A View of Despair is a really interesting visualization of suicide statistics in the Netherlands in 2017.
Category: art
The Pandemic Cyclone
"This chart shows the daily number of new Covid-19 infections in each state over time. The y-axis is the population-normalized number of new infections per day; the x-axis is the rate of transmission (Rt). Each dot is a state or territory of the US, colored by region, and the area of the dot is proportional … Continue reading The Pandemic Cyclone
Effective Data Visualization: Transform Information into Art
"In this course, [Data illustrator Sonja Kuijpers] gives you the tools you need to transform data into captivating illustrations using colors, shapes, and images. Discover how to collect and analyze data sets, as well as how to transform them into a unique poster that tells a story. Are you ready to create your own data … Continue reading Effective Data Visualization: Transform Information into Art
Samplerman
I’m following Samplerman, a French artist on Instagram and Tumblr, who samples old comic books and recombines the visual parts into cool, inventive images. I love the retro colors and analog textures, and the abundant style. Check out his alternative comicland. — KK h/t CoolTools.
Long Legged Larry by Aesop Rock
Scarfolk Council: Plan C
"Scarfolk is a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. Here in Scarfolk, pagan rituals blend seamlessly with science; hauntology is a compulsory subject at school, and everyone must be in bed by 8pm because they are perpetually running a slight … Continue reading Scarfolk Council: Plan C
Money is the One True God by Blake Mills
Phil Tippett’s Mad God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbW5ns_pIZo&t=71s "One of Hollywood’s leading visual effects designers since the 1970s, Tippett has just spent three decades directing his first feature film: Mad God, a gruesome animated fable wherein a mysterious spy must infiltrate the lower depths on a dangerous mission. It starts with one of the shirtier quotes from Leviticus, the Bible’s angriest book, … Continue reading Phil Tippett’s Mad God
Escape Pod
An apartment building doorway.
Grayson’s Art Club
"Grayson Perry, one of Britain's leading artists, brings the nation together through art, making new works and hosting masterclasses set to unleash our collective creativity during lockdown."—Grayson's Art Club Annoying DRM on mobile, but bookmarking for when I'm on a more DRM friendly platform.
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