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for all you demographic data junkies, infographic addicts and aspiring sociologists check out www.measureofamerica.org visually mapping of all kinds of data, from income and health measures to toxic emissions and environmental indicators. all rolling up to a “human development index” that shows in clear view the growing disparity in “healthy” america and the rural [...]

apparently the median age of a tv viewer is hitting a whopping 50. sucks to be a broadcast exec eh?

thanks as usual piers. great info-graphic courtesy of christian science monitor.

damn you Noah!… I’m insanely jealous for not thinking of this first ;) welcome friends to brandtags.net
The main idea:

the end result:

contribute to the clouds, through a multitude of brands yourself and watch the tagclouds grow. will be interesting… will it organically and naturally populate? will brands freak out and get their pr agencies [...]

Nokia hits it out of the park (though that sports analogy doesn’t work so well for this EMEA-based brand campaign).
http://www.get-out-and-play.com/. Simply awesome.

PS: Don’t let your A.D.D. get the best of you. Spend a few seconds with the video, and you’ll get a surprise that’s well worth the wait. Thanks to AgencySpy.com [...]

A letter from the internet:
To my dearest technology geeks, marketing entreprenuers, info-strategists, and designers.
I love you dearly. I just want you to know that. I mean, without you I wouldn’t be here. I owe you everything, but… I’m afraid I have to break up with you. Instead of working with [...]

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Ben Rigby of mobilevoter.org shared a stunning example during his SXSW 2008 Book Author session that warranted a separate conversation.  Demonstrating the power of social media to drive political action and reform, he used this Google Earth map as an example:

A project of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, this is simply one draw dropping example [...]

In our continuing series: “I heart infographics: - xxxoo Andy & Dino. (The SXSW 2008 Edition),” Chroma finds a brilliant recap of the Jane McGonigal Keynote.

…but wait there’s more. Sunni Brown of brightspot consulting has maps of nearly every major SXSW 2008 keynote here: So Sunni, would it be awkward if we asked [...]

My biggest miss of SXSW 2008 was the postsecret.com video.  Thanks to Chris @Ideacity, I easily caught up on the phenomena in this video.  More here and here if you want more details, but simply watch the video below.  It’s simply one of the most amazing things I’ve seen in a very long time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6rTkp1dek4

Back in my ideacity days, I’d talked a bit about about “branded intuition“, otherwise known as infographics by Dino who’s equally obsessed with the topic.
Though I don’t know if this does the practice justice, I see infographics as the combination of:
#1) experiental, “pliable” interactive design. in other words (and speaking human), graphic/technology design that [...]