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Info shots on the wall/ Infografica da parete

(EN) Inspired by the work of the french engineer Joseph Minard, a pioneer in the use of graphic in statistics and by the american professor Edward Tufte‘s ethos “clear and precise seeing becomes as one with clear and precise thinking“, the information artists of HistoryShots are building a precious catalougue of graphics that covers a wide range of topics. From the Race to the Moon to the Genealogy of Pop&Rock, their work can satisfy the taste of any graphic-info addict. You can explore they work on line or buy nice prints to put on your wall in front of a confy sofa… —– (IT) Ispirati dal lavoro dell’ingegnere francese Joseph Minard, pioniere nell’uso della grafica in statistica, e dell’ethos del professore americano Edward Tufte: “visioni chiare e precise diventano tutt’uno con un pensiero chiaro e preciso“, gli artisti dell’informazione di HistoryShots stanno costruendo un catalogo prezioso di mappe infografiche che coprono gli argomenti più vari. Dalla Corsa alla Luna, alla

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Which candidate has raised the most money?/Quale candidato ha raccolto più soldi?

(EN) Since the beginning of this year, the candidates to the White House are well known around the world. My favourite, Obama,  is the first major party presidential nominee to refuse general election public financing in the history of the program: he chose to raise his own funds instead of accepting $84 million of taxpayer money. Obama grassroots fundraising campaign is also the first one to rely primarily on the Internet to collect small donations from numerous contributors and, doing so, relying on a new kind of politics, one that does not favor the wealthy and powerful (see infographic above). As the GOOD video of this post points out, this is the first USA presidential election that will cross the billion-dollar mark. ———– ———– (IT) Dall’inizio di quest’anno i candidati alle presidenziali americane sono ben conosciuti in tutto il mondo. Barack Obama, il mio favorito, è il primo ad aver rifiutato il finanziamento pubblico nella storia del programma: ha infatti

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The new Global Wealth Machine/ La ricchezza globale di pochi

Sovereign wealth funds have emerged in recent months as the world’s power brokers. They have used tremendous wealth to make big cross-borders investments and prop up some of Wall Street’s best-known firms (EN) These funds, unlike Private Equity Funds, are state-sponsored investment vehicles and their assets is around 2 trillion dollars (as Italy’s 2007 Gross Domestic Product!). Let’s follow the money and their centers of gravity in this infographic from New York Times with faces and names of the actors in the game. And for more reflections on the topic don’t miss Brian Holmes’ juicy post. And if you feel dynamic this summer, get ready for a Global Day of Action against Private Equity funds. In London the appointment is for the 17th of July 1:00 PM in Trafalgar Square (near the lions) ————– I fondi sovrani si sono fatti notare nei mesi scorsi come i broker del potere globale. Hanno usato l’enorme ricchezza raccolta per investimenti internazionali supportando alcune

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Are you “having a life”/ Può esserci vita in un business model?

(EN) Athletics is an interesting art and design collective. They attracted my retina with this simple but dense infographic showing how their business model differenciates from those that are more traditional. They insert concepts like “big picture”, “creative happiness”, “larger cultural context” and “having a life” that usually don’t find room in everyday work experience. They also refresh designer Charles Eames‘ scheme “What is design?” and give me the chance to show you his wife 1977 video “Power of ten”, in which they depict the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten. (IT) Athletics è un collettivo di arte e design che ha colpito la mia retina grazie alla recente infografica che hanno creato per mostrare come il loro business model si differenzia da quelli più classici. Hanno infatti inserito concetti come “felicità creativa”, “contesto culturale pià ampio”, “avere una vita” che non emergono solitamente nella vita lavorativa di cui abbiamo esperienza ogni giorno. Rinfrescano anche uno schema

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