Infographics

Telling stories with data and graphics.

Flash vs. HTML5

Design firm Periscopic takes a look at the Flash versus HTML5 debate and…

Oil spill amounts in perspective

On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, designer Chris Harmon…

Perceived vs. actual country rankings

Lisa Strausfeld, in collaboration with GE, compares perceived country rankings and actual ones.…

Women’s dress sizes demystified

Women’s clothing sizes have always confused me. My wife always has to try…

Mac vs. PC people

Recommendation site Hunch is another one of those applications that knows a ton…

History of detainees at Guantánamo

On January 11, 2002 the first detainees arrived at Guantánamo. On January 22,…

Water changes everything in motion graphics

In the most recent media push for Charity: Water, a video of motion…

See what you and others tweet about with the Topic Explorer

When you first come across a Twitter account it can be hard to…

Business intelligence vs. infotainment

Business intelligence expert Stephen Few goes on another rant about information graphics —…

Mental disorder graphics

Designer Patrick Smith has a minimalist look at mental disorders: I was doing…

Sugar consumption buckets

Lovely imagery showing sugar consumption for day through lifetime. The average American consumes…

More proportions and cocktails

Designers’ current obsession with cocktails and proportions continues with Konstantin Datz’ recent poster.…

Taming the breath of a wok

I found this on Serious Eats, but it looks like it’s from a…

X-Men family tree

Amusing from graphic designer Joe Stone, although not as good as the crazy-detailed…

Anatomy of a cupcake

Aww, how cute. As a birthday gift, a couple sent their best wishes…

Why we need to save great teachers

Okay, it’s kind of a given for why we need to make sure…

Gallons of stuff that cost more than gasoline

In response to Sarah Palin’s complaints about gas prices around four dollars per…

Radiation doses and safety in perspective

Randall Munroe of xkcd, with the help of a friend who is senior…