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Exclusive Infographic: Which ‘Arrested Development’ Character Are You?

By Jennifer Lewis on

The big day is just around the corner, folks! Are you ready? To celebrate our beloved Arrested Development week, we threw together our very own illustrated flowchart to determine which character suits you best. Are you Lucille? Annyong? Tobias?… Read More

Design

These Wonderful 3D Infographics Are Taller Than You

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Belgian studio Coming Soon is all about making it big. Their Hand Lettering creations filled a giant chalkboard with letters in a variety of fonts and styles. And with Infographics XXXL, they’ve taken actual graphs and blown them up to a huge size for Ablynx, a client that specializes in the research of nanobodies. The result is that, instead of casually glancing at the same old pie chart or bar graph, shareholders have something to keep their gaze on the numbers, like a blurry scientist walking by human-size bars or holding up a literal piece of the pie. See a selection of Coming Soon’s giant infographics after the jump. … Read More

Young Adult Heroines: An Infographic

By Emily Temple on

What do the heroines of ultra-popular YA novels (and their attendant film adaptations) have in common? Quite a bit,… Read More

Pop Culture

Exclusive Infographics: Fictional Character Birthday Calendars

By Jennifer Lewis on

[Editor's note: In celebration of the holidays, we're counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #6, was originally published April 11.] Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for a good, old-fashioned SAT-style analogy. Ready? Creed from The Office is to Hello Kitty as Don Draper is to ________? If you answered “Oscar the Grouch,” you win! Confused? Don’t fret — it’s easy to assume that these fictional folks are unrelated when, in actuality, they celebrate their birthdays on the same day. Fun fact, eh? On that note, so do Rocky Balboa and Seth Cohen, the Weasley twins and Bart Simpson, and Superman and Jerry from Parks and Recreation — and we’re just getting started! After the jump, we’ve made a series of monthly timelines charting hundreds of fictional birthdays from TV, film, literature, video games, and beyond. Of course, not every day can be Liz Lemon’s or Rambo’s birthday, so a few of us might find that our character birthday soul mate is an obscure anime character or a toddler on a soap opera, but hey, that ain’t so bad. Click through for upwards of 365 character birthdays, then hit the comments to announce your newfound birthday twin. … Read More

Film

Exclusive Infographic: Which Wes Anderson Character Are You?

By Jennifer Lewis on

Have you been suffering from a Wes Anderson character identity crisis? Do you have the sensitivity of Richie Tenenbaum, but the zest for revenge of Steve Zissou? The determination of Max, but the cigarette addiction of Margot? If you’re lost and confused and looking for some Anderson answers, we’re here to help. After the jump, we’ve thrown together an illustrated infographic to help you answer the age-old question: Which Wes Anderson character are you? (Read that last bit with the inflection of a lonely Khaki Scout addressing his feathered future wife.) … Read More

History

Awesome Infographic: Anatomy of a Turducken

By Caroline Stanley on

According to famed food writer Calvin Trillin, the origins of turducken can be traced to Hebert’s Specialty Meats in Maurice, Louisiana, which started selling the seasonal dish to its customers in the mid ’80s, but as far back as Roman times, people were roasting birds inside of other birds. In fact, in the early 19th century, gastronomist Grimod de La Reynièr presented his recipe for rôti sans pareil (“roast without equal”), a Russian nesting doll of a dish that involves stuffing a bustard with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an ortolan bunting, and a garden warbler. Learn more about the history of turducken — and grab some tips on how to cook one of these frankenbirds — with the handy infographic after the jump! … Read More