a visual lifestyle (week of 02apr13)
forgive our visual truancy…things have been amok around here lately but better late than never yes? here are a few visual tidbits to digest.
(1) opensource education…it’s free (at least the books are)? – the average student reportedly pays $900 on books alone per year (granted that they actually buy + read them right?). well open textbooks is offering an amiable alternative to students both far + wide. this great visual breaks it down into common sense, approachable terms with which we can all relate. for example, 1 opensource book = 1 week or coffee OR 1 year of opensource books = season football tickets + snacks. furthermore, it contextualizes the overall saving by illustrating how much is saved en mass by classroom (e.g. a 50 student algebra class would save the same amount of cash levied for a vacation to europe). well done…they did us proud!
(2) digital philanthropy + non-profit fundraising – despite good efforts + resources, we feel that this particular infographic pales in comparison to the report + actual data – even to the point of obfuscation + general irrelevancy. despite the agreeable visual treatment, use of typography + color choices, the graphic falls flat in conveying comprehensible data that is much use. we took a glance over the actual report (a hefty 44 pages) which only reaffirmed our initial impressions. truly an example of #visualFAIL.
(3) check yourself…protect yourself – with this visual guide to protecting your online identity, you can feel armed (at least a bit) against the internet minions on the prowl for your digital valuables. short + sweet, it serves as a good preliminary for us all for establishing a solid foundation for identity protection centering on passwords, privacy settings + mobile platforms. you may think “why would anyone want my identity? i’m no big deal.” well, the harvesters of identities don’t care whose info they are able to wrangle so long as it adds to the bottom line. so take heed + give this one a once-over! you’ll be glad you did.
(4) did somebody say revolution? – this interactive infographic created on a web 2.0 toolset (flash would have likely provided a smoother, cleaner UI but thanks to iOS, no dice there) is a formidable project surprisingly funded by kickstarter! beautiful trouble: a toolbox for revolution provides the viewer with an networked overview of factors (tactics, theory), toolsets, practitioners + case studies involved with creative protest wherein which related entities converge/cluster together upon interaction. it also features a nifty search capability that makes finding topics quickly + easily. bravo…way to go!!!
links
- http://mashable.com/2013/03/26/non-profit-fundraising/
- http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681640/lessons-in-disrupting-the-status-quo-in-handy-visual-form
- http://mashable.com/2013/03/27/tips-against-identity-theft/
- http://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/open-source/