Infographics

Telling stories with data and graphics.

Comparative View of Length of Rivers and Height of Mountains

I had no idea these comparative views of length of rivers and heights…

May the Tallest and Fattest Win the Presidency

OPEN N.Y. put together an amusing (and informative) graphic for a New York…

Tree Map to Show Losses by Major Companies

Taking after Map of the Market, the New York Times uses tree maps…

How Consumers Around the World Spend Their Money

This pseudo-map graphic from The New York Times shows how consumers in different…

How Eating Ice Cream and Feeling Gross Leads to Alcholism

This stream of consciousness video (below) from Current is complete with animated infographics…

Plummeting Infographics from I.O.U.S.A – A Nation in Debt

I haven’t seen I.O.U.S.A. yet, but from the online bonus clips, it looks…

Amusing Disney Org Chart – From Walt on Down

I’m not sure how old this Disney org chart is, but I’m guessing…

Awesome Olympics Coverage By The New York Times

Who else has been enjoying the Olympics as much as I have? I…

I’ll Take My Infographic in Bright Orange, Men’s Medium

The Shirt Project, by Rich Watts and Louise Ma, takes the infographics out…

Map of Olympic Medals in Bubble + Geographic Form

Lee Byron, Amanda Cox and Matthew Ericson of the New York Times graphics…

Shouldn’t You Be Using Firefox By Now?

I’ve been using Mozilla Firefox for years and have nothing but good things…

Playful Infographics Triumph Over Pure Analytics (Sometimes)

The New York Times shows how presidential candidates have spent more than $900…

The Girl Effect – Beautiful Use of Animated Typography

The Girl Effect – “the idea that adolescent girls are uniquely capable of…

Infographics Movie: Cost of the War In Iraq

In the time that it takes you to watch this movie, the US…

Coolest Design Job Ever – Infographics in the Movies

Mark Coleran has hands down one of the best jobs in the world.…

Tracking Manny Ramirez’s Hunt for 500 Homers

The Boston Globe lets readers explore home run data for the Boston Red…

Flocking Up the National Nine News

At the bottom of each article on National Nine News (Australian MSN), there’s…

Mapping the Human Diseasome With a Network Graph

Matthew Block and Jonathan Corum from The New York Times use a network…