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Time Garden

Time Garden is a data visualization project that examines how time, labor, population, and economic output intersect across ten countries. Each nation is represented as a plant: roots show sleep, stems show waking hours, darkened petals indicate the share of waking time spent on paid work, pots reflect population, and flowers represent GDP. By bringing these measures into one visual system, the project helps readers compare differences in economic development with the labor people contribute. It asks a broader question: Does working longer truly allow a nation and its people to flourish?


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Time Garden

Time Garden is a data visualization project that examines how time, labor, population, and economic output intersect across ten countries. Each nation is represented as a plant: roots show sleep, stems show waking hours, darkened petals indicate the share of waking time spent on paid work, pots reflect population, and flowers represent GDP. By bringing these measures into one visual system, the project helps readers compare differences in economic development with the labor people contribute. It asks a broader question: Does working longer truly allow a nation and its people to flourish?