It bugged me too, though apparently the definition of the two is widely debated elsewhere as well: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-data-vi

It bugged me too, though apparently the definition of the two is widely debated elsewhere as well: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-data-visualization-and-an-infographic http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-data-v... (Personally I treat data visualizations as "apply visual libraries to dataset in R/Python/etc" and infographics as "present story with stats using pretty typography and pop art", but it doesn't have to be that way...)