This better be right.

We have been keeping the CA Drought Monitor live (updating data weekly) since we first designed and built this for Scientific American in 2015. Drought Monitor helps you explore trends in air moisture in California since 1895. droughtmonitor.pitchinteractive.com

2023 seems the year of existential reckoning. Just because we spent so much energy pouring our hearts out into something does not mean we must cling to it for survival. Sometimes we just need to finish one chapter to start the next. Life is a continuous book full of chapters.

Requesting archive of any twitter accounts I’ve used. It’s time to transition to a new chapter.

In today's Biweekly Digest, we cover: • Why life expectancy in US is lower than in other rich countries • Our redesigned work on Democracy • We're hiring a Data Scientist • Help us help you by taking our survey Read mailchi.mp/ourworldindata… Subscribe ourworldindata.org/#subscribe

The closing down of one of the country's most innovative data and design studios. Now would be the time to try to hire Wes Grubbs, Nick Yahnke or Kat Madrid

It's important to know when it's time to bust the move and search for your next chapter in life. Today is one of those as Pitch Interactive comes to an end, leaving new opportunities to pursue.

Founder Wes Grubbs (Wes Grubbs) is looking to expand his creative chops and lead a digital experience team focused building deeper relationships with data. He's also a consult for hire.

More on Wes Grubbs linkedin.com/in/wesgrubbs/

The NASA Graphics Standards Manuel from 1976 (designed by Richard Danne + Bruce Blackburn) is filled with gem after gem. So many elements feel timeless. And then, occasionally, you come across a reflection of the time this amazing work was created. nasa.gov/sites/default/…

Climbing addict problems: When jenni jenni is featured in The New York Times but you can’t help admiring the 10.a SF classic route behind her high res cover photo. instagram.com/p/CpgQQp1v8aF5…

Say what you want about the beauty of hand-crafted things in our automated world. Hand-entered datasets are the absolute worst.

Rebuilding a relationship with creativity. Playing with no project/agenda is liberating but feels awkward. I used to convince myself that there was no clear distinction between work and play when you love what you do. Now I'm realizing that I should be playing more.

Finally set up a few designs on ⁦Threadless⁩ from my daily design practice (at instagram.com/gray.pattern/) just for fun. Geometric patterns bring me joy 😄 wesleygrubbs.threadless.com

I wrote about leading with empathy, what it means, and why it’s so important. medium.com/@wesley_grubbs…

Cara is interesting and I think I'll be using it more: cara.app/wesgrubbs

Dave Schroeder, the mastermind behind Eyeo, was admitted to the hospital after acute organ failure. He has managed to recover enough strength to leave the hospital and go back home, but he has a long path to recovery ahead of him and needs our help. gofundme.com/f/join-team-ey…

If inflation is important to you, I made an app that ties in data from BLS-Labor Statistics to a grocery list so you can see how inflation impacts you directly. Bypass news headlines and political rhetoric and see for yourself. apps.apple.com/us/app/inflata… #inflation #datavis #iosapp

And, yes, it feels gross posting here. However, I want to reach as many people as possible from all walks of life and my hope is to give everyone a way to see an unbiased, informed ground-level view of the data. Now we can all see what happens.

My last post here. Find me on bsky.app/profile/wesgru… The next time I log into this garbage dump, I'll be deleting my account.