A terrific new gallery of infographics and interactive design from the New York Times shows how interesting data visualizations and features increase the time readers spent on their site. And it makes their ads more valuable; interesting design is good business.
Check how federal stimulus money is being spent in California in this great interactive map.
Hear those sirens the other night? Check out this new crime map of San Francisco to get comprehensive crime data visualizations of the city. Using geographical data from the OpenStreetMap project and the City of San Francisco’s newly-launched clearinghouse for city government dat, a DataSF, the map lets you browse crime by type, time and geography. Along with a 510-friendly map too, you should check out more great data visualization project from Stamen Design.
You should go full-screen on the map above (top-right). Information Architects has come out with the (beta version) of their fourth Web Trends Map. A design firm with offices in Japan and Zurich, Information Architects has produced an annual visualization of web trends that reflect growth in traffic and branding. The map is modeled on the Tokyo Subway with heights representing traffic and branding and train lines colored by area of interest. Check out a final version of the Web Trends Map from last year.