Comments on: Fun with Info Graphics

By: Mark Schoneveld

Mark Schoneveld — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:39:20 +0000

If I had to take a guess, yeah, the London Tube meme was going around several years ago. Not sure tho!

By: Danielle Smyth

Danielle Smyth — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:36:16 +0000

These are great! Do you have any idea what the first 'popular' info map of this kind was (London Tube?)?

By: Mark Schoneveld

Mark Schoneveld — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:33:48 +0000

Hey Stef - look like it's from the New Scientist (see link in SM's comment below). But if you're looking for more stuff like this, you should definitely have a look at GOOD Magazine's Flickr stream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodmagazine

By: Mark Schoneveld

Mark Schoneveld — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:18:15 +0000

Thanks, John. That's pretty neat.

By: john murn

john murn — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:28:01 +0000

mark, i think you'd really dig my old roommate's stuff. renato umali is a film prof at uw-milwaukee, and he's a meticulous recorder of data… see some of his stuff here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rumali/sets/720575...).

By: SM

SM — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:30:29 +0000

http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/archive...

By: stefania chiorean

stefania chiorean — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:31:57 +0000

hi mark,

do you know the original source of this graphic? it would be great if i could find out. thanks!

By: Abstract Map of Interstate Highway System

Abstract Map of Interstate Highway System — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:12:15 +0000

[...] Via Mark Schoenveld of The Poverty Jet Set, who also included another fascinating and beautifully designed illustration showing estimates of when worldwide mineral resources will be exhausted by industrial production. According to that graphic, key components in the cars that travel the aforementioned byways, including silver, aluminum, chrome and platinum may run out before even world oil reserves. [...]