FlowingData - What seven billion people looks like

You're subscribed to the blog. Now get the book! Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Contents: What seven billion people looks like What seven billion people looks like Dec 05, 2011 12:12 am  •  Permalink Form design intern at Fathom, James Grady, maps population density in Dencity: Dencity maps population density using circles of various size and hue. Larger, darker circles show areas with fewer people, while smaller, brighter circles highlight crowded cities. Representing denser areas with smaller circles results in additional geographic detail where there are more people, while sparsely populated areas are more vaguely defined. While we've seen population density mapped, both directly and indirectly, the circle approach adds a different aesthetic that seems to add something about what it's like to live somewhere. Compare to a broader country-level map or one that uses only color. Doesn't this version feel like more? [Fathom via Fast Company] More to read: Smiley installation shows the mood of a city Shan Carter on data storytelling Four degrees of separation Do you need a data scientist? US road fatalities mapped, 9 years  follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 FlowingData, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on FlowingData. Our mailing address is: FlowingData PO Box 3381 Livermore, CA 94550 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences