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Infographic SEO Spammers
14 Dec 2012I receive dozens of infographics a day. Most of them (besides being terrible) are obviously designed to promote a particular company or non-profit. However, there are also a lot concerning topics that have nothing to do with their original site– and I figured they were just link-bait for SEO chasers. Well, Dan Tynan did a little more digging in an article over at ITWorld, and it’s quite interesting.
London Underground 1932-33
12 Dec 2012I’ve always read how well designed HC Beck’s 1933 version of the London underground was. It only occurred to me the other day that I never had seen the old version for comparison. There are definitely significant improvements (…improvements that have proven very useful as the system grew further), but I can’t say it blows me away. Of course, that might be because we now view those design features as commonplace.
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Heat Maps
25 Nov 2012You should always adjust for population.
The Bob Ross of Layout
15 Nov 2012Is it just me, or do John McWade’s awesome videos remind you of Bob Ross? The same happy obsession with a craft, combined with a calm soothing voice. I mean, just add a perm, right?
Anyways, his graphic design advice is fantastic. He can occasionally get a little too Tufte minimalist, but that’s just a minor quibble. Subscribe to his youtube channel if you know what’s good for you.
Getting Lost
31 Oct 2012Feels like a music video for a slogan, using meaningless animated infographics.
Cheetahs!
2 Oct 2012To be honest, I get submitted so many crap info-posters, I almost didn’t catch this one. Lots of interesting content, and the animation is a nice aesthetic innovation (though probably not really necessary, of course).
In related news, the Washington DC Zoo has had a steady crop of adorable cheetah cubs the past few years. Click the link for some awww-some pictures.
How Google Builds its Maps
11 Sep 2012Awesome article in The Atlantic about the science and process that goes into Google’s maps and directions.
The maps you see represent the combination of many different sources of information. For example, the map below includes street signs captured by Street View cars driving around.
If you didn’t know, you can add your own local knowledge to Google maps with their Map Maker:
Philographics
21 Aug 2012I can’t say I agree with a lot of these deconstructed icons, but it is a fun collection to look through.
NASA Logo
6 Aug 2012
Infographics Explained with Legos
17 Jul 2012Nice work by Karyn Rossen. Though I think I would have taken this further. Maybe adding labels and saying “explained”, then an animated lego plane saying “too far”.
11 Reasons Your Infographic Isn’t an Infographic
28 Jun 2012Ian Lurie provides an entertaining list of reasons why crap link-bait infographics aren’t really infographics at all.
How Colorblind are You?
27 Jun 2012An interactive online Hue test. It’s a little tedious to sort all the squares – but kind of challenging too. I got a 20, which apparently puts me in the top 25% or so.
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