Last week, we wrote about our loathing of pie charts. That piece seems to have struck a nerve, so it's about time we addressed a second major beef with modern data visualization: infographics have ...

Undoubtedly, infographics are having quite a run. When we first started working with brands to create them in 2008, very few were familiar with the term. Now, although infographics are not yet common ...

Sure, debating what is or isn’t a “real” infographic can quickly become as pointless as arguing about how many angels fit on the head of a pin. But as Citraro and Rees argue, drawing meaningful ...

A few years ago I stumbled upon a study that tried to prove the significant difference between visual and textual information. According to this study, visual information -- when presented clearly -- ...

Even before the invention of the periodic table, which might be the world’s best-known infographic, scientists have known that their complex findings are often best conveyed visually. In contemporary ...

Do you have a complicated message packed with dense data, an enlightening set of facts, or a powerful message you want to communicate with your customers? If you’re not using them already, you need to ...

Modern science infographics can show everything from rising temperatures to population growth "if you know how to read them. The Best American Infographics 2013 editor Gareth Cook and neuroscientist ...

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It’s been said that we’re living in the golden age of data visualization. And why shouldn’t we be? Every move we make is potential fodder for a bar chart or line graph. Regardless of how you feel ...