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I don’t use the word “interactive” carelessly. (Most things that people typically call interactive are not one bit interactive. Video games are interactive. Newspaper Web sites? Not!)
With all the journalists chattering about Adrian Holovaty these days, some are feeling that they must transform themselves into programmers to compete in the 21st century. I’m not convinced [...]

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This beautiful animated graphic from National Geographic provides a wonderful example of how to construct a multipart package:
Explore the Human Heart
The first thing to think about is simplicity. It’s big, it’s clear, it’s easy to read, and there’s nothing wasted on the intro screen, the entry into the package. You have exactly three choices — [...]

This map from MSNBC.com is a great example of a clear, easy-to-understand interface. You don’t need any instructions at all to figure out how it works.
Islam in Europe
I’m a huge fan of the single-screen, no-scrolling approach. This package fits on my 1024 x 768 screen with absolutely no scrolling, and even the text blocks that [...]

An interactive map graphic from USAToday.com: “Sun Belt’s population grows as Gulf Coast suffers.”
Make sure you click the Louisiana area and roll over the counties. This is how a graphic tells a story!
It’s relevant, it’s important, and who else but a newspaper would ever do this much work in the public interest?
Read about how they [...]