Can a diagram save lives? Florence Nightingale is best known as the Lady of the Lamp, who cared for thousands of soldiers in appalling conditions during the Crimean War of 1854-6. What is less well-known is that she was a superb statistician, and the first to use a statistical graphic as a call to action.

The Beauty of Diagrams on BBC4/iPlayer

A Timelapse video showing the design of a website – forwarded from Milosz
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In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he’s built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own creative drive.
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This website that tells you everything you need to know to be a more environmentally aware graphic designer.

Lovely as a Tree

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Concerns are being raised that the internet is running out of numbers for IP addresses.
Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones explains if we are on the verge of internet collapse.