RTFA: http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/01/if_the_wo…

A gigantic isometric eBoy-like infographic, based on the concept of summarizing world statistics as a village of 100 people [binsworld.com]. As a result, all the objects and characteristics within it become a percentage: 6 cars, 24 televisions, 9 English speaking people, 10 homosexuals, and so on. The village is divided into 5 navigable zones: Economy, Life, Food, Danger and a World map.

However, somewhere the concept became a bit lost, as I suppose the 300 million bottles of wine and 2500 million cups of coffee are not destined to be consumed by a meager 100 people?

Tragically, it seems like the site is down now (slashdotting?) …but nevertheless the idea is great, so I’ve linked to information aesthetic, which in turn links to binsworld.

  • Pretty interesting post. I have found this article very interesting. So, I have bookmarked this site for future reading.
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