Infographs are Ruining the Internet

By Jake • February 2nd, 2011 • 9 Comments

Given how much I adore data visualizations, it’s only fair to share the other side.

Light on facts, but heavy on laughs.

Seriously, did you know that 23% of infographs cause puppies to cry? I don’t feel 12% dumber . . . .

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http://www.garry.to joel garry

lol!
http://theappslab.com Jake

Count on the interwebs to bring out the counterpoint in a funny way.
Joonas

Heh, true on one level. Agree that the “infographics” in vogue now are not very useful – the graphics part is usually little more than decorative fluff (or ducks, to use Edward Tufte’s vocabulary), not visualizing data or surfacing new knowledge. Still, good infographics are good!
http://theappslab.com Jake

Dude, I <3 inforgraphics, but not as much as I like a good lulz. This provides both.

Interesting to study good vs. bad data visualizations and the differences between data viz and infographics.
Joonas

Yeah, have noticed your less-than-three for data visualization! I’m currently doing a course on information visualization at the uni so it’s pretty topical for /me too.
http://theappslab.com Jake

It’s a great field to study right now what with free data sets, powerful and distributed processing tools, beautiful rendering kits. Interested to hear what you learn. Perhaps you’d like to guest post?
Joonas

Let’s see
http://theappslab.com Jake

Any topic, not just data viz. Just let me know if you get the urge.

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