http://infosthetics.com/archives/2014/03/hubcab_mapping_all_taxi_trips_in_new_york_2011.html
http://hubcab.org/#13.00/40.7219/-73.9484
The website was designed in order to help the city go green. Developers wanted to match the key points in the city that most people travel to and compare travel routes with each other. I found it interesting that they used internet technology to basically track peoples travel locations. Their goal for us is to understand that other people can have the same travel plans or ideas as we do and that it would be ok to share a cab with someone thus lowering the carbon make the air less polluted. Though I feel the idea was great they actual map is a little confusing. I had to read about it more to get the idea which should have been obvious from the beginning in order to be user friendly. If I had made this map I would have had a key or tool bar that indicated what was going on. Maybe even a voice over and a handicap feature as well.
http://infosthetics.com/archives/2013/05/mapping_the_pavement_quality_of_streets_in_la.html
http://graphics.latimes.com/la-streets-map/#10/34.0498/-118.6002
This map was actually really good and also very user friendly. The map was developed by the Los Angeles times data desk. The map shows the grading levels of 68,000 streets in L.A. I think this is genius especially for the elderly who have a hard time getting around. The map had a color range from green(A) to pink(F). The site also has a really cool feature that would allow me to click on a street and it would show me the grade and also the last time it was repaired and inspected. This provides me with information on which streets get forgotten and I find that useful. The only way I could improve this site is by including street view option.
http://chartporn.org/2013/10/24/evolution-of-western-dance-music-2/
http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/infographic/interactive-music-map/index.html
This map gives an interactive look on how music developed in the western world and then moved to the east, back, and forth. I personally found this map interesting because it allows you to focus on a set time frame and it labels the influences of music with a map in the background. However as time went on I found it hard to keep track and focus on what I was searching for because of all the randomness going on the map. The letters also began to shrink to accommodate fitting everything into one screen. If I had to program this map I would have made it more user friendly and allowed for more slides to be shown. Basically the map needs to be organized a little more.
