2010: A Formal Display of the Obvious

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7 Jan 2010

An entertaining compendium of visualizations about the upcoming year, created for Chronogram Magazine. The magazine write-up included a wonderful self-denigrating statement from designer Jason Cring: “Cring believes infographic purists like information design guru Edward Tufte would be appalled. ‘Tufte’s very opinionated about the right and wrong ways to present information. He would not approve of any of this, I’m quite sure.’”

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4 Responses to 2010: A Formal Display of the Obvious

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David

January 8th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

Chart for chart’s sake :-)

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Keith

January 11th, 2010 at 1:27 pm

Much of this is pretty hard to read quickly, and the layout is hideous.
Sorry, no. I am appalled as well.

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Keith

January 11th, 2010 at 1:28 pm

It is somewhat clever though – but far too cluttered.

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JS

January 16th, 2010 at 9:38 am

It’s a concept cover for a magazine. For entertainment purposes only.

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