Sans Forgetica – the true font of all knowledge
We’ve talked a lot about how a little cognitive “friction” can aid learning and recall. Now, researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have produced a font designed exactly for that: Sans Forgetica. I think I first came across the research through the Harvard Business Review. Here’s a blog post from 2012. It’s also […]
Fountain pen inks @PenChalet #fountainpen #ink
From Pen Chalet, here’s a great guide to categories of ink for fountain pens. Who knew?
The B2B social media landscape
Here’s an interesting infographic from Circle Research and the B2B Marketing site. It dates from April 2014
The power of proof-points – @rogerdooley
Roger Dooley of Neuromarketing points to a tiny change that has dramatic effects. “Then, the experimenters added one element: a chart that displayed the same data. This small change caused the percentage of readers who believed the drug to be effective to leap from 67.7% without the chart to an amazing 96.6% with the chart.” […]
London's geospatial data – @BBCNewsMagazine
A great article on the BBC News site based on a new book, London: The Information Capital by Dr James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti. The book presents a new collection of data maps of London that demonstrate the power of spatial data. Some, like the map showing daily commutes, are new great surprise (though beautifully […]
London’s geospatial data – @BBCNewsMagazine
A great article on the BBC News site based on a new book, London: The Information Capital by Dr James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti. The book presents a new collection of data maps of London that demonstrate the power of spatial data. Some, like the map showing daily commutes, are new great surprise (though beautifully […]
Working from home infographic
Here’s an interesting infographic from telecommuting recruitment specialists staff.com:
The high cost of multi-tasking
We all know we shouldn’t, but it’s just so hard to focus. This infographic from visual.ly shows the true cost of trying to multi-task…
The Venn diagrams of life
From Muddy Colors, via Execupundit, this essential career advice by Venn diagram: There are a number of these on the Muddy Colors site and this one puts into picture what an ex-colleague of mine, John Coulthard, would often quote: “Fast, good and Cheap. Pick two.!” Technorati Tags: Infographics,Organisational Humanity,Sovereign Professional,Sovereign Individual,John Coulthard,Execupundit,Muddy Colors
The pros and cons of freelancing
Many thanks to Julie Ander for sharing this infographic (designed by Graphic Design Degree Hub.com). It gives a great overview of the freelancing, Sovereign Professional lifestyle and sector. The data is from the US but I feel it’s broadly applicable, certainly to the UK and probably other similar economies. Interesting points for me were on […]