A week late (again), but here is my #MakeoverMonday for Week 49. Inspiration by the incredible Meera Umasankar. Updated 12/14/2019: Per feedback from Eva Murray, Sarah Bartlett, Charlie Hutcheson, and Meera Umasankar, I changed the background color from the LOUD blue to a lighter gray. I also added a sub-title over the line chart stating […]
A week late, but here is my #MakeoverMonday for Week 48. I found this a particularly fun assignment. I did some additional research on the sounds a squirrel makes as I was not familiar with the terms Kuks and Quaas. Map inspiration from Nicolas Mieszaly, #Squirrel Census in Central Park, Tableau Public, here. Here is […]
Readers: For much of my career, I have had to travel to New York City (NYC) every few months. I always found NYC to be fascinating in that it is always awake, humming, and vibrant. Also, NYC has some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. There are over 6,000 high-rise buildings in NYC, […]
Source: The Paris Review, Illustrated Maps of New York Through the Ages, June 14, 2018, https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/06/14/illustrated-maps-of-new-york-through-the-ages/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=NYPLEvents&utm_campaign=SocialFlow. Since their inception, maps have been embellished with illustrations. Through July 16, a selection of illustrated maps of New York spanning six centuries is on view at the New York Public Library. A preview of the exhibition—along with captions written […]
Source: CityPASS, Fun Facts about the Statue of Liberty, http://www.citypass.com, January 19, 2011, http://www.citypass.com/articles/new-york/fun-statue-of-liberty?custom_ref=UVaQiP.
The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) high. Its name is derived from the nickname for […]
