Great data visualizations can tell a story that, for some, may be lost in tables and text. The New York Times seems to get this. They have a first rate graphics operation.
Here is a wonderful graphic of the President’s 2011 budget proposal. The big blocks for national defense, social security, medicare, and income security really show the nation’s priorities/obligations. You’ve got to visit the site to get the full effect.
As a side note, the President proposed a 9.4% increase in global health spending in 2011. There are also proposed increases of 18.1% for development assistance, 4.8% for USAID, and 15.8% for the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Explore the New York Times graphic.
Visit the NYT Visualization Lab.
Browse Smashing Magazine’s run down some of my favorite visualization blogs/sites.
