Many Eyes...

Many Eyes has emerged as a powerful story-telling tool. Limited, but very simple to use, it's a great way to show visually the power of different data sets. Take a look at these examples:

Prison populations by country:

http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/worldwide-prison-population-rate-4

Slave population of the U.S. by decade (with interesting comments):

http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/slave-population-of-us-states-and-te

Internet penetration by country:

http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/global-internet-penetration-end-of

Million Dollar Blocks

Researchers and designers at Columbia University's Spatial Information Design Lab (SIDL) have gathered hard-to-access data on inmates and their last residential address to combine an innovative graphic tool. Million dollar blocks illustrates blocks in 5 major cities where the combined cost of incarcerating residents of specific blocks costs more than $1 million per year. At a time when more than 2 million Americans are incarcerated, this is a compelling illustration of a critical issue!
To see the work, click here.