The concept behind We Feel Fine - and the execution for that matter - is both rich and simple. These two qualities naturally conflict with each other, so it’s rare to find them both at work in a single piece of art, craft or engineering, and that’s the main inspiration I want to take away from WFF.

Of Jonathan Harris’ projects, my other favorite is WORDCOUNT (and it’s sister site, QUERYCOUNT). I love the way all of these encourage me to wander but also enable me to find specific things.

Another ambitious project along the same lines is 6 billion others, by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. It features thousands of videotaped interviews from people around the world. The navigation needs work, but you can browse individual people, countries or subjects (laughter, fears, love, dreams, etc.). There’s not much content there as of this writing, but it’s set up nicely, and I assume it will grow. I can’t wait to check back in a few months.

Posted by Shawn in Data Visualization, Inspiration, Technology