The Genealogy of Influence uses the technology of relationship clustering to visualize “the connections between the most influential writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians of Western culture.” Click to explore the graph, hover to pull up bios, and double-click to read a Wikipedia article. Interesting…
Woophy uses cutting-edge web design techniques to display photos on a world map. On hover, it shows thumbnails of cities or regions, and click gives you a closer look. This is an intriguing presentation of a mountain of files that would lose intrigue if presented…
One of the most beautiful interactive charts I have ever seen is Gapminder World 2006, which merges impressive data visualization technology with human development statistics. This chart allows you to compare worldwide statistics such as population, % of women in the workforce, and poverty. The…
Recently I had the task of designing an online data collection form that included a “top three” question. This question requires the user to choose three favorites, ranked in order of preference, from a long list of options. The user can only choose one item…
Luke Wroblewski of Functioning Form offers some thoughts on formatting tables that are easy for the eye to scan. In a November 2005 article for UX Matters (“So the Necessary May Speak”) he redesigned a table and made it more user-friendly by doing two things:…
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