Can we make a twisted map which shows each constituency the same size? I'd have a go at doing this if I wasn't in a cafe in Germany :-)
Cheers, Dunacn 2009/9/3 Tom Steinberg <[email protected]>: > Hi all, > >> A map is IMO a bad idea, unless it's a non-geographical one like some >> newspaper (Telegraph?) did - otherwise you just can't see the urban >> areas, and as soon as someone signs up in the Highlands it looks like >> lots of Scotland is "done". There must be better ways of expressing the >> data. > > Well, the main goal is some sort of interesting visual hook that > suggests how much of the country is done. Perhaps just a big arrow > thing, like you put on http://theyworkforyou.com/video ? > > Or a thermometer in the shape of the UK? :) > > I must say, I think that using an old constituency map would be fine, > if it's only a small map of the UK, 3-5 inches high, and the amount of > pedants who won't sign up because they've visually spotted that it is > for the old constituencies is going to be close to zero, I'd guess. > That would, however, mean having to identify both which old and which > new constituency someone was in, which is perhaps a bit redundant for > sheer prettiness value. > > Anyway, I'm delighted to see Seb, Paul and Timothy step up on this > project. Please do keep the rest of dev-public informed on what's > going on. > > Lastly, I know that Julian Todd has some useful info on pre-populating > the candidate DB. > > best, > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
