Smashing Magazine Inspiration: Data Visualization and Infographics
April 21st, 2008 | by Nathan |Smashing Magazine is well designed… and so is their post on popular Infographics and Data Visualization.
This article presents some spectacular data visualizations and infographics which manage to combine a strong visual appeal with the effective presentation of information.
I’ve taken the liberty of sharing some examples… check out the full article after the jump.
DIZZIA, Gregory M.
This is the documentation of every intimate relationship Gregory Dizzia has ever had. The data spans 23 years.
The main goal of data visualization is its ability to visualize data, communicating information clearly and effectivelty. It doesn’t mean that data visualization needs to look boring to be functional or extremely sophisticated to look beautiful.
Virtual Water
Simple, clean, elegant and effective. A double-sided poster visualizing the water footprint of products and nations.
Mapping the Blogosphere
This is what the blogosphere looks like
Megan Jaegerman
A review of Megan Jaegerman’s work by Edward Tufte. Notice how clean and legible the infographics are.
Popularity: 95% [?]
