Today and Tomorrow, by George Chamoun, composites the images of old and new movie stars to create one single image.  The unification of the celebrities creates an intriguing dialogue between past and present.  It raises the issues of what is “desireable”.  It’s somewhat shocking to see how perfectly they overlap, its quite a comment on how what is considered beautiful hasn’t changed that drastically.  It’s also quite and interesting effect to be switching between two personas, shifting between Natalie Portman or Audrey Hepburn.

While this work, Historical Snapshots of Birth Trends by The Barbarian Group, is very interesting as far as how its focusing the information- what contributes to birth rates in different eras- I am more interested in the idea of creating image out of data.  This new trend of visualizing all the data or statistics available on the Internet is one of the best ways to possibly use it as a resource.  These maps have the ability to create relationships between seemingly disparate parts as well as be informative or entertaining.

LastClock by NewMediology highlights ones of my favorite issues- that our conception of time is completely constructed.  This piece synthesizes new symbols or representations of time- live video feed, images, and of course actual seconds and minutes.  The image of the clock is stunning, as well as its overall concept.