Information graphics, or infographics, are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. The graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as on signs and maps and in journalism, technical writing and education. Today, infographics surround us in the media, in published works both mainstream and scientific and in road signs and manuals. They illustrate information that would be unwieldy in text form and act as a visual shorthand for everyday concepts, such as “Stop” and “Go.”

Creating an effective infographic requires both artistic sense and a clear vision of what to tell the audience. The following are some cool infographics we have collected. Some are colorful, some are simple, but all are informative and visually pleasing. Not only do they provide information in a format that is easy to understand, but they are also artistic creations in their own right.

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Hospital Aleman: Tree

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Digital Podge

A set of infographic posters documenting the progress of technology and some of the social events that have been influenced by it.

Knot Tied

Feltron: 2009 Annual Report

Days of the week

Josef Muller Brockmann, Style Typographique International

The Modern Listener’s Guide

A series bringing together the previously disparate worlds of indie-rock and information graphics, for reasons that still aren’t immediately clear. Large-format limited screenprints, the first of which being a lyrical and statistical analysis of Destroyer’s Destroyer’s Rubies.

Marian Bantjes: influence map

Seeking Refuge Infographics

On Currency: The Latte Exchange

Geological time spiral

(285) Length of My Toes, From Ball of Foot to Tip (A Bar Graph)

Where is Everyone?

Dear Gretchen

NATURE

Complex Data Visualization

Cost of Ownership

Fifty Years of Exploration

The Feltron 2008 Atlas

Infographic: Park Ranger Handbook

Sources And Resources

You’ll find many more amazing infographics on the following websites:

Info Graphics Flickr Group

Charts, graphs, facts, anything that is about information or visualizing information.

Charts, graphs, facts, anything that is about information or visualizing information. InfoVis Flickr Group

Information Visualization: The creation of something visual from something abstract. Graphs, maps, charts, numbers. The compression of data and the expansion of meaning. Scientific, creative, useful, worthless.

Information Visualization: The creation of something visual from something abstract. Graphs, maps, charts, numbers. The compression of data and the expansion of meaning. Scientific, creative, useful, worthless. Milestones of Data Visualization

Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography, Statistical Graphics and Data Visualization

Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography, Statistical Graphics and Data Visualization visual-literacy.org

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

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