David McCandless has approached information display from a truly poetic perspective with his book “Information is Beautiful“. There was a time when a bar graph was the kind of thing that you slid across an overhead projector at a sales meeting between yawns. But today, information is the star of the show and should be presented as such. This book celebrates that.
It’s 256 pages of well thought out information visuals. Each one with it’s own personality and charm. Highly recommended for any designer with a desire to simplify their own work. I found it very inspiring.
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DEBTRIS – Visualizing debt through Tetris
International economics is a pretty tough thing to wrap your mind around. But thanks to this simple “TETRIS-style” animation, things become more clear. Bottom line: you thought it was bad – it’s actually much worse that you can ever imagine.
How would you like your graphic design?
"Hey Jude" as a flow chart
Ever ask yourselves: “What if the Beatles had to break their lyrics down into info graphics?” No? Well, this is what Hey Jude would look like anyway.
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Infographic – The First Lady's effect on the fashion industry
David Yermack of The Harvard Business Review has put together some interesting statistics regarding Michelle Obama‘s effect on the fashion industry. Click on the smaller image below for an enlargement of this well crafted info graphic.
Is it factual data or merely coincidence? You decide.
Vector Info graphics – Tobacco
Holy Smokes!
It’s hard to imagine just how many cigarettes are being smoked every day. But this beautiful set of charts and graphs certainly lights it up for you.
Oh yeah, and in case you do smoke: quit.
