Re: Debt visualization
Rob Waller <[email protected]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:34:22 +0100
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--===============1192657242== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E7B7A225-63A5-46AD-A768-158E8478F882" --Apple-Mail=_E7B7A225-63A5-46AD-A768-158E8478F882 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 While I'm pleased to see US measures alongside metric (i.e., US football = vs soccer pitches), being English I actually need to see measurements in = terms of double-decker buses. There's a nice website where you can = calculate the exchange rate: http://chrico.mazca.com/ddbc.html I actually find this non-graphic alternative, linked to from wtfnoway, = more interesting: http://www.usdebtclock.org/ You can see the figures changing, and it is also far richer in data. For = example, I learn that each US citizen averages around $51k personal = debt, while their share of the national debt is around $47k. The most = extraordinary figure is total debt per family: $668,639. I now want to = know how many paper rounds their kids will need to do to pay it off. Rob Waller=20 On 26 Jul 2011, at 10:02, Jorge Frascara wrote: > Lovely the graphics, terrible the time bomb. >=20 > Let's keep on dancin' in the Titanic. >=20 > I like the fact that, at a certain point, information design becomes = clearly persuasive (about the severity of the situation). >=20 > Cheers >=20 > Jorge >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Karel van der Waarde <[email protected]> = wrote: > Dear all, >=20 > Nice visualization of US-debt: http://www.wtfnoway.com/ >=20 > [ Same topic as Nigel Holmes' visualization: = http://www.nigelholmes.com/motion/tedex.htm ] >=20 > Unfortunately, these visualizations don't offer a solution or suggest = a way to alleviate the circumstances. >=20 > Kind regards, > Karel. > [email protected] > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 > Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers: > [email protected] >=20 > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit: > http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe >=20 > For all Information Design matters: > http://InformationDesign.org >=20 > Problems? Write to: > [email protected] > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 >=20 > ___________________________________________________________________ >=20 > Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers:=20 > [email protected] >=20 > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit: > http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe >=20 > For all Information Design matters: > http://InformationDesign.org >=20 > Problems? Write to: > [email protected] > ___________________________________________________________________ --Apple-Mail=_E7B7A225-63A5-46AD-A768-158E8478F882 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">While = I'm pleased to see US measures alongside metric (i.e., US football vs = soccer pitches), being English I actually need to see measurements in = terms of double-decker buses. There's a nice website where you can = calculate the exchange rate: <a = href=3D"http://chrico.mazca.com/ddbc.html">http://chrico.mazca.com/ddbc.ht= ml</a><div><br></div><div>I actually find this non-graphic alternative, = linked to from wtfnoway, more interesting: <a = href=3D"http://www.usdebtclock.org/">http://www.usdebtclock.org/</a><div><= br></div><div>You can see the figures changing, and it is also far = richer in data. For example, I learn that each US citizen averages = around $51k personal debt, while their share of the national debt is = around $47k. The most extraordinary figure is total debt per family: = $668,639. I now want to know how many paper rounds their kids will need = to do to pay it off.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Rob = Waller </div><div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><br><br></div> </div> <br><div><div>On 26 Jul 2011, at 10:02, Jorge Frascara wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Lovely the = graphics, terrible the time bomb.<div><br></div><div>Let's keep on = dancin' in the Titanic.</div><div><br></div><div>I like the fact that, = at a certain point, information design becomes clearly persuasive (about = the severity of the situation).</div> = <div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Jorge</div><div><br><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Karel van = der Waarde <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear all,<br> <br> Nice visualization of US-debt: <a href=3D"http://www.wtfnoway.com/" = target=3D"_blank">http://www.wtfnoway.com/</a><br> <br> [ Same topic as Nigel Holmes' visualization: <a = href=3D"http://www.nigelholmes.com/motion/tedex.htm" = target=3D"_blank">http://www.nigelholmes.com/motion/tedex.htm</a> ]<br> <br> Unfortunately, these visualizations don't offer a solution or suggest a = way to alleviate the circumstances.<br> <br> Kind regards,<br> Karel.<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> ___________________________________________________________________<br> <br> Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers:<br> <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">infodesign-cafe= @list.informationdesign.org</a><br> <br> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit:<br> <a = href=3D"http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe= " = target=3D"_blank">http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infod= esign-cafe</a><br> <br> For all Information Design matters:<br> <a href=3D"http://InformationDesign.org/" = target=3D"_blank">http://InformationDesign.org</a><br> <br> Problems? Write to:<br> <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">InfoDesig= [email protected]</a><br> ___________________________________________________________________<br> <br> </blockquote></div><br></div> = ___________________________________________________________________<br><br= >Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers: <br> <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">infodesign-cafe= @list.informationdesign.org</a><br><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe or = change your options, visit:<br> <a = href=3D"http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe= ">http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe</a><b= r><br>For all Information Design matters:<br> <a = href=3D"http://InformationDesign.org">http://InformationDesign.org</a><br>= <br>Problems? 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