visualization exercise from the folks at Current TV. It's a technique that fits the brand. In 48 seconds they cover the 500 most popular images on current.com. The length of time the image stays on the screen represents its popularity. Done as an experiment for the Web 2.0...










