Comments on: adrift in the red sea http://globalspin.com/2004/11/adrift-in-the-red-sea/ a glimpse into the tiny mind of Chris Radcliff Sat, 01 May 2010 03:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: deb http://globalspin.com/2004/11/adrift-in-the-red-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:05:59 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/11/08/446/#comment-585 Mmmm . . . “zombies for Jesus”

]]> By: Chris http://globalspin.com/2004/11/adrift-in-the-red-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 23:01:42 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/11/08/446/#comment-584 Hey, that’s a good point. You wouldn’t even have to get rid of the red-blue distinction, either, just tone down the saturation a bit. Burgundy and slate blue? Fire brick and Dodger blue?

Of course, Green is already taken…

]]> By: karen http://globalspin.com/2004/11/adrift-in-the-red-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 22:34:38 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/11/08/446/#comment-583 Not to sound defensive, but I also think that it would be more fair to change the colors, too. Red is a color that seems to our eyes more “active” or vibrate-y, whereas blue is calmer and cooler. So by doing all those central states in WHAAH WHAAH red and the others in oooooo ooooo blue it makes it feel, sense-wise, that there are more Red Bushites that there really are. So what if we used, say, blue and beige? I think it would make a difference, I do.

If we’re going to portray the information graphically, let’s not forget the power of graphic style and its ability to go straight to the “heart” without checking in with our analytical centers.

Just a friendly public service announcement. :)

]]> By: Chris http://globalspin.com/2004/11/adrift-in-the-red-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:35:39 +0000 http://globalspin.com/wp/2004/11/08/446/#comment-582 I’m sorry, did I say “seemed to vote for”? I meant, “definitely did vote for, as far as our touch screens and ballot counting machines indicate without any verifiable paper trail.”

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