我们寻找什么？——视觉散文 --- What Are We Searching For? — A visual essay
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Title: What are we searching for?
Title: What are we searching for?
Subtitle: A visual essay of what we're searching for throughout the day, night, and in between.
Subtitle: A visual essay of what we're searching for throughout the day, night, and in between.
A project by Michelle Rial, Raphael Lee, and Google Trends
A project by Michelle Rial, Raphael Lee, and Google Trends
Google Trends reached out to me last year with a request: do anything you want with our daily search trends. Fun! Yeah! OK!
I looked at the data, sorted the data, stared at the data, and responded: I’m not really a data person, I just like to make charts. I think you might try someone else. They asked me to try anyway.
I brought on Raphael Lee to help with the actual data analysis, and I focused on the overanalysis: what does this mean? What might people really be searching for when they’re searching for crying and constipation at 2am?
We’ll show you the topics people search for at the same times of day, across the world, and the journey we dream up for them. Because at the end of the day, we’re all searching for something (on our phones, in the dark).
So, what are we searching for...
So, what are we searching for...
In the morning
In the morning
Weekend morning routine Yoga + French toast= ends in corpse pose
Weekend morning routine Yoga + French toast= ends in corpse pose
Wishin' & hopin', etc. Hopin' + horoscope = ✓ Hopin' + lottery = ✓ Hopin' + meditation = blank Hopin' + praying = ✓ Wishin' + horoscope = ✓ Wishin' + lottery = ✓ Wishin' + meditation = blank Wishin' + praying = ✓ Thinkin' + horoscope = ✓ Thinkin' + lottery = ✓ Thinkin' + meditation = 🚫 Thinkin' + praying = ✓ Prayin + horoscope = blank Prayin + lottery = ✓ Prayin + meditation = blank Prayin + praying = ✓
Wishin' & hopin', etc. Hopin' + horoscope = ✓ Hopin' + lottery = ✓ Hopin' + meditation = blank Hopin' + praying = ✓ Wishin' + horoscope = ✓ Wishin' + lottery = ✓ Wishin' + meditation = blank Wishin' + praying = ✓ Thinkin' + horoscope = ✓ Thinkin' + lottery = ✓ Thinkin' + meditation = 🚫 Thinkin' + praying = ✓ Prayin + horoscope = blank Prayin + lottery = ✓ Prayin + meditation = blank Prayin + praying = ✓
Apologies in advance (A crossword) 1 down: the Bible's main protagonist 2 across: crossword instructions
Apologies in advance (A crossword) 1 down: the Bible's main protagonist 2 across: crossword instructions
Blood sugar highs and lows Breakfast + coffee = I'm good No breakfast = coffee = I'm great!!! For a limited time Breakfast + no coffee = technically alive, technically well No breakfast + no coffee = please get me out of this rectangle
Blood sugar highs and lows Breakfast + coffee = I'm good No breakfast = coffee = I'm great!!! For a limited time Breakfast + no coffee = technically alive, technically well No breakfast + no coffee = please get me out of this rectangle
We're done for the day Closed when I need it to be open [clock set to 7pm]: the bank Open when I need it to be open [clock set to 1am]: the hospital Open when I need it to be closed [clock hands positioned like open computer]: my laptop
We're done for the day Closed when I need it to be open [clock set to 7pm]: the bank Open when I need it to be open [clock set to 1am]: the hospital Open when I need it to be closed [clock hands positioned like open computer]: my laptop
Let them eat pancake Monday-Friday: shorted stocks Saturday-Sunday: short stacks
Let them eat pancake Monday-Friday: shorted stocks Saturday-Sunday: short stacks
In the afternoon
In the afternoon
Certified public al pastor Taxes + taco trucks = improving our streets
Certified public al pastor Taxes + taco trucks = improving our streets
Gulp Pho + noodles = ✓ Water park + noodles = ✓ Pho + mmm, salty = it's salt Water park + mmm, salty = it's pee pee
Gulp Pho + noodles = ✓ Water park + noodles = ✓ Pho + mmm, salty = it's salt Water park + mmm, salty = it's pee pee
World Travel Vacation rental + paella = there's only one pan
World Travel Vacation rental + paella = there's only one pan
"Flow" chart I'm at an office park --> I'm at a dog park --> Midday pissing contest
"Flow" chart I'm at an office park --> I'm at a dog park --> Midday pissing contest
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Good soup Delivery + soup = it's someone else's fault my soup spilled Take-out + soup = it's my fault my soup spilled
Good soup Delivery + soup = it's someone else's fault my soup spilled Take-out + soup = it's my fault my soup spilled
In the evening
In the evening
This counts as exercise, right? Plank + pizza = ✓ Plank + sushi = ✓ Plank + falafel = blank Plank + bruschetta = ✓ Plank + bar = blank Crunch + pizza = blank Crunch + sushi = ✓ Crunch + falafel = ✓ Crunch + bruschetta = ✓ Crunch + bar = blank Row + pizza = blank Row + sushi = ✓ Row + falafel = blank Row + bruschetta = ✓ Row + bar = blank Barre + pizza = blank Barre + sushi = blank Barre + falafel = blank Barre + bruschetta = blank Barre + bar = ✓
This counts as exercise, right? Plank + pizza = ✓ Plank + sushi = ✓ Plank + falafel = blank Plank + bruschetta = ✓ Plank + bar = blank Crunch + pizza = blank Crunch + sushi = ✓ Crunch + falafel = ✓ Crunch + bruschetta = ✓ Crunch + bar = blank Row + pizza = blank Row + sushi = ✓ Row + falafel = blank Row + bruschetta = ✓ Row + bar = blank Barre + pizza = blank Barre + sushi = blank Barre + falafel = blank Barre + bruschetta = blank Barre + bar = ✓
Dessert menu? Popularity as a dessert = panna cotta Popularity as a dessert and a dog name = mochi
Dessert menu? Popularity as a dessert = panna cotta Popularity as a dessert and a dog name = mochi
How to exercise while traveling Calories burned at hotel gym: low Calories burned while fighting with tight sheets at 3am: high
How to exercise while traveling Calories burned at hotel gym: low Calories burned while fighting with tight sheets at 3am: high
Our Friday night plans are basically the same I'm watching a concert --> I'm watching a child --> I'm getting a drink spilled on my shirt
Our Friday night plans are basically the same I'm watching a concert --> I'm watching a child --> I'm getting a drink spilled on my shirt
Well, this isn't helping (part one) I'm sad -> queue up the sad music -> (repeat)
Well, this isn't helping (part one) I'm sad -> queue up the sad music -> (repeat)
Why me? Back pain + diarrhea + constipation = usually happens while sitting
Why me? Back pain + diarrhea + constipation = usually happens while sitting
This isn't helping (part two) Can't sleep -> *checks phone* -> (repeat)
This isn't helping (part two) Can't sleep -> *checks phone* -> (repeat)
Attachment theory Breastfeeding + backpacking = is this thing latched correctly to my body?
Attachment theory Breastfeeding + backpacking = is this thing latched correctly to my body?
What do you believe in? Agnosticism: maybe god Atheism: no god Cryptocurrency: oh god
What do you believe in? Agnosticism: maybe god Atheism: no god Cryptocurrency: oh god
[-] = sad [+] = happy [red hospital plus symbol] = perineal
[-] = sad [+] = happy [red hospital plus symbol] = perineal
Google the price of the wine -> regift the wine (repeat)
Google the price of the wine -> regift the wine (repeat)
Death and taxis Death + the car I called = it's coming for us someday (we might as well enjoy ourselves)
Death and taxis Death + the car I called = it's coming for us someday (we might as well enjoy ourselves)
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