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NFL Playoff Weekend: It’s a Patriots Nation, According to Facebook

January 22, 2012 Rishi Dean Leave a comment

This Sunday televisions across America will be set to watch the NFL conference finals, with the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens facing off followed by the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. Who are Americans cheering for this weekend? We turned to Facebook data from the Nanigans Ad Engine to find out, creating the below infographic: …

Great post from over at the Nanigans blog…

Categories: Data Analysis, Facebook, Shameless Plug

Decade in Review Infographic

January 3, 2010 Rishi Dean Leave a comment

In taking a final look back at the decade, I came across this fun retrospective infographic that ran in the Opinion section of the New York Times. The piece, entitled “Picturing the Past 10 Years”, was developed by Phillip Niemeyer, of Double Triple design.

Niemeyer, whether consciously or unconsciously, conforms very well to the principles outlined in Dr. Andrew Abela’s Book: Advanced Presentations by Design. Particularly his method for choosing the right type of chart.

Enjoy!