All out multimedia

This is a piece by the News & Observer out of North Carolina that talks about a serious issue through multiple venues. It starts out with a video, continues on with a photo gallery, and then moves into figures and research. I like the straightforward and direct design of the interface, and the sort of Soundslides-ish feel of it. It's easy to navigate, engaging and informative. I would give it my stamp of approval if such a thing meant anything at all.

Facebook? Nyet, Livejournal ...

So, remember Livejournal? Where you vented in high school about teachers who didn't know how to teach, friends who stabbed you in the back, parents who didn't understand you ... and such things that really just proved how much of a whiny punk you were? Well, it's apparently still going strong in ole Mother Russia according to a French graphic. My French is terrible (READ: nonexistent) so someone else will probably make more sense of it, but I'm led to believe by Journalistopia that it's a breakdown of popular social sites across the world.

Here's the graphic.

Au revoir, mes amis ... is that right? ...

Maps AND Animals

Thought you'd enjoy this - someone has found animals in the maps of London's subway system.

Quick Maps

Here's a simple, quick way to do basic maps in Illustrator, courtesy of Veerle Pieters, a graphic designer in Belgium.

Graphics to Explain Hip Hop

Thank goodness, because I, well, just don't get it.

Anyway, the Village Voice has an article online that's subtitled "A graphical dissertation on the number one song in America." Apparently, a guy named Mims has a song called "This Is Why I'm Hot," and now the Voice has explained - in nice diagrams and charts - how to tell if you are, too.

I, alas, am not.