June 20, 2014

Infographics

By Paul Laughlin

I believe in the importance of data visualisation, both because most people can more readily understand a visual representation than tables of numbers and because it is a useful language with which to communicate not just analysis but story. In other words, the challenge to appropriately visualise data or analysis, encourages the analyst to get closer to insights.

Anyway, I’ll blog more on that wider topic another time, for now I just wanted to share links to two agencies whose work on infographics have impressed me. If you’ve not come across them before, see if these spark any creative ideas…

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There is always a risk that fashion obscures function, so I am aware of the risk that some people now equate data visualisation with infographics, which would also be a mistake in my book. So, as promised, more on data visualisation to following a later post, with the obligatory reference to Edward Tufte.

For now, please do feedback with your experience of infographics. Any tips?