Archive for the ‘infographic’ Category

Visual Modeling for a Clearer, Deeper Understanding

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I found some really great infographics in an archived directory at work. I tracked down the creator, Marshall Clemens of www.idiagram.com, and found his offering very interesting... Visual Modeling for Complex Business Problems We don't hold a narrow definition of exactly what a 'visual model' should look like: they should ...

Global World Issues - Princeton Maps

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Here are a collection of maps that succeed in providing some serious amount of information while remaining understandable. Although they look daunting in their scope of information, it's much easier than trying to understand the raw data. They may be a little out of date, but the design ...

Map of European Languages

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Found on one of my favorite and most visited blogs, Cool Infographics.com, I love this infographic for its blend of useful information and eye-pleasing colors. (Yes, I'm a sucker for the 'eye-candy' aspect of visualizations as well). In the U.S. we understand that other countries sometimes speak foreign languages, but we have ...

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Monday, February 25th, 2008

I've seen this Period Table of Visualization Methods before... but I'm posting it anyways, along with some other maps developed by the same people over at Visual-Literacy.org. Periodic Table of Visual Methods This organization table shows (including examples) over one hundred visualization-based methods. By hovering your pointer over each method, examples ...

Battlefield: Software Commerce

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

This is an interesting map designed to give a perspective of how a software giant, and the small players, are essentially fighting over turf. As you might expect, Microsoft is the giant trying to control its empire. /p> I guess you could call this a Mind Map style, but it's more ...

Corporate Connections

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I am a big fan of these types of infographics, the type that provide a 10,000ft view of the interconnectedness of complex networks. Corporate Connection intends to shed light on 'who owns what' in the lobal marketplace and on the intricate nature of the world wide "business" web. Also check outWho Owns ...

SuperBowl advertising - an interactive look at 2 decades of ads

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The Superbowl was quite surprising this year.... the game was better than the ads! I thought the advertising was a bit sluggish this year compared to previous years. I wondered if the lack of hype surrounding the game hurt the over-the-top ads I'm familiar seeing during the game breaks? I found an ...

Personal Annual Report Infographics

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

I found this wonderful personal annual report in infographic form at Infosthetics. Feltron 8 has shared his 2007 activities and presented them in some interesting ways. an accounting of the year passed in beautiful infographical form. this year sees the addition of several street-map-style visuals. Feltron 8 2007 Annual Report

Where We Live - Interactive Infographic

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

The more time I spend writing for my blog, the more fascinated I become with infographics. Whether static, interactive, video, or a hybrid of mediums... infographics have become a sincere interest of mine. That's just one more reason I've grown to appreciate the Cool Infographics Blog, where I found a ...

“Flight thru Instruments” Infographics

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Found on Telstar Logistics, these fantastic informative illustrations, a.k.a. Infographics, were published as a pilot-training manual by the US Navy in 1945. "Flight thru Instruments" teaches proper aeronautical navigation techniques through the use of elaborate illustrations -- the kind of stuff that today might be called "info-graphics." Produced entirely by hand, the ...