Author Topic: Race in Pointillism (Read 10477 times)

B E C K · « **on:** Sep 30, 2010, 04:19:41 AM »

Anyone see this Flickr accout? They mapped out populations of White (red dots), Black (blue dots), Hispanice (orange dots), and Asian (green dots) populations over maps of various cities.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157624812674967/detail/

It's kinda interesting. Especially the ones that have such really distinct color blocks. Honolulu was the only city I saw with significant majority green.

Here's San Antonio, which I linked because the tag "Alamo Whites" for "Alamo Heights" made me rofl. The green Asian dots are a little hard to see though. I found that if I blurred my vision, it looks like an angry elephant head:

Derrick · « **Reply #1 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 05:22:24 AM »

What color are transplanted blacks from Nawlins?

B E C K · « **Reply #2 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 06:23:14 AM »

They're as blue as the water that drowned their houses.

That pic's looking more like a screaming rhino to me. A rhino it is.

Fiero · « **Reply #3 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:21:34 AM »

Triceratops.

Fiero · « **Reply #4 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:35:04 AM »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/4982037274/in/set-72157624812674967/

With scripts on it has little blocks that say what part you are looking at. See that little tightly packed circle? That is Lew Sterret Justice Center. ROFL

And I think that there should be way more Hispanics. Is this based on the census? Where did they get the info?

B E C K · « **Reply #5 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:48:30 AM »

FYI, info's ten years old. 2000 US Census.

B E C K · « **Reply #6 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:49:30 AM »

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That is Lew Sterret Justice Center.

Hey, I remember sending ppl there when I worked for Linebarger. I don't think I was saying it right over the phone.

B E C K · « **Reply #7 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:49:59 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on Sep 30, 2010, 11:21:34 AM

Triceratops.

I'm not seeing the neck fin though.

Fiero · « **Reply #8 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 01:08:43 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Sep 30, 2010, 11:49:30 AM

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That is Lew Sterret Justice Center.

Hey, I remember sending ppl there when I worked for Linebarger. I don't think I was saying it right over the phone.

Nobody says it right. For years I thought it was pronounced Loose Garret.

Quote from: B E C K on Sep 30, 2010, 11:49:59 AM

Quote from: Fiero on Sep 30, 2010, 11:21:34 AM
Triceratops.

I'm not seeing the neck fin though.

Its a bit of an isometric view. The Triceratops is pointing its head upwards. The frill is in the top right. I will MS Paint this shit if you do not believe me, and it will suck and probably not prove anything.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #9 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 07:45:52 PM »

It's fuckin' King Kong on the empire estate. You guys are blind

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #10 on:** Sep 30, 2010, 11:52:38 PM »

Daffy Duck, getting his brains blown out the back of his head. Rorschachs are fun!

With a 68% majority, we're positively swimming amongst blue dots in my area.

Rama · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 12:27:45 AM »

It's Batman...with a beak.

B E C K · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 01:50:27 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on Sep 30, 2010, 01:08:43 PM

Nobody says it right. For years I thought it was pronounced Loose Garret.

I would say it Loo Stare-it. hee hee

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Its a bit of an isometric view. The Triceratops is pointing its head upwards. The frill is in the top right. I will MS Paint this shit if you do not believe me, and it will suck and probably not prove anything.

Not seeing it but would love to see it in MS Paint.

Fiero · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 09:32:12 AM »

fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu I knew I should not have said that.

B E C K · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 01:40:30 PM »

Yeah, I still don't see it. I think I'm stuck on my themes here.

Fiero · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 02:02:00 PM »

Wow, you are a pervert. That trunk and all those horns look phallic as fuck.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 08:17:31 PM »

mac. no paint.
im cool like that

Fiero · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 01, 2010, 08:55:31 PM »

Surely it has some other program instead.

B E C K · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 02, 2010, 01:19:29 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on Oct 01, 2010, 02:02:00 PM

Wow, you are a pervert. That trunk and all those horns look phallic as fuck.

My hand jerked slightly--no pun intended--when I was drawing the rhino horn but anyway those things are naturally phallic with or without me drawing them so ftw.

Although those mouths do look bj-esque. Is that what you really meant to say?

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #19 on:** Oct 02, 2010, 10:56:12 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on Oct 01, 2010, 08:55:31 PM

Surely it has some other program instead.

Can I do it using photoshop? Not that I would know how to do it anyways. I bitched and moaned at my dad for months to get me the newest version of photoshop, and when he finally bought it for me , AND after having to buy a whole new memory for the computer and hard drive (cause the mac version i had was ""too old"" for the program) I installed it and opened it for the first time and thought "wtf is this, i dont know how to use it" and closed it.

B E C K · « **Reply #20 on:** Oct 02, 2010, 11:35:07 AM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Oct 02, 2010, 10:56:12 AM

Can I do it using photoshop? Not that I would know how to do it anyways. I bitched and moaned at my dad for months to get me the newest version of photoshop, and when he finally bought it for me , AND after having to buy a whole new memory for the computer and hard drive (cause the mac version i had was ""too old"" for the program) I installed it and opened it for the first time and thought "wtf is this, i dont know how to use it" and closed it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #21 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 06:01:08 AM »

Layers confuse me

Fiero · « **Reply #22 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 11:40:21 AM »

Yeah, Photoshop is something you have to learn. Paint is something you can just fuck with.

When I first saw the name of this thread, I thought there was an art race happening.

B E C K · « **Reply #23 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 01:58:16 PM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Oct 05, 2010, 06:01:08 AM

Layers confuse me

You could just keep flattening the image over and over again to keep it all in one layer.

Rama · « **Reply #24 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 04:55:30 PM »

Layers confuse me too. I mean I want to wear a sweater vest, but I can't figure out what to wear under it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #25 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 09:20:57 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Oct 05, 2010, 01:58:16 PM

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Oct 05, 2010, 06:01:08 AM
Layers confuse me

You could just keep flattening the image over and over again to keep it all in one layer.

Are you speaking in russian?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #26 on:** Oct 05, 2010, 09:41:36 PM »

Huh...."bought Photoshop". Interesting concept, there.

As for layers being confusing, they're a lot less so when you keep the Layers viewbox open.

B E C K · « **Reply #27 on:** Oct 06, 2010, 10:34:31 AM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Oct 05, 2010, 09:20:57 PM

Are you speaking in russian?

нет.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #28 on:** Oct 07, 2010, 06:52:26 PM »

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 05, 2010, 09:41:36 PM

Huh...."bought Photoshop". Interesting concept, there.