Make no mistake, we live in the future. A lot of times I like living in the future. I have a giant flat TV with 3D projection software hanging on my wall that can pull up a million different movies at my instant command and I can control it with my watch. I own several computers…
Category: Infographics
Academics, Comics, Infographics
Mavademics: Batman Graphic Sanity Check
by mav • • 34 Comments
Academics, Comics, Gender & Sex, Infographics
Comics Starring Women – Visualization
by mav • • 15 Comments
What’s geeky? Comics and statistics. What’s really geeky? Using them both together. A couple months ago, I mentioned that I had been tracking sales on comics starring female characters. This was related to an academic paper I was working on (one that I am finishing up to present on Friday). My primary reason for tracking the sales was…
Academics, Gender & Sex, Infographics, Technology, Website Reviews
Why digital humanities are sexy…
by mav • • 18 Comments
Ok, let’s say you’re a guy who’s spent most of your adult life carving out a career for yourself as a user experience designer and information specialist. You build a nice little life designing enterprise software solutions and websites for Fortune 500 companies. You’re not rich, but you’re comfortably entrenched in the middle class with a respectable disposable…