Beyond just changing light bulbs and cutting vampire supply power sources, people are more likely to make higher impact change if they understand the total energy output of their homes. Enter smart meter visualizations.
The Wattson has been the premier example of a smart meter - a beautiful object that tells you in pounds (it’s a [...]
More doodles to explain Credit Default Swaps, which were supposed to be the insurance against risky Collateralized Debt Obligations.
Untangling credit default swaps from Marketplace on Vimeo.
If you learn better through story telling, I recommend This American Life’s description of Credit Default Swaps.
This time, champagne and tiered party glasses to explain collateralized debt obligations, better than Portfolio’s plumbing metaphor.
Crisis explainer: Uncorking CDOs from Marketplace on Vimeo.
Just posted this resource over at the Designers Accord.
To date sustainability tools and data visualization software look like they’ve designed by environmentalists. Welcome, interaction designers, your skills are needed here! This example from the Japan Sustainability Forum shows off a beautifully designed toolSee it Japan from Visible Strategiesof Vancouver. The perspective is for a whole country approach [...]
Whole Travel, a new site that last week, encourages eco-hotels and eco-travelers to rate their eco-lodge experiences according to green and socially conscious criteria. Sounds very crowdsourcy - just turn the task of sorting out the good eco travel destinations from the not so good to the eco-traveling masses, and we will herald an ethical, [...]
I’ve been noticing the parallels between the mortgage crises and the milk, tomato, and pet food recalls. The most striking common thread is how no one seems to know how products are mad anymore - whether they are children’s toys or collateralized debt obligations. Portfolio magazine went to great lengths back in December to explain [...]
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