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USA Today rastrea gráficamente los impuestos federales de Estados Unidos
Last week, USA Today launched “Tracking taxes: A look back at tax rates and spending.” Although it doesn’t cover state or local taxes, this tool enables Americans to get a quick snapshot of how their federal taxes are being spent, and how that has changed over time. The user interface is clear, inviting, and customizable. Although several assumptions were made to calculate the figures, I still enjoyed the interactive and I encourage you to spend some time with it.
Individuos Innovadores: Juan Thomassie
I am honored to recognize Juan Thomassie, senior designer at USA Today, as this week’s “Innovative Individual” for his expertise in interactive data visualization and graphic design. I had the pleasure of attending a seminar that Juan taught when I was a Poynter fellow in 2007. As a budding Flash developer, I was extremely impressed by his extensive knowledge of actionscript programming. Ever since, I have enjoyed looking for his byline on innovative graphics at USA Today.
Dallas Cowboys Stadium: Two multimedia approaches, one story
Last week, I came across two eerily similar multimedia packages about the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. The New York Times chose a video format, allowing the user to sit back and watch the 3D animation and listen to the reporter’s synced voice-over track. On the other hand, USA Today built an interactive graphic, allowing the user to move the animation with a scrubber bar. This is a great opportunity to analyze the two and think about how the medium selected impacts the user experience.
USA Today launches innovative presidential approval tracker
USA Today recently launched an interactive Flash module visualizing the approval ratings of the last twelve presidents in an innovative and colorful presentation. “Presidential approval tracker” lets users compare approval ratings chronologically, or in comparison to others. Customized pie charts, a scalable timeline, and an elegant interface are only a few of the many assets I love about this interactive.
Times are tough? Get inspired!
It’s easy to mope and groan about the economy, our industry, and the inevitable changes that are taking place. But, let’s look at the glass half full and get inspired to make the most of the situation, eh? Included in this post are 15 inspirational packages and sites for you to peruse. I have featured many of them in the past, but hopefully this collection will motivate you to get excited about your potential and what lies ahead …
USA Today’s "Campaign finance tracker" is overwhelming at first, but stick with it
Today, USA Today launched a huge interactive enabling users to track the flow of campaign contributions by state, amount, month and sector in relation to the parties, the candidates and/or the independent groups. Confused already? You’re probably not the only one. I was excited to explore this interactive because 1) I have become some what [...]
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