Archives for the Month of April, 2010

A few tips on using powerpoint effectively

I’m not the biggest fan of powerpoint but it does seem likely that we can add this to the ‘death & taxes’ category – they are always going to be with us. Now, that doesn’t mean that we are doomed to suffering through hours of text crammed into bullet points. Visit noteandpoint.com for some excellent [...]

The beauty of mathematics in nature expressed in video

Through the design blog information aesthetics, I stumbled upon an excellent video posted on YouTube by Etérea studios. The video shows numbers and math in nature like Fibonocci numbers and the golden ratio.

Open data from the World Bank

Today the World Bank opened up its large repository of international data for everyone. According to the World Bank, they have opened up more than 2,000 indicators to be downloaded in various formats including Excel, CSV, XML, and SDMX. Among the databases currently available are: World Development Indicators African Development Indicators Education Statistics Additionally, the [...]