Today, Leap Day, is "DWYWD" at Markit. DWYWD, which stands for Do What You Want Day, is our version of Google's 20%--a whole day dedicated to R&D. It comes around a few times a year and is eagerly anticipated.
Over the weekend, a new Easter egg was discovered on Google. Typing “let it snow” kicks off animated snowflakes which eventually fog up the screen. Coincidentally, we had an internal contest recently to build an animated snowscape using as little JavaScript as possible. CSS3 transforms, baby!
"D3 allows you to bind arbitrary data to a Document Object Model (DOM), and then apply data-driven transformations to the document. As a trivial example, you can use D3 to generate a basic HTML table from an array of numbers. Or, use the same data to create an interactive SVG bar chart with smooth transitions and interaction."
We made a last-minute drive to Fort Collins the other night to visit the only international poster invitational held in the U.S.
And it's a biennale.
Wait, did we mention it's in Fort Collins?
But as it turns out, there's a great graphic design program there and we were fortunate to meet a few of the directors. There were only two prints submitted by each artist, one of which is archived by CSU, so it's something of a mad rush to grab the posters you're into.
A drop in the bucket. Sure, that works. But what if you could change that to a drop in dual-funnel, triple staircase, double spinner marble run that ends in a pool of water.
"JsFiddle is a playground for web developers, a tool which may be used in many ways. One can use it as an online editor for snippets build from HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The code can then be shared with others, embedded on a blog, etc. Using this approach, JavaScript developers can very easily isolate bugs. We aim to support all actively developed frameworks - it helps with testing compatibility." — JSFiddle
This is almost like a companion piece to the article about displaying iPhone data— scientists are starting to use GPS and accelerometers to measure animal activity. It sounds super neat, not to mention the photos of a lovely mountion lion. On a treadmill.
Sencha Touch Charts is a HTML5 development framework for the creation of complex data visualizations that can be interacted with by touch. See more here.
A beautifully simple road map of a hurricane. Leave it to the New York Times to create such an elegant and sophisticated display of information. Follow it here!
We want to share our inspiration, show early experiments, provide a window into our culture, and encourage new methods of information visualization and financial data presentation.
