There is a very cool arti­cle over on the New York Times web­site about the dif­fer­ences in clay, grass and hard courts in tennis. The site makes great use of ani­ma­tion and info-​graphics.

• The Master of Clay Takes Aim at the Fast Courts

I know that the news­pa­per indus­try is sup­pos­edly really strug­gling right now and all, but if any of them need a hint about how to make an effec­tive online pres­ence (read: worth going to), they should take a good long look at the New York Times web­site. The design is fan­tas­tic and they often really take advan­tage of the inter­ac­tive side of the web.

I really wish The Boston Globe would take the hint.

Via Kottke.