Category Archives: DTN Lab

This category contains the experiments that have been done in order to represent news and data streams in different ways.

The infographic army squad

I’ve been sifting through pages and pages of statistics lately in order to break them down for another infographic piece based on the war on Iraq. Partly because its a highly controversial subject at the moment, and partly because there are pages and pages of statistics on it.
For example, according to this About.com piece, the U.S. […]

Post Details Posted December 17, 2007 at 4:29 am By Dave | Also posted in Design | Tagged as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Headlines with pictograms, part two

More playing with pictograms and headlines today, but trying it on a background related to the headline story for more visual effect. Another story from the Guardian newspaper, this time about a serial killer in Canada. Note to self, must choose happier headline next time.
“Pig farmer jailed for six murders” - The Guardian

Fairly red, pretty dark, kinda gritty.

Post Details Posted December 11, 2007 at 2:50 am By Dave | Also posted in Design | Tagged as , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Headlines with pictograms

Well here’s the first couple of experiments. The headline was taken from the Guardian newspaper on beer consumption in the UK. Only the second part of the headline was used as it had some really great words in it that made for some excellent pictograms.
“Do we think we’ve had enough? Beer sales plunge as Britons stay […]

Post Details Posted December 9, 2007 at 1:09 am By Dave | Also posted in Design | Tagged as , , , , , , , | 3 Comments