I first wrote about Nicholas Feltron on March 10, 2008:
The guy keeps meticulous records of what he does during the course of the year: how many taxi rides, pounds of magazines received, how many iTunes tracks played, days spent on a plane, how many cups of coffee and so on. Then he issues an infographical representation of his year (he began issuing reports in 2005). And it’s amazingly interesting.
Today I read something from Feltron far more compelling. With the launch of CNN.com’s redesign, he was asked to examine stats from the site from the past thirteen years and develop an infographic illustrating the findings:
Ultimately, I think the most fascinating story here is the change in our news habits after September 11, 2001. After this day, a new and higher baseline for visits to the site is established, and the inference is that this event really established CNN.com and the greater Internet as a reliable, timely and indispensable source for news.
Beautiful work.
By Rich Sullivan
Tags: infographics
