Data + Design Project

The Color Run Turns You into a Human Canvas

Monday 02.06.2012 , Posted by

A regular long distance race is great for athletes who like to compete or community members who want to support a cause, but the Color Run takes the sport to a whole new level of fun. Runners begin the 5km race clean, ideally wearing all white so they’re like a raw canvas begging to be splattered with fun hues and designs. At the first kilometer, participants are splattered in highlighter yellow. At the second, they’re doused in Caribbean blue, followed by green at the third km, hot pink at the fourth, and a “Color Extravaganza” at the 5km finish line. [Read more...]

Mapped: City Hot Spots for Locals and Tourists

Thursday 01.13.2011 , Posted by

Looking for a locals bar in a popular city? Look no further than these maps, which plot the places locals and tourists frequent. Taking the images submitted to the Geotaggers World Atlas and placing them on the map colored based on the length that person has been in the city, these images give a good idea of where locals and tourists visit. It’s also a handy travel reference to see what quiet spots still exist in these popular places. [Read more...]

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Easier to Rig: Slot Machines or Voting Machines?

Tuesday 10.12.2010 , Posted by

You’ve seen movies about people cheating Las Vegas, and we’ve all heard about politicians rigging elections. So, when it comes to the machines behind these institutions, what’s the easier gig to rig? This informative graphic by the Washington Post gets to the bottom of it:

Source: The Washington Post
Written by Paul Caridad

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