There are many styles to choose from and creative minds are searching for new ways to help tell complex stories more easily. Some efforts fall woefully short: simply bundling facts and figures together with artwork is not as effective as a well thought out figure or storyboard. Ideally, the graphic, poster or animation will contain the minimum information needed to convey its message, put things in perspective and perhaps even entertain and 'wow' the audience.
The Guardian, UK has blogged about this and uses infographics extensively in its award-winning datablog. I'm a fan of their contributor David McCandless of Information is Beautiful. He has helped pioneer this field despite - or perhaps because of - being self-taught.
Such is the popularity of infographics that some job applicants are even adopting them as the basis for job applications or CVs. Commentators continue to debate this approach, but Vizualize.me has even helped automate the process.
Here are some places to find interesting infographics. Suggest others in the comments below!
Visual.ly
Good.is infographics
Fast Company daily infographics
Daily Infographic
Cool Infographics
See also:
The 5 best tools for making slick infographics
10 ways to report data better
Big data for development
See also:
The 5 best tools for making slick infographics
10 ways to report data better
Big data for development
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