Information is Beautiful
I think I would get along well with the creator of the site, David McCandless, who, on his About page, says, “My pet-hate is pie charts. Love pie. Hate pie-charts.” It’s not surprising that he has written for Wired before - his visualizations look to be very much in the Wired style of infographic. Here is one I saw featured on Lifehacker that could prove useful:
The Buzz vs The Bulge: Caffeine and calories
According to McCandless’ scatter plot, the most bang for your buck in terms of high caffeine and low calories is iced coffee (lower-right of chart), while the worst is a hot chocolate with whipped cream (upper left of chart). I’ll also point out that iced coffee, like regular coffee, is cheaper than espresso-based drinks, and most people are actually capable of making it at home, so it seems like an easy choice.
#1 by antonio - September 4th, 2009 at 14:06
I must be a pretty smart guy– as I’m sitting here reading this, I’m drinking an iced coffee. Of course I got it from Starbucks, but my mechanic threw in $5 in SBUX credit while they’re working on my car, so it’s sort-of-free.
#2 by Mike S - September 7th, 2009 at 23:47
Between that and the fact that you read this blog, I would say you’re a brilliant. Thanks for visiting.