Author Archives: Danielle Parnes

Statistic Visualization

“If 6 People are shot 5 live (1 dies)”

As we were discussing this statistic, we became interested in the idea of how it relates to time and how to get these individuals to relate to death and living as two things, each with serious consequences.

We also were inspired by http://spotcrime.com/pa/pittsburgh/daily where you can see thesedifferent crimes happen to a date, but when those locations are really related to a place, by a photo, how that changes how a person relates to it. We also became interested in communicating how the story continues, is it possible to show the hospital visit, the psychological issues, the funeral costs.

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“Gun Control Advocates Need to Listen to Gun Owners, Obama Says”

An interesting New York Times article was published today, that reinforces the idea that being able to own a gun is more than something people see simply as a right, it is often deeply engrained in personal cultures. A restriction that to one person is something that is simply about safety to someone else could mean a change in a deeply embedded family tradition.