Stunning Infographics and Data Visualization
- By Vitaly Friedman
- Posted in Inspiration
- 39 comments
Information graphics, or infographics, are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. The graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as on signs and maps and in journalism, technical writing and education. Today, infographics surround us in the media, in published works both mainstream and scientific and in road signs and manuals. They illustrate information that would be unwieldy in text form and act as a visual shorthand for everyday concepts, such as “Stop” and “Go.”
Creating an effective infographic requires both artistic sense and a clear vision of what to tell the audience. The following are some cool infographics we have collected. Some are colorful, some are simple, but all are informative and visually pleasing. Not only do they provide information in a format that is easy to understand, but they are also artistic creations in their own right.
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Sources And Resources
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Designzzz, 02 February 2010
Great Collection. thanks for sharing
insic, 02 February 2010
Well Done! Stunning indeed. A very nice source of inspiration.
Hidayat Sagita, 02 February 2010
a hundred percent agree!
zzh_my, 03 February 2010
agree too!!!
Danny, 03 April 2012
I also have to agree. It’s a very nice selection..
Webstandard-Blog, 02 February 2010
Awesome collection, but don’t miss visualization-applications like the HTML DOM Visualizer or Wikiopole!
James Pearce, 02 February 2010
They all look beautiful.
It’s a shame that so many of them use circles or pie charts for plotting relative statistical data though. These may look wonderful … but generally poorly articulate the phenomena under study.
I for one can’t actually *understand* the data in ‘Population of the dead’ – although it does look lovely.
James Pearce, 02 February 2010
While I’m at it…
A crash course in reciprocity is required for ‘The Latte Exchange’: using the volume (or perhaps even height?) of a liquid to describe the cost of a fixed volume of the same liquid?
I’ll be inspired by the design, but not the mathematical rigour of some of these :-)
Alain, 02 February 2010
I agree. They should have kept the volume constant and made the price change (and converted to U$).
Adam Nieman, 02 February 2010
Give it another go, it is rigorous after all and is rather neat in the way it provides insight into a rather subtle statistic.
It’s not comparing the cost of a fixed volume of liquid (although the cost is there for reference). Rather, it’s showing how much coffee you get for a fixed price. The fixed price chosen is the cost of a coffee in the US. This is a rather neat way of revealing the additional spending power of the US dollar (over and above the exchange rate).
James Pearce, 03 February 2010
Fair enough!
I guess the fact they are labelled with price (not to mention in different currencies) makes it baffling enough for my simple brain.
After all that, it turns there isn’t actually much difference in coffee price around the world anyway, so I wonder if it wasn’t rather a pointless infographic in the first place.
Personally, the strength & quality of coffee is more important than volume ;-)
Lee, 02 February 2010
Simply wonderful.
Some breathtaking examples of an under-appreciated artform.
Thank you.
Tyler Wainright, 02 February 2010
Love it – great work in putting these all together.
Eddie, 02 February 2010
Some real works of art there. What package do you reckon most were created with – Illustrator? Photoshop? Something else?
Duncan, 03 February 2010
I’ve done a couple of infographics–nothing quite as detailed as these–and I’ve found Illustrator to be perfect for it. Small files for big images and clean lines with full zoom on the PDF.
@brett2point0, 02 February 2010
Finally: something for those of us with visual learning styles!
Data visualization is definitely gaining momentum. Thought leaders want reliable insights so they can act quickly (and confidently).
sean steezy, 02 February 2010
wow. great post, awesome collection, and just in tim eto start thinking about designing the annual reports…
Socar, 02 February 2010
Amazing collection…….
Please more tuts about infographics…
Thx!
level09, 02 February 2010
would be nice to talk about the tools that produced these charts as well !
Clifton, 05 February 2010
I’d assume most were done in Illustrator. That’s how I make all of mine, but I rarely use the program’s built-in chart tools. If I do, I make sure to touch up the charts so it isn’t obvious what I used.
Matthias Matz, 03 February 2010
nice article good stuff
Sarah Lynn, 03 February 2010
I admire the originality behind this post. Beautiful collection of infographics. Like others said, I’ve never seen anything like this floating around the internet before. So kudos! Some of these are tough to make out since they are so small, even when you click on them to enlarge. I really enjoy the more simplistic charts. The stats they compare make more of an impact when there is less information and design elements surrounding the key points.
Jordan Walker, 03 February 2010
Love how data can be visualized to help interpretation.
Dayne Shuda, 03 February 2010
This is a great collection.
I love infographics as they make it easier for simpletons like myself to comprehend the meaning of data.
I prefer the simpler graphics like the Pfizer rather than the extremely complex and overpacked images.
Is there a rule in designing infographics that states: “Make one point and make it simple.”
Thanks for collecting these.
FJ Solutions, 03 February 2010
I love the “Lord of the Gorillas”! Great design!
Catherine Azzarello, 03 February 2010
One of the most conceptually and visually stunning collections. Ever.
Thanks for putting this together!
Brandi, 03 February 2010
What a fantastic list! It must have taken forever to generate this list. I especially love the Simpson’s one! :)
Rodney, 20 March 2010
Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living.
surda, 27 May 2010
WOW.
Russian Sphinx, 07 June 2010
I have just created my first interactive ManyEyes map “Ease of doing business index in different countries”http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/easy-of-doing-business I posted the map as image in my blog Russian Sphinxhttp://russiansphinx.blogspot.com/2010/06/warning-business-friendly-economies.html
ManyEyes is user friendly so you do not need to spend a lot of time to create good chart or map, but I am not sure if it is good solution for me. I need good charts and maps for my blog. Interactive maps looks perfect but I am not able to place them as interactive on my blog, so I just post normal image and add link to ManyEyes. Maybe it will be a bit annoying for my visitors and I will have to focus on static maps.
I also use Tableau Public.
Sluff, 24 June 2010
This is really a good compilation of infographics. Great inspirations here… *thumbs up*
Minh Tri, 01 November 2010
yeah, 2 thumbs up !
ranfirefly, 14 December 2010
Truly Great collection.
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VisEngine, 23 February 2011
Really nice graphics!
Prabhat kiran, 23 April 2011
Real Good Collection!
Thanks for Sharing..
Finn Fitzsimons, 18 May 2011
You should check out numberpicture.com – a site that crowd-sources new ways to visualize data. People make templates by typing Processingjs code and then anybody can use them by copying and pasting from excell – worth a look at – so cool!!
Thoriq, 04 October 2011
I second to Sarah Lynn, I’ve also seen many interesting infographic post but not one as impressive as this. I’m so inspired so that I made one my self on my blog http://creatiface.com/design/creative-infographic
thank you for the share.
graemetw, 26 July 2012
Awesome dude. Just what I was looking for!
Richard, 27 September 2012
Another nice range of infographic examples, many of these are stunning, thanks for sharing!