Features Without Words

Features without words…

And other options for feature presentation online

Emma Maier

Deputy Editor

Community Care

Features without words

• News translates easily online• What about features?• Length vs Short/succinct• What is a feature online?

Online opportunities

• Evolution of print – lists, a-z, pictures• Audio/video• Interaction:

graphics/animations/presentations that engage readers/users and allow them to have direction/control over what they see

• Presentation of data -visualisation• Some aspirational, others possible

Annotated diagram

http://www.hse.gov.uk/fallsfromvehicles/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/interactive/2009/jan/27/flintoff-injuries

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/tornado/default.asp

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/02/business/economy/20090705-cycles-graphic.html

Databases

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7780497.stm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/candidate-match-game.htm

http://www.bayercropscience.co.uk/slugMap.html

Presenting relationships

http://www.time.com/time/2008/six_degrees/

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/02/us/20080204_ENDORSE_GRAPHIC.html

http://debategraph.org/

Timeline

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/20070715_GILDED_GRAPHIC.html

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/08/109961/baby-p-case-in-haringey.html

Slideshow

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/15/111278/key-workers-enjoy-a-fun-key-night-out.html

Visualising words

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2009/03/lamings-most-used-word-childre.html

http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/page/Word_Tree.html

Interactive quiz

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/27/111371/enter-our-community-care-35th-birthday-quiz.html

http://money.guardian.co.uk/work/iqtest/0,,589301,00.html

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/create-a-quiz.php

Maps

Election map (guardian)

Gallery (Newseum)

Flickr Vision (photo/mapping)

Community Care (Devolution)

Contract Journal (recession)

Googlemap tools (list)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/interactive/2009/jun/08/european-election-results-countries-2009

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp

http://flickrvision.com/

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/17/111813/is-social-work-the-same-after-devolution.html

http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/05/19/67934/construction-firms-hit-by-the-recession-map.html

http://mashable.com/2009/01/08/google-maps-mashups-tools/

Reader contributions

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/15/us/politics/20090115_HOPE.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7644574.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2009/jun/29/iran-election-dead-detained

http://www.amap.org.uk/view/?map_id=1798

Combining media/content

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/first-presidential-debate.html

http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/05/is_swine_flu_coverage_in_balance.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7668165.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7073125.stm

Contacts

Emma MaierDeputy editorCommunity Care

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Features Without Words

Education

words news

visualising words

presentation of data

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length vs shortsuccinct

annotated diagram

interactive quiz

reader contributions