NY Times Interactive Infographics
I’ve always been a fan of the New York Times interactive infographics. I’ve just come across some of their recent pieces and they’re getting better, with more interactivity, personalisation and depth. Yet, they remain highly accessible and usable.
Unfortunately, the NY Times tends to hide their good stuff behind a walled garden, so you might need to get a login to access these pages (you can get a login at bugmenot).
Election Campaign Financing
Hit the play button to watch the funding over time
Comparing Salaries
Let’s you plot your salary and compare it against industry standards, with the ability to apply specific criteria
Met Museum Tour
I still have Apple’s original Virtual Museum CD-ROM that is the godfather of all the VR tours ever made
The Wealthiest Americans in History
I like the combination of data plotting to tell a highly complex combination of data points simultaneously in an easy to understand narrative format
Buy or rent?
Really useful calculator that’s easy to use and understand, while providing powerful variances
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Interactive Infographics II : The Computus Engine | May 23, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
[...] in the interactive space. Two newspapers spring to mind. The New York Times have turned out some excellent pieces as has Spain’s El Mundo newspaper. Probably the most complete example of interactive infographics [...]