The Visual Everything

Dublin – [TILT-SHIFT]

rfahey — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:27 +0000

A beautiful Tilt-shift video of Dublin created as a Student project by Olivia Ricci, Stephen Duffy, Rafal Baran & Afshin Moosavi.

Music: Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros.
For more check tiltshiftdublin.com.

(h/t thejournal.ie)

Amazing Journey through Peru and Bolivia – [STOP-MOTION]

rfahey — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:32:16 +0000

Piotr Wancerz, a Polish artist from Timelapse Media, has created an elaborate and beautiful stop-motion video of his first trop to South America. The film is comprised of 12,000 photos and video frames, shot over a three-week period and showcasing some breathtaking South American scenery.

(h/t mashable)

High Frequency Trading – [VISUALIZATION]

rfahey — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:05:33 +0000

Nanex (a developer of real-time trading software) has put together an astonishing video visualizing the stock trading activity in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as it occurred during a particular half a second on May 2, 2013.

For more, check out the Huffington Post’s article on the subject.

(h/t SunlightFoundation)

Calculating the World’s Population – [VIDEO]

rfahey — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:36:06 +0000

The folks over at the World Bank have a short video on the work of demographers and they calculate how many people live on Earth. If you’ve ever wondered ‘How can they calculate the number of people that have ever lived?’, watch the video.

(via World Bank Tumblr)

The Art of Data Visualization – [VIDEO]

rfahey — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:43:14 +0000

Superb film from the PBSoffbook series on the power and value of well designed data visualizations:

From scientific visualization to pop infographics, designers are increasingly tasked with incorporating data into the media experience. Data has emerged as such a critical part of modern life that it has entered into the realm of art, where data-driven visual experiences challenge viewers to find personal meaning from a sea of information, a task that is increasingly present in every aspect of our information-infused lives.

(via pbsarts)

The Secret Life of the Package – [VIDEO]

rfahey — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:20:09 +0000

Ruben Van Der Vleuten’s short time-lapse film answers the question of ‘What happens when you send something by mail’?.

From A to B from Ruben van der Vleuten on Vimeo.

Music: Theme Reprise by The Cinematic Orchestra

(h/t Flowingdata)

One World Trade Center – [TIME-LAPSE]

rfahey — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:42:25 +0000

This time-lapse of the building of One World Trade center was created from a set of photos taken since 2004. It shows the tower rising from the ground to completion in April 2012. The spire, added late last week, makes the tower the tallest in western hemisphere.

(via guardian.co.uk)

5 Pie Charts the Irish can relate to – [FUNNY]

rfahey — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:04:12 +0000

The Daily Edge has a funny compilation of pie-charts on themes Irish people – or those that have lived in Ireland – can all identify with. It contains 17 visualisations of instances which somehow highlight traits to the Irish character. My top five are below:

1) Fields of Athenry

2) Sandwiches

3) Gaeilge

4) The immersion

5) Tesco

In a similar vein to those above RTE’s Republic of Telly recently had a short clip on the them of being Irish. Check it out below

(for some more funny pie-charts check thepoke’s collection).

The History of Typography – [VIDEO]

rfahey — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Ben Barrett-Forrest’s fascinating paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography – made from 291 Paper Letters and 2,454 Photographs.

(h/t broadsheet)

10 Months in Melbourne – [TIME-LAPSE]

rfahey — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:26:50 +0000

Photographer Nelson Kaso’s short tilt-shift time-lapse film featuring the city of Melbourne, Australia. It captures 10 months in the life of the city including a range of different events and festivals.

Music: “Reflections” by Tom Day.

(h/t broadsheet)