On Monday we provided an overview of infographics, followed by two collections: social studies, history and economics on Tuesday and science and health on Wednesday.
Here now is a list of New York Times infographics that lend themselves to learning in language and visual arts as well as entertainment, sports and leisure. Scroll down to see a bonus category, too.
Language Arts
- Word Frequency Analysis – The numerous infographics on word frequency in political speeches, which we linked to in our social studies infographics collection, invite textual analysis, as do the word clouds and word trees in the Visualization Lab.
- Literary Maps – “The Literary Map of Manhattan” and “Walking in Holden’s Footsteps” both place famous literary locations on maps of the Big Apple.
- Language Learning – “How Many Do You Speak?” maps known living languages, and “New to English” sites ELLs nationwide.
- Research – The whimsical Op-Charts of Ben Schott, of Schott’s Miscellany (and Schott’s Vocab) fame, are both interesting and fun, particularly those on sleep, the stages of life and love.
- Handwriting – Is it really a dead art? “The Write Stuff” is a guide to letter formation.
- Spelling – This infographic on spelling might make a nice classroom poster.
Entertainment, Sports and Leisure
- Film – “The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986-2008″ and “A Peek Into Netflix Queues” provide interesting insights into moviegoers’ preferences. “Leading to an Oscar Win” is an analysis of the extent to which Oscar winners reflect the other film awards.
- Sports – For a good look at Olympians, see “A Map of Olympic Medals,” “A History of World Records,” “Fractions of a Second: An Olympic Musical” and “Bolt’s Feat.” Interactive charts show the sluggers who have hit 600 home runs and the top players in the 2010 World Cup as measured by Facebook. Check out how two key sports icons have changed over the years: the Olympic torch and the World Cup ball. And athletes out there might want to consult this guide to what to eat and drink to recover from an intense workout.
- Music – The King of Pop practically merits his own category, as four infographics illuminate his life and achievements: “A Life in Pop,” “Jackson’s Billboard Rankings Over Time,” “What Is Your Favorite Michael Jackson Song?” and “Michael Jackson’s Legacy: Readers React.” “Jazz Lost and Found” is a nice way into some jazz legends. And this creative chart shows music sales from 1973-2008.
- Television – Cult show fans will enjoy “A Timeline of the ‘Lost’ Universe” and “Seeing History in ‘Mad Men.'” Meanwhile, “The Super Ad Bowl: Two Decades of Players” is a fun look back at famous ads aired during the Super Bowl.
- Travel – Make plans, or just dream, using the maps with recommended destinations for 2009 and
2010, as well as
the feature “Going Down the Road” and the wealth of maps highlighting points of interest in localities around the world in the 36 Hours series. Speaking of dreaming, can you imagine climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? - Food and Cooking – “What’s Cooking on Thanksgiving” uses Internet searches to map what cooks were creating for their families last Thanksgiving, “Disappearing Foods: Encouraging a Comeback” looks at resurrected old favorites and “Finding the Hits, Avoiding the Errors” rates the culinary offerings at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
- Tech Gadgets – Take a look inside the iPad or pick out a gadget for yourself or a loved one with these two interactive infographics.
Visual Arts and Design
- Fine Art – “Matisse’s ‘Bathers by the River'” is an annotated timeline of the artist’s process of creating the painting over the course of eight years, “Ansel Adams’s Yosemite” is an insider’s look at some of the photographer’s famous images and “Artists on Tapestries” is a fascinating view of how three artists’ works were rendered in textile form.
- Magazine Design – For a fun look at Mad Magazine features, look no further than “Fold-Ins, Past and Present.”
- Architecture – “A New Tower for The Times” and “A House of Glass” take you behind the designs of the New York Times building and the TKTS booth in Manhattan, respectively.
- Visual Metaphors – Some of Christoph Niemann’s work in the Abstract City blog might qualify as infographics, particularly his quirky maps and cheat sheets.
And now, one extra category – because we just couldn’t bear to leave out these impressive infographics that shed light on life in the Big Apple.
New York City
- Transportation – Track taxi flow, train schedules and parking tickets, and check out how the iconic subway map was redesigned.
- Life – Take a virtual walking tour, “visit” Broadway, hear what New Yorkers had to say about their city in 2009 and see what they were up to one day in 2010. Meanwhile, have you ever wondered, or thought about, what New York smells like?
- Schools – See charts of statistics on New York City charter schools and the public school test scores.
- Crime – See where the police conduct the most stop-and-frisks and where the most homicides have been committed.
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