This demo of Parallex, a plug-in for Freebase, shows multi-faceted searches which you can visualise on a map or a timeline. The narrator snidely comments that you can’t do that on Google, but actually you can with Google Experimental, as well as the Google Visualization API. Nevertheless, it’s still pretty impressive.
Freebase Parallax: A new way to browse and explore data from David Huynh on Vimeo.
Hong Kong 3D pixel-art interactive map. Be sure to spend time exploring it and using the tools!
Common Craft has come up with a way of explaining some fairly complex technical concepts using raw stick figure drawings, cut out bits of paper and Mr. Hand. They do quite a good job explaining things in a clear, engaging way.
Social Bookmarking in plain English…
The lo-fi approach is brilliant, but the reason it’s really effective is the way they contextualize the technology using ordinary, day-to-day scenarios of interpersonal relationships.
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).
Hit the play button to watch the funding over time
Let’s you plot your salary and compare it against industry standards, with the ability to apply specific criteria
I still have Apple’s original Virtual Museum CD-ROM that is the godfather of all the VR tours ever made
I like the combination of data plotting to tell a highly complex combination of data points simultaneously in an easy to understand narrative format
Really useful calculator that’s easy to use and understand, while providing powerful variances
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