A map of all the thousands of separate device models that downloaded OpenSignalMaps in a six month period.

A powerful illustration of the device variations and permutations in the Android ecosystem. I imagine iOS would show something in the low double digits, accounting for devices still using older versions of iOS, and key iPhone and iPad generations. Regardless of that, this is a daunting reality for app developers on the Android platform. Yikes.

But what's really causing the deficit is too much help for poor people!

Fun and clever, and also, a crazy stat. Tebow was one helluva media sensation last year. Can you imagine what's in store this year with him in the media capital of the world? It's gonna be chaos.

More of a quaint conceptual map than conventional infographic. It's romantic, though, and silly and dated (it's from the mid-nineteenth century), and worth a few moments of investigation. Also, what is ‘coquetry’?

The poetry of baseball ballpark quirkiness. Fingerprints of a sort. How many can you name?

An astounding graphic, vividly revealing the massive increase in the cost of higher education. It's a maddening and tragic reflection of how the US has shifted from a nation creating opportunity for young people to succeed, to a nation ensuring that those who already have much, get to keep as much of their much as possible.

As the #OWS police confrontations have graphically show, American police forces now appear to be outfitted in near-military grade armor. This diagram vividly illustrates the evolution our police state has taken, over the years, towards an increasingly gnarly, intimidating and confrontational stance. It's sad. It's also related, you can be sure, to the post-9/11 move towards “anti-terrorism” outlook inside our national borders. When your police force is preparing for (basically non-existant) Al-Qaeda-level threats, but only encounters people camping in public spaces, they still rock the gear and tools that they came to the party with: riot helmets, kevlar body armor, 12-gauge shotguns, “flash-bangs” and gas masks.

How far we've fallen.

A largely silly but still amusing look at some of the notable looks from big-time QBs over the years.

I have a soft spot in my heart for beautifully done logo marks. The way that this branding agency has turned many of the best-known into the art and interior decoration of their agency offices is terrific. I especially dig the Bestiary of Brands concept and display. Fun stuff.