New Twitter visualization of the MTV video music awards by Stamen design. I enjoy using the well-designed interface for “re-experiencing” the series of events as they evolved that evening. I like the simplicity of the timeline at the bottom, and just how easy it is to navigate between times. What I also really like is the sparkline-esque graph showing the person’s popularity throughout the evening.
What I’d like to see is a comparison of multiple people at the same time. I’d also like to minimize the timeline so that i can see the whole evening at a time, rather than have to scroll horizontally. I don’t like the aesthetic of circular profiles over a black background. The circular border has too much contrast – some alpha blurring would’ve done the trick nicely. Whats definitely missing most is the multiple channel view, especially now that people aren’t talking as much about the event. In any case, nice to see MTV investing in a Twitter viz. (click below to try it out)
I’d like to see the twitterverse use the tool for something other than snarky commentary on the MTV music awards.
But, yes, I agree, it’s a nice visualization. Hopefully Stamen is able to use it for other data in the future.
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