A week ago I got a shiny new iPhone. A few days later I got my Developer’s Certificate and the API. Two days after that, today, I’ve got the first app up and running!

It’s a port of Golan Levin’s Yellowtail with the small addition of multi-touch.

OF and Processing nerds read on
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The size of each country’s circle represents how many medals they were awarded for that particular year. Scroll back through each summer games to see how countries fared over time. Click the “by ranking” tab to sort the countries into a list.

The graphic was created using a force-directed graph using a particle system. Countries try to locate themselves near where they are geographically located as well as close to geographically neighboring countries. The circles do not overlap. Flash is a bit too slow to be interactive, so there is a pre-render on our side to determine how each year’s layout will appear.

A visualization of all new polls for the presidential race shows poll’s margin of error and statistically significant leads. This graphic uses a special image-baking technique to be iPhone friendly!

Blame my deep-rooted love of object and form for my self-prescribed side project for the last few weeks: cataloging and documenting the Olympic Torches from Berlin to Beijing. Extra thanks for NYT reporter Phil Patton for the narration.

So for as long as they’ve been around, I’ve been a bit fan of Walk Score. It’s usually been just a toy, however as I get ready to move to San Francisco, I’ve been using it to compare against craigslist apartment rentals to the point where I think I’m getting RSI.

So it made sense to clear things up and take a look at the big picture

Read on for how it was done…
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I’m toiling around with maps a bit lately. I just thought this was a really nice image, the world as seen only by it’s rivers.

This chart shows the distribution of budget for the 2008 campaign trail (up to May ‘08). Clicking the bubbles gives you details into who bought who’s services.

This summer’s floods were off the charts. This front-page featured map steps through a week of flood activity. Photographs of the locations are placed on pins in the map.