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Worldmapper
Monday 19 June 2006

Another killer app for the graph-terbators amongst you.

toy exports.pngtoy imports.pngWorldmapper is an evolving collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. A collaborative project between researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Michigan, Worldmapper starkly illustrates the various inequalities of our modern world. For example, toy exports (top) vs. toy imports (bottom). More maps — such as those covering death, disease, violence and exploitation are being produced for the site. Expect to see them in The Economist or Independent very soon.

Maps reproduced with kind permission of the Worldmapper team. © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan).

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Time Travel
Thursday 1 December 2005

The London Underground map reloaded.

timetravel_no_zones.pngGraphic design student Oskar Karlin has reworked the London Underground map from being a systematic diagram to one based on time. Read more about the project and view more pictures on Karlin’s blog.

Via digg.

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