Hieronymus Bosch - Butt Music!

Hieronymus Bosch's painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" - is a masterpiece and truly the work of a mad genius. Strange folks emerge from eggs, defecate flutes and seemingly contort in sinful delight across the three panels.

Well what the heck does that have to do with Infographics?!
One small figure has music written across their butt - truly one of the most unique data visualizations ever, but nevertheless it is an infographic!

But no that's not even the punch line - folks have actually arranged and recorded this composition - Hieronymus would have been proud to hear his butt piece performed!

Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnrICy3Bc2U

Chorale Version
http://www.discovery-zone.com/hidden-song-hell-secret-message-left-hieronymus-bosch/

Visualizing Global Migration

Both Vintage and "Cutting Edge" Maps of Global Migration

 Global Migration circa 1858

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The Global Flow of People

Five-year periods, 1990 to 2010

Interactive Data Visualization >

 

 

Unfinished Suburbs of America

Burbs Going Bust

Jett, Megan. 30 Apr 2012. ArchDaily

Check Out the Full Infographic >

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The Unfinished Suburbs of America

"zombie subdivision"

Article and Slide Show >

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The Malling of America

(from landscape to crudscape...)

Site >

An interesting look at the forces tearing apart America's towns, cities, and farms and its impact on our lives. 
Photos, Presentations, References to Other Sites, Books, etc.

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Do It Your Self Research

Google Search Terms:

death of suburbia 
zombie subdivision
New Urbanism
James Howard Kunstler
Geography Of Nowhere
The Long Emergency
Suburban Sprawl

Tracking the Rise of Globalization...

International Phone Calls

Tracking International Phone Calls is one way of measuring how information flows around the world

Developed by business researchers and sponsored by shipper DHL, this map shows the volume of phone calls between countries around the world.

Article and Map >

Music-Related Infographics

Music infographics

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How the Internet has Rocked the Music Industry

Infographic >

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Website that hosts a tremendous amount of data, charts
and infographics on the Music Industry

Statista >

Passenger Train Maps - Canada vs. U.S.

Comparing Canada's Online Passenger Train Map 

to the United States' Online Passenger Train Map...

:-( 

Canada has a quick loading banner with the map in a layer

Instructions: "VIA has 19 train routes across Canada. To select your train route, simply select a train from the list under the map..."

Canada's VIA Website >

While the U.S. site has 6 disjointed maps found click click-thrus on this page
https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html

or...

 a huge (slow to download) PDF> 

U.S. Amtrak site > 

Although the Interactive Route Atlas >  shows promise...  Oops!
NOT AVAILABLE ? TAKEN OFFLINE! (6-2-19)
 it is a much longer process to figure out how the interactivity works (panning, selecting destinations, etc.) and will inevitably lose the impatient casual visitor. 

Granted, the U.S. passenger train network is larger and more complex but the ease of navigation, simple logical layout is much more intuitive and user friendly on the Canadian site...

Google "Trail View"

Sure it may be old news but its still pretty wild to think about...

Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and to British Columbia’s snow-covered slopes by snowmobile.

The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — down into the Grand Canyon, showcasing the attraction’s most popular hiking trails on the South Rim and other walkways.

FELICIA FONSECA - ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Bonus!

Search Google Images - keywords "Google Trail View" for more images