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Discovering New Opportunities for Urban Design in American Cities

Posted on August 15, 2016

“What a city has to say must find expression in its architecture.” Walter Wallmann, Lord Mayor of Frankfurt/Main Here in the U.S., we tend to think of our built environment –- our…

What Does the Average Biker Dude Look Like?

Posted on May 25, 2015

CNN published the mugshots of all of the biker gang members who were arrested after the recent shootout in a Waco, TX restaurant. There were a total of 171 pictures, all in…

A Force Node Diagram of the U.S. Interstate System

Posted on April 27, 2014

There’s nothing too complicated about this post. I’ve been interested in creating an illustration of the U.S. Interstate system for awhile but my initial concept of a “subway-style” diagram of the network…

Most Popular Word Roots in U.S. Place Names

Posted on March 23, 2014

My family visited Washington D.C. last year for Spring Break and, during our 12-hour drive, I remember noticing a subtle change in the names of the cities and towns we were passing…

At Least I’ve Got Brownies

Posted on February 27, 2013

It’s a snow day today and the kids are home from school. To celebrate, Grandma made a nice batch of brownies. The chart below shows the distribution of brownies by family member….

Trends in NFL Football Scores (Part 1)

Posted on October 30, 2012

One of the goals I set for myself this summer was to learn a bit about D3, a visualization toolkit that can be used to manipulate and display data on the web. Considering that the trees…

How to Improve Street Sign Design

Posted on July 4, 2012

The opening of last week’s season premiere of Louie offered up a hilarious scene of Louie and a fellow New Yorker trying to decipher an odd assortment of street signs to see…

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