Because it's Friday: Lord of the Rings, Minard-style (Revolutions)

June 10, 2011

Speaking of Edward Tufte, I think design student JT Fridsma is channeling Minard's famous chart of Naopelon's doomed army in his visualization of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Compare:

Minard:

Fridsma:

Anyway, if you're as much of a fan of LOTR as I am, you'll enjoy exploring this lovely infographic.

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Could I suggest the XKCD version as being clearer

http://xkcd.com/657/large/

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