Death and Taxes

Thanks to Aaron for the link to the Death and Taxes 2009 poster. It's a lovely, simple graphic that breaks down the national budget visually, to a reasonably fine level of detail. It provides a good gestalt understanding of where the money's all going.

Note that, while he's trying to sell it as a poster, the web page is itself a nicely-done Flash movie. If you go full-screen and zoom in, you can get up to a point where it's clearly readable for browsing...

Death and Taxes

Thanks to Aaron for the link to the Death and Taxes 2009 poster. It's a lovely, simple graphic that breaks down the national budget visually, to a reasonably fine level of detail. It provides a good gestalt understanding of where the money's all going.

Note that, while he's trying to sell it as a poster, the web page is itself a nicely-done Flash movie. If you go full-screen and zoom in, you can get up to a point where it's clearly readable for browsing...

Counter-productive ads?

The ad for the new Kia Soul is trying to look hip, and all -- the hamsters breaking out from their hamster wheels, and driving away in the cool car with their little hamster iPods and all.

But seriously: hamsters? I look at this ad, and all I can think is, "Boy, that's a *small* car..."

Counter-productive ads?

The ad for the new Kia Soul is trying to look hip, and all -- the hamsters breaking out from their hamster wheels, and driving away in the cool car with their little hamster iPods and all.

But seriously: hamsters? I look at this ad, and all I can think is, "Boy, that's a *small* car..."