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Map of Social Networks

Posted on: September 20th, 2009 in: legend, maps

A map of the world, showing the most popular social networks by country. Most of the the colors used look the same for the color blind.

Wakoopa Apps report

Posted on: August 31st, 2009 in: Line Chart

Wakoopa's The State of Apps report provides insight into the ways in which desktop and web applications are used. The report features a bad and a good line chart.

Iphone app Breakdown

Posted on: August 23rd, 2009 in: Pie Charts

The Gizmodo blog uses an unusable pie chart in a recent article about iPhone apps.

Pinch Media Presentation

Posted on: July 28th, 2009 in: Line Chart

A line chart used in a presentation about apple secrets by Pinch Media without connecting the legend to the graph.

Taking a Look at Health

Posted on: June 3rd, 2009 in: Status Icons

This interactive chart, featuring colored icons, displays the major health issues facing Americans. The chart uses colored icons to display the results. The colors are explained in a legend below the chart.

PC Megastore Stock Icons

Posted on: June 3rd, 2009 in: Status Icons

PC Megastore, a Dutch computer web-shop, features some bad use of status icons to display the availability of a product.