Given how much I adore data visualizations, it’s only fair to share the other side.
Infographs are Ruining the Internet — Less Everything Blog
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 . . . .
lol!
Count on the interwebs to bring out the counterpoint in a funny way.
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!
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.
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.
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?
Let’s see 😉
Any topic, not just data viz. Just let me know if you get the urge.