Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Beatles. Organized in chart form.





I cam across this site today which displays a pretty cool project idea that anyone can get involved in. Its data organization. More specifically, random data and facts on British super sensation (maybe you've heard of them, or maybe not) the Beatles.
And some of it is done pretty well. I think this is a great showcase and application of graphic design, organizing odd data in a visually appealing way. Normally this would not be information that would pull anyones interest in for more then 5 seconds, but if designed well, an extraordinary amount of info and data can be consumed without it even feeling like work or studying for exams. So, with that I say "step it up text books of the K-12 education system. You too college texts." This is a visually engaging experience that doesn't hurt the brain.
I do have one comment though, on the radial calendar view of the Beatles: Working Schedule 1963-1965, 1963 vs. 1965 can look distorted due to the size of the circle and the amount of information the 63' months can contain vs the 65' space of each month... just saying.

But yeah, if you want to get involved read more about it here or view the flickr group.

2 comments:

  1. You have been introducing interesting sites. I like the way you think about things. I know it will be much to your advantage as you become an excellent designer.

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  2. the chart at the top really draws your eye.

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