Great Glasses From the Movies
Everyone knows that to look cool, you gotta have the right pair of glasses or shades. And some of the most iconic such specs come from the movies.
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Tag: Infographics
Mapping Marvel Origins: Where the Superhumans Come From
Everyone comes from somewhere, even if you have superpowers.
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Zombies, D-Bags & Cutting-Edge Content Marketing: Q&A With Estately's Ryan Nickum
Maps of kale preference, Crossfit, livability for hippies and more are the brain child of one man, Ryan Nickum, blogging for the real estate site Estately. Is content marketing via the inane intersection of data and geekified awesomeness genius or madness? We called Ryan Nickum to find out.
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Stacking Up 35 Extraordinary Hero Homes
An architectural look at the homes, headquarters, and hangouts of 35 illustrious heroes.
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Fifty Unbelievable Facts about Earth For Earth Day
A great infographic to remind us about our planet on its special day.
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Sizing Up 40 Iconic Villain Hideouts
Any villain who’s ever had a plan has had a lair—but not all lairs are built to the same standards.
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Wolverine: How His Costume Has Evolved Over the Years
Wolverine may be the best there is at what he does, but no one has ever called him a paragon of superheroic fashion as evidenced by this showcase of every Wolverine costume worn.
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Try to Leap Over this Man of Steel Infographic in a Single Bound
A very tall, infographical take on the money-making history behind the Superman franchise, and now Man of Steel.
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Star Wars Saga Summarized in Pictures
As Rod Stewart used to sing, every picture tells a story, don’t it? Graphic artist Murea took this to heart when creating infographics to tell a tale that spans six major motion pictures, an animated movie, and two novels.
Continue ReadingInfographic: The Cost of Living on Mars
Enjoy this cool infographic, courtesy of the folks at Neo Mammalian Studios and PayDayLoan.co.uk.
Continue ReadingGoogle Shows Off How Search Works
If you’ve ever wondered, at least in broad, infographic-friendly terms, how a search is actually carried out when you type a query into Google, well, here’s the info to slake your intellectual thirst.
Continue ReadingCisco Says GeekDads Are Awesome
Actually, they use the term “geek dads” but we know what they mean. The team at Cisco/Linksys put out a fun press release and infographic in support of their home networking products today, and we couldn’t pass up saying something …
Continue ReadingFollow The Doctor’s Adventures With This Nifty Timeline
If you are lost in Doctor Who, CableTV.com is throwing you a timeline. The Doctor Who Timeline Infographic is an overview of The Doctor’s travels from his origin and early years, through the Tom Baker golden age, past the dark time of …
Continue ReadingDoes It Feel Like Lego Bricks Just Keep Getting More Expensive?
Lego sets aren’t just for kids — and they certainly don’t come at kid prices. I’ve gazed longingly at the “Death Star” and “Imperial Shuttle” kits, the “Mindstorms NXT 2.0,” the adorable “Hogwarts Castle,” and even “The Black Pearl.” But …
Continue ReadingThe Evolution of the Geek
The Internet is such a big and wonderful place, it is easy for some cool things to slip by unnoticed. My Google+ feed recently excavated a great infographic from Flowtown depicting the evolution of Geeks, something GeekDad missed the first …
Continue ReadingMore Perfectly Explained Union
Census data is pretty standard stuff. It’s useful for decision-makers but doesn’t come close to saying much about who we are, what we care about, or how we’d like others to see us. Media artist Roger Luke DuBois has found another method of measuring these variables. He created a 2010 U.S. “census” using information from […]
Continue ReadingInfographic Proves that Geeks Read a Lot (and Lots of Kids’ Books)
David McCandless of Information is Beautiful has come up with a must-read book infographic that has a definite sci-fi/fantasy/futuristic slant. From what I can see, the top picks (after To Kill a Mockingbird) include: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy …
Continue ReadingStereotyped By Your Email
Online identity is such a big deal that I prefer to lampoon the whole concept. I use the most ridiculous screen names possible (although when I tried to register as GrannyPanties a few weeks ago a fellow jester had taken it). Identity isn’t just linked to the names we choose, it’s also tied to the provider […]
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