maps and cartograms

roid · Post by **roid** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:27 pm

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/
maps of america that've been accurately skewed to show population sizes and other things.

a great visual aid to explaining election results.

doesn't look much like america, it looks more like an oil spill or an inkblot.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:53 pm

I like the very last one... though I think they should make white the "neutral" color and then make things pink or light blue as they deviate from an even split. It makes the distinctions clearer...

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:51 am

good idea that

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:21 pm

Hey, they're clever.