The Art of Information http://www.wallstats.com/blog An old blog from Jess Bachman, updates at byJess.net Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:45:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WallstatscomTheArtOfInformationhttp://feedburner.google.com This blog is no more. Long live this blog! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/IcGKLmSlIyw/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/this-blog-is-no-more-long-live-this-blog/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:57:40 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=776 So Wallstats.com is no longer my current home on the web.

For all the latest infographics and everything Jess Bachman, head over to byJess.net

If you are wondering why this blog looks messed up right now… well… a funny thing happened on the migration to a new host.

That is all,

Jess, over an out.

]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/this-blog-is-no-more-long-live-this-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/this-blog-is-no-more-long-live-this-blog/ Lobbyists: How we run washington http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/J16Hs55ZeE4/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/lobbyists-how-we-run-washington/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:37:04 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=770 Just finished this one.  I really like it.  Not really a typical infographic, more of a info-comic, but still… pretty rad.  Click the image below (or this link) to see the whole thing.  And don’t forget to tweet it!

Lobbyists

]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/lobbyists-how-we-run-washington/feed/ 0 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/lobbyists-how-we-run-washington/ Blogging at Visual.ly: Infographic Virality http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/yvpFE-9CB30/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/blogging-at-visually-infographic-virality/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:07:02 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=768 So I am doing a series of blog posts over at visual.ly on Infographics and virality.  It’s one of the few things I could be considered an expert on.

The link is here, http://blog.visual.ly/how-to-create-viral-infographics/

Note, my original title was The F#cking Infographics:  How to Tell Stories With Data and Design (the right way).  But… it got changed. ah well.  Enjoy!

]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/blogging-at-visually-infographic-virality/feed/ 0 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/blogging-at-visually-infographic-virality/ Death and Taxes on KickStarter! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/6CfLdNS9XmM/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-on-kickstarter/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:22:16 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=760 So now that the Death and Taxes poster is being sold by Amazon, there is really no way to get multiples or bulk discounts.

So Seth Godin gave me the idea to use kick starter.

Here is the link.  If it gets funded I can get the poster out at some incredibly low prices.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1071796535/death-and-taxes-2012-multiples-and-bulk/

Let’s do it!

]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-on-kickstarter/feed/ 2 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-on-kickstarter/ The Rise of Minecraft (Now and Infographic!) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/NmgPz_m-9Lw/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/the-rise-of-minecraft-now-and-infographic/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:39:37 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=755 I simply love this infographic I produced with Visual.ly, it was a blast to work on.  Mojang was nice enough to provide us with some sales data and the rest was all joydom as I am a minecraft fan myself.  Wish I had more time to play! Also thanks to Drew Skau, our resident minecraft expert.

Hope you enjoy.  Graphic is here, also embedded below.

by visually via
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]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/the-rise-of-minecraft-now-and-infographic/feed/ 2 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/the-rise-of-minecraft-now-and-infographic/ Death and Taxes 2012 is hear, and published by Amazon/Seth Godin! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/wr88MnsH7lc/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-2012-is-hear-and-published-by-amazonseth-godin/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:24:46 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=746 dnt-500

(click above image)

First of all, let me say thank you to everony who supported this project in the past.  I think it may reach a critical mass this time, with your help.

So Seth Godin has this publishing deal with Amazon called The Domino Project, and he was gracious enough to take a flyer on this Death and Taxes thing and publish it.  That is awesome and the poster may get in front of many more eyeballs than my own futile efforts can accomplish.

This also means that I (and my mom) no longer do the shipping, as it’s all done by Amazon.  I know many of you will appreciate that.

So this is our best chance to push this poster past the tipping point and into the public consciousness.  Think of the debates it will settle (and start).  You know the insight and perspective the poster provides, lets get the rest of America to know that too.

Here are a four ways that you can support this project.

1. Purchase the poster from Amazon.  They price it lower than I do!
2. Write a review of the poster on Amazon. Amazon products live and die on reviews, you know how awesome the poster is, let others know too.
3. Share the Death and Taxes site on twitter, facebook, google plus, telephone, telegraph, carrier pigeon.  Of course I will be spreading the word, but its more authentic when it comes from customers.
4. Like the Death and Taxes facebook page.  You’re probably on facebook now!

The poster is particularly enlightening this year.  Military spending is down almost across the board.  That must defy the laws of governmental physics.  It’s mostly the OCO (current wars) that are being cut.  The DoD propper is up 1%.  Belt tightening else where too, including NASA (bye bye space operations), Justice Dept, Health, and Homeland Security.  Big winners?  Education, Transportation, the IRS, and renewable energy.

In the bottom left I have included some circles for comparison to non-US budget figures.  Like the world wide video game market, Bill Gates net worth, cost to eradicate world hunger, etc.
Thanks everyone, for your support!
]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-2012-is-hear-and-published-by-amazonseth-godin/feed/ 6 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/death-and-taxes-2012-is-hear-and-published-by-amazonseth-godin/ Us Television infographic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/6Bxlpz4pTos/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/us-television-infographic/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:34:00 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=732 I get requests all the time to post other peoples infographics and usually never do but I did like this one from USTelevision.

Over the past 16 years channels broadcasted to homes in the U.S. have increased by over 70. But who owns all of those channels? UsTelevision.com looked into it and found the biggest businesses that have stakes in the stuff we watch on TV.

Click for fullsize.

remote-control

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]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/us-television-infographic/feed/ 11 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/us-television-infographic/ Google's Collateral Damage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/VD6KNcKyuzw/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/googles-collateral-damage/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:41:11 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=720 Google’s algorithm and it’s changes and permutations remake the fabric of the web.  The cat and mouse game of SEO is huge and it effects everything.  This graphic shows how things change in the SEO arms race.

Click the image for the full post.

Google's Collateral Damage

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]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/googles-collateral-damage/feed/ 72 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/googles-collateral-damage/ Apples to Oranges: The Final Comparison http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/IowRlXoC5LE/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/apples-to-oranges-the-final-comparison/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:30:02 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=716 Ok i simply love this one I did for Smarter.org  I actually started it over a year ago and just came back around to finish it up recently.  It’s rare i get the chance to be humorous with this stuff.. so here is my take on the classic non-comparison.

Please please please support my work by retweeting, digging, or other wise sharing this one.

Click the image below to get to the full graphic.

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]]> http://www.wallstats.com/blog/apples-to-oranges-the-final-comparison/feed/ 1 http://www.wallstats.com/blog/apples-to-oranges-the-final-comparison/ Client work: Decoding Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WallstatscomTheArtOfInformation/~3/XBKmU5rLqWM/ http://www.wallstats.com/blog/client-work-decoding-vehicle-identification-numbers-vin/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:27:17 +0000 admin http://www.wallstats.com/blog/?p=709 My apologies for the flagrant pun abuse in the title.  I was debating whether or not to use it, but I figure sometimes you have to go pun or go puny.  Geez, that was aweful as well.  Anyways here is the infograhpic, detailing what those digits on your VIN mean.

vin

retweet and digg (the mint.com post) it to support my work.

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