David Foster

David Foster is an information designer and data visualization specialist with over 30 years of experience in print and digital.

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Overwhelmed by the news? We tell you what matters and what you can ignore, in this week’s Matterboard. Find out about:

~ Drone-launching “triumphal arch”
~ Latest Iran war sadness
~ Blue wave odds
~ Soaring interest rates
~ Stupidity of a diesel export ban
~ Facebook made something people actually like
~ And more!

Feat. terrific chartwork by @DFosterGraphics

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

Is nothing sacred anymore.. HOW many millions of Americans enjoy our National Parks ?

[Kelly Carlin-McCall @kelly_carlin]

Peeked into my dad’s archives at the @NtlComedyCenter today and found this gem.

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Bessent and some in the financial media say the K-shaped economy is over

And lower-K is converging with higher-K

Sorry, rubbish

Latest from The Pinpoint Press

With chartwork by @DFosterGraphics

https://t.co/7s8DEOe3oM

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

The latest Matterboard is up!

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Check out The Weekly Matterboard, where we rate the importance of:

~ Plunging Trump approval rating
~ A nudification ban
~ Blanche confirmation
~ Skeevy Congressmen
~ The reflecting pool, of course

And much, much more

Only at The Pinpoint Press

With chartwork by @DFosterGraphics

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

The latest edition of The Matterboard !

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Check out The Weekly Matterboard

Where we rate whether the news is worth your time

This week ~

~ bad lettuce
~ Netanyahu arrest threats
~ $4 gas
~ more Trump tariffs

And more!

With terrific chartwork by @DFosterGraphics

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Can you spot the hot trade in these charts?

The week in markets, chartwork by @DFosterGraphics

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

@woopah01 @rickjnewman If you look at the legend, the darker negative bar is the last 12 months…lighter positive bar is prior 12 months. So that would not be the takeaway.

[Jay Anderson @TheProjectUnity]

David Lynch's Diagram for Transcendental Consciousness.

One of the greatest, easiest to understand explanations for how our reality is made of MIND first, MATTER second.

I promise this is genuinely worth your time.

[Albert Brooks @AlbertBrooks]

Mel Brooks is 100 years old today! Many people think that Mel is my father.  He isn’t.  But what he is is one of the great comic minds of the last 100 years.  Happy birthday Mel, from your fake son.

[#RingoStarr @ringostarrmusic]

All you need is love, love peace and love. I send you all peace and love love love no matter what you choose. Choose love Ringo. 😎✌️🌟❤️🎶🌈🥦☮️

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

@rickjnewman Full interactive and dataset by @DFosterGraphics at https://t.co/FxL5zxcj9b

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

https://t.co/wF3AgzS3xC

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

Where does Elon Musk's $1 trillion come from?

SpaceX: $1.77T valuation → his stake: $821B
Tesla: $1.5T valuation → his stake: $195B

The world's first trillionaire, broken down.

Full analysis from @rickjnewman at The Pinpoint Press — link in comments.

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

https://t.co/qTSIZpckWZ

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

New on Chartwork: the behind-the-scenes story of The Prosperity Gap.
Started as two Flourish charts. Ended up as a full D3 + Scrollama + Svelte scrollytelling build with @rickjnewman.
What I built, what broke, and what I'd do differently. Link below
#Dataviz #Scrollytelling #D3

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

The latest inflation Chartwork from @DFosterGraphics for @rickjnewman / The Pinpoint Press

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Here’s your inflation update, chartwork by
@DFosterGraphics

Inflation jumps from 3.8% to 4.2%

Inflation outpaces wages by .7 pts ~ real income growth is negative

Gas prices up 41% YOY

Check out inflation in 27 categories we’ve been tracking since 2021

[@MysterySolvent @MysterySolvents]

Trump prevented everyone from celebrating near the game. He made everyone show up hours early. Women could not take in a bag. He inconvenienced the entire city. And then he fell asleep.

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

Gearing up for the SpaceX IPO on June 12? @DFosterGraphics and I made you a couple of handy charts

Space launch is the core business

Starlink Internet service is the only profitable part

Most capex spending goes into AI

Also it will be classified as an industrial firm, not a tech company

And it won't be in the S&P 500 index for years!

[David Foster @DFosterGraphics]

The latest @DFosterGraphics Chartwork for @rickjnewman / The Pinpoint Press! Read the analysis on the Substack!

[Rick Newman @rickjnewman]

What mattered in markets this week?

@DFosterGraphics produce the charts that tell the story

Can you guess the narrative?

Answer in first comment below