As Nathan Yau curtly notes on Flowing Data, “birds move”–so any infographic about their behavior should have a temporal component. These GIF maps visualize the birds’ seasonal comings-and-goings as a ...

Poring over various subway map designs is a NYC pastime, from Massimo Vignelli's classic 1972 design to concentric circle versions, from Super Mario-enhanced maps to globally uniform editions. Add ...

But GIFs remains popular for a decidedly non-technological reason: They’re fun. They convey meaning quickly and specifically. So quickly and specifically, in fact, that MIT researchers are using GIFs ...

Researchers at MIT are analysing animated GIFs in an attempt to catalogue what they believe to be a unique, internet-based emotional vocabulary. An animated GIF-- these days often presented in the ...

Well here you have it: a GIF subway map of New York City that shows the subway lines in order of construction, created by Appealing Industries via Paste Magazine. You’ll notice that the first lines to ...

Google has released an update for its iOS app to add a fun feature and make it even more useful after upgrading its "Ok, Google" voice prompt. Now, when you search for an address, you'll get map ...

If you're one of the 128.3 million Americans who travel to work every day, chances are that your commute sucks. Dragging yourself out of bed is horrible enough, but couple that with traffic, ...

If you equally enjoy maps, .GIFs and New York City history, then you’ll enjoy this. Theres a new animated New York City MTA subway map that shows us each subway line in New York City in chronological ...