...and a case of "chart junk" too!

I know I am criticizing the executioner for wielding an ugly axe but... I think the NSA can use a little help. If the leaked slides are any indication of the quality of information design Big Brother is dealing with, then the folks at Zeit Online can really give them some help. These folks have paid attention to Tufte and Few on better information design.

"Tell-all telephone" layout of the telephone usage data over time, correlated to location data is excellent, and really demonstrates utility design that tells a story.

note: bonus points to Zeit for not using flash for their article!!