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12 Great Visualizations That Made History

Most visualizations end up as passing follies that are significant in the short-term, but in the long-run they fade to t(...)

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Jan 20, 12 | 1 min read

What Makes a Good Infographic?

What makes a good information visualization piece? Not even the experts agree. Despite sharing a common goal – to crea(...)

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Jan 17, 12 | 1 min read

How to Use Maps in Data Visualization

Maps are probably the biggest subsection of visualization types. There are many variations on map types, each with its o(...)

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Jan 13, 12 | 1 min read

The Real World: Data Visualization

Real-world infographics, analog data visualization, physical visualization… there’s no official term for it yet,(...)

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Jan 6, 12 | 1 min read

Gone With the Data

There are a lot of bad infographics out there. Some just don’t work with human perception and because of that, end(...)

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Jan 5, 12 | 1 min read

Source Code: 5 Rules of Researching Infographics

What could be worse than a poorly designed infographic? A poorly sourced one. Too many infographics and data visualizati(...)

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Dec 29, 11 | 1 min read

The Giving Tree(map)

Treemaps have proliferated fast and far since Ben Shneiderman invented them in 1990. One reason for this quick spre(...)

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Dec 23, 11 | 1 min read

2D’s Company, 3D’s a Crowd

All your favorite things; Now in 3D! While this is a great tagline for movies and video games, visualizations work diffe(...)

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Dec 14, 11 | 1 min read

There’s Something About Yellow

Maroon. Chartreuse. Marigold. Cerulean. There are many colors to choose from when designing infographics and data visual(...)

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Dec 7, 11 | 5 min read