Raphael or D3.JS

[drecodeam]

Need to figure out what raphael is for ?

[pragunbhutani]

Looks like Raphael also helps you make vector graphics where each graphic you create is also a DOM object. Some of their examples look relevant to what we might want to achieve.
For example:
http://raphaeljs.com/australia.html
http://raphaeljs.com/polar-clock.html