Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Infographics

Infographics

Infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilising graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends.

INFORMATION IS BEAUTIFUL

The information is Beautiful Awards allows designers to present information is a visual and creative format. 

This year, the winner was created by Dov Friedman and Tynan Debold:



Using a heat map, they have presented all the 50 states and the district of Columbia and the relationship between before the vaccine and after. It is clear to see the impact that the vaccine had on the amount of people getting measles. The blocks of colour are visually interesting and random, it reminds me of tiles or colour swatches. This is a much better way of helping people understand the information which ultimately makes more of an impact. 

German Unificcation 
Christian Bangel, Paul Blickle, Lisa Borgenheimer, Fabian Mohr, Julian Stahnke and Sascha Venoh:



Uses the shape of the country and small coloured dots to present the information. Instead of using a grid or graph, you can clearly see the information in the specific area of the country which makes the information easier and quicker to interpret and understand. However, some of the colour choices are subtle changes which can be confusing. 

David McCandless created a book showcasing some of the best infographics
'Information is Beautiful':



Information doesn't have to be presented on an exel spreadsheet or block of text. In order to influence people, whether its the public or members of a business, the information needs to be visual and easily interpretable. Using graphs and piecharts are useful but I like how designers are pushing the presentation of information to make it fun and exciting to look at. It makes information enjoyable to read which is often better for focusing and remembering the information. 

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