Olivier Ballou

Visual/UX designer. Creator of "Storyline" - the trend guessing game.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@jessicasunja @melindaharing Here's where you can order the book. https://t.co/inMc88J3xe

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@jessicasunja @melindaharing Do you prefer a physical version or eReader?

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@MonsterMakerNo1 you lost your wallet, reach me at [phone]

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@danielradosh @heyfeifer You're actually right -- it's fixed now. Thanks!

[Jason Feifer @heyfeifer]

This is so fun: Guess which forms of entertainment people were most freaking out about across time! https://t.co/7qEyQhHa8H by @oballou

[Storyline - The trend guessing game @storylinegame1]

NEW QUIZ: ON THE ROAD. We think of America as having a longstanding "car culture". However, US driving, car buying, and accident trends haven't followed a straight road. Can you guess how? Test your assumptions about American vehicle trends here: https://t.co/IQAZ9jjjN2

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@AaronDeNu We moved to the neighborhood just after it shut down. Was it good?

[Mo Bhasin @BernoulliSays]

It's rare to see a chart so spectacularly emphatic.

The impact is all design. Compare the two charts.

The new one gets two things right - colors & data-ink ratio.

Via @AEI @oballou @Mark_J_Perry
Spotted @patrickc https://t.co/Ps082gkelH

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@EPoe187 Interesting how it peaks right as the Soviet Union is about to collapse. There was even a famous Quebec film that came out in 1986 called “Le déclin de l’empire américain”.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@EPoe187 There’s a long tradition of predicting America’s decline.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@TimHarford Hi Tim, there are some image problems on your homepage. I'm a designer who is huge fan of your work-- let me know if you'd like some graphics help/advice.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

@sarabarker Amazing performance last night (Suddenly Last Summer). BTW your site https://t.co/ci0EHoo5rh is down.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

An editorial graphic I created for @Quillette.

[Olivier Ballou @oballou]

My latest project! https://t.co/zUoggzi00p

[American Enterprise Institute @AEI]

For the West to survive, we must renew our sense of gratitude for what our civilization has given us. Check out the recently released companion graphic novel to @JonahNRO's Suicide of the West: 'An Illustrated Guide to Human Progress' https://t.co/phRZoIwo4E

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

I talk through three graphs -- not digital, but built from steel & wire -- on rising life expectancy, on Bill Gates's blog & video channel. https://t.co/HqY4gldsdC

[Mark J. Perry @Mark_J_Perry]

Map of the Day: As a separate country, Texas would be the world's 7th largest oil producer. @AEI @Amazing_Maps @BrilliantMaps @EnergyTomorrow @TXOGA @MarathonOil @texasgov @GDBlackmon @conocophillips @oballou

[Mark J. Perry @Mark_J_Perry]

Yes, the US middle class is disappearing... because they're moving up.

[American Enterprise Institute @AEI]

It’s difficult to even comprehend the enormous size of America’s economy. @Mark_J_Perry https://t.co/G8pYVOV35Z

[Mark J. Perry @Mark_J_Perry]

Putting America's ridiculously large $18.6 trillion economy (GDP in 2016) into perspective. @AEIdeas @aei @oballou

[American Enterprise Institute @AEI]

Prediction: No 2017 graduation speaker will mention this – the growing ‘gender college degree gap’ favoring women https://t.co/LV1EnQh2ha