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Infographic warning

• aaronbrethorst 14y ago
  I voted you up, but this really isn't an infographic[1]. Mashable and most other websites that produce these are really just making the fast food equivalent of infographics: cheap, fast, and not particularly nutritious. My rule of thumb for good vs. bad infographics is whether or not a paragraph of text could better capture the data presented. See, for example, the graph depicting Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/posters http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/posters [1] Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic): "These graphics present complex information quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education."
  • aw3c2 14y ago
    I agree wholeheartily. I meant "what weird non-journalistic linkbait sites call infographic". ;) I had a really hard time understanding some parts of it. The writing feels chopped and bad.