http://www.informationdesign.org/ Dedicated to the growth and improvement of the information experience industries. en-us plato@xs4all.nl 2010-07-19T13:45:18+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 "I concede that my knowledge of the US government is largely informed by the West Wing and so I don't fully understand the relationships between and alignment of the various councils, departments, panels and bodies. Furthermore, I'm unclear about the role of the department that appears responsible for delivering the spending sites – Chief Information Officer's Council nor entirely clear about the potential scope or reach of Tufte's appointment." (Andy Kirk ~ Visualising Data) Information graphics 2010-07-19T13:45:18+01:00 "We really enjoyed watching the World Cup over lunch here in the Cooper office. The games sparked many conversations about soccer, beloved sporting traditions, and why FIFA is so bloody minded about goal-line technology use (okay, maybe that last one was just from a bitter England fan). It's also been a time to admire the many new and unusual visualizations used for the tournament brackets, game-by-game breakdowns, and statistical replays. For the fans that wake up in the coming weeks with an empty feeling, perhaps this library of visualizations will provide a glimmer of comfort and distraction until the next tournament." (Nick Myers ~ The Cooper Journal) InfoViz 2010-07-19T09:48:54+01:00 "This is an information graphic poster illustrating the underlying lifecycle, methods, principles and techniques in a user centred design process where the visual part is only the tip of the iceberg." (Pascal Raabe) Information graphics 2010-06-15T12:57:51+01:00 "It was a breath of fresh air not to be surrounded by fellow ad folk. Maybe you were there, but I didn't spot you or find your tweets. There were certainly some designers and UX people. I found the lecture a mixed bag - it was certainly a lecture rather than a presentation. During the introduction and the conclusion Tufte seemed rather uncomfortable whilst reading from notes. But the core of the content, around analytical design, was delivered away from the lectern and that was when Tufte and the lecture came to life. My take out from the evening was that information doesn't care what it is; but how it is brought to life is critical for its interpretation and power as a communicator. 'Whatever it takes' was Tufte's recurring theme about how to visualise data, avoiding being a slave to a particular methodology." (MBA Blog) Information design 2010-05-25T14:56:11+01:00 "FlowingData explores how designers, statisticians, and computer scientists are using data to understand ourselves better - mainly through data visualization. Money spent, reps at the gym, time you waste, and personal information you enter online are all forms of data. How can we understand these data flows? Data visualization lets non-experts make sense of it all." (Nathan Yau) InfoViz 2010-05-12T17:28:47+01:00 "Being able to think visually, break down complex ideas and synthesize them into something meaningful is my forte. It's a skill that has landed me in the company of the smart and capable folks I currently work with. More importantly, I took whatever abilities I had and I gave them over to my ecosystem. In any social system, you always come to the table offering something of value rather than seeking it." (David Armano) Information graphics 2009-10-14T09:46:55+01:00 Information graphics 2009-07-10T16:00:36+01:00 "This site was first launched in 1999 to accompany my lectures on the History of Graphic Design. I devised this unique format of presenting the information by topics because I saw that students were overwhelmed by the scope of the topic or most texts I also saw that they learned more when the discussions included direct links to what is happening in design today. It seems to work well for visual artists who are not interested in a degree in art history." (Nancy Stock-Allen) - courtesy of AP Information graphics 2009-07-10T11:43:52+01:00 "If you've been reading this blog regularly for awhile, you know that I occasionally bemoan the sad state of most information graphics. Most of the folks who produce infographics lack guidelines based on solid research. In their attempt to inform, describe, or instruct, most of the infographics that I've seen fail-many miserably. I'm thrilled to announce, however, that a new book is now available that takes a great step toward providing the guidelines that are needed for the production of effective infographics." (Stephen Few - Visual Business Intelligence) Information graphics 2009-06-30T14:19:26+01:00 "An analysis of the visual diversity of the 2008 Presidential Elections in America, for the Parsons Journal for Information Mapping, New York (USA)." (Gerlinde Schuller - Information Design Studio) Information graphics 2009-01-19T11:59:31+01:00 "Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts. We define concept as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, designated by a label. The label for most concepts is a word, although sometimes we use symbols such as + or %, and sometimes more than one word is used. Propositions are statements about some object or event in the universe, either naturally occurring or constructed. Propositions contain two or more concepts connected using linking words or phrases to form a meaningful statement. Sometimes these are called semantic units, or units of meaning. Figure 1 shows an example of a concept map that describes the structure of concept maps and illustrates the above characteristics." (Cmap Tools - Publications) Information design 2008-12-03T12:54:34+01:00 "Despite the difficulty in creating a design framework, it would be useful to have one, in order to understand the overall picture of the infographic design process." (Venkatesh Rajamanickam - uiGarden) Information graphics 2007-12-07T13:12:33+01:00 "Megan Jaegerman produced some of the best news graphics ever while working at The New York Times from 1990 to 1998. Her work is smart, finely detailed, elegant, witty, inventive, informative. A fierce researcher and reporter, she writes gracefully and precisely. Megan has the soul of a news reporter, who happens to use graphs, tables, and illustrations--as well as words--to explain the news. Her best work is the best work in news graphics." (Edward Tufte) - courtesy of jasonkottke Information graphics 2007-07-20T09:20:20+01:00 "Welcome to my website about infographics, newspaper design and visual journalism. In the English version you will find only the Infographics in the Internet Era document, some articles, examples of my students' projects, upcoming presentations, my portfolio and my contact information." (Alberto Cairo) Information graphics 2007-05-23T07:28:53+01:00 Maps, diagrams, schemes, pictures and others visuals to communicate a message. (The Culture Archive) Information graphics 2007-05-18T08:19:51+01:00