-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Copyright
© Richard Overy and picture this, 2012. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material or photographs without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
Tag Archives: visualisation
Do you still use a cassette tape or a phonograph?
Copied from Communities of Practice This is my last blog post to Communities of Practice. The site will soon become obsolete (31st March 2012); I am sad that the CoP site is coming to an end but I’m also excited about the brand … Continue reading
New Year Resolutions
For many 2012 will start with the usual New Year’s resolutions, Teresa Wozniak an Illustrator from Halifax, Canada produced the poster shown below with a few suggestions. I didn’t really make any resolutions but finish every book you have started reading and spend … Continue reading
The 10,000 Hour Rule
10,000 hours is believed by many to be the magic number of hours needed to become an expert or the best in a particular field. Malcolm Gladwell discusses the 10,000 hour rule in his book Outliers, Gladwell states “Practice isn’t the … Continue reading
Posted in Misc
Tagged 10 000 hours, data visualisation, Ericsson, Florida, Gladwell, information graphics, Malcolm Gladwell, practice, richard overy, visualisation
Leave a comment
Photographs as Infographics
Back in June I discussed the possibilities of using photographs as infographics and mentioned the work of Jose Duarte on Flickr, with a little imagination this method of creating infographics can produce powerful and informative images. Peter Orntoft is a Graphic … Continue reading
Social Networks, how many really?
The Development Plans Team at Telford & Wrekin Council are about to start a consultation exercise, a key part of this work involves making the statistics real and understandable. For example 500 houses doesn’t mean anything without some context or comparison. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Misc
Tagged bbc, Berg, Charles, Charles and Ray Eames, data visualisation, Development Plans Team, facebook, football pitch, how big is a hectare?, how many really, infographics, networks, Ray Eames, richard overy, richard overy blog, Shropshire, social, social networks, Telford, Telford & Wrekin, visualisation
Leave a comment
How to survive a plane crash
I’m currently reading Ben Sherwood’s The Survivors Club, a fascinating book which discusses amongst other things the myths associated with flying. For example the myth of hopelessness – the belief that when a plane crashes the majority of the passengers … Continue reading
Posted in Infographics
Tagged Arctic Sunwest Charters, Aviation accidents and incidents, ben sherwood, David McCandless, De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, infographic, information graphic, National Transportation Safety Board, plane crash, plane crash infographic, survival, the survivors club, University of Greenwich, visualisation, where to sit, Yellowknife
Leave a comment
Back to the future – Power lacing trainers …well kind of!
I have been writing a blog on Communities of Practice since April 2011 but I thought it was time to go public, my blog will discuss infographics and visualisation, here goes…. A well known trainer company has produced replicas of the power … Continue reading
