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Photographer and mathematician Nikki Graziano overlays graphs and their corresponding equations over full color nature photography. This set of engaging compositions reminds us of the elegance and “art” of math, and its essential function as a descriptor of natural phenomena. Click through the image below (and keep clicking) to check out the full “Found Functions” set.
In addition to being informative on an important topic, the version of this graphic available on the GOOD website is viewable in two versions: interactive (zoom and drag) and static. We find the left side of the infographic very interesting, but the related detail on the right more compelling. A great two-columned presentation of both data and insight.
Kudos to The Awl for two fairly recent charts featuring publishing statistics from the past decade. The images are too tall to just recopy in a single post here, but click through to check them out. This trend data, sourced from the Magazine Publishers of America and Audit Bureau of Circulations, respectively, is very interesting, but I’m particularly fond of how they’ve crafted the charts – in a tall, blog-friendly format rather than on a standard wide frame:
We know we pull map visualizations a bit too frequently as the Infographic of the Week, but this one’s particularly amusing. And it’s actually not quite a map, as the borders are defined by McDonald’s location rather than political boundaries. Please follow the link to some background information about how it was plotted (and to otherwise snoop around on an interesting blog).
The Contiguous United States visualized by distance to the nearest McDonald’s. By Stephen Von Worley.










