Infographics on the Rise
Displaying information in new graphical representations to deliver more cognitive impact over traditional approaches is what infographics is all about. They seem to be popping up everywhere.
The US government is offering $40K in prize money to would-be infographic designers that can take the huge amounts of data about the government and render it more transparently to citizens.
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Deadline is May 15th and you can enter at Design for America. You might want to check out this 1-minute video that contrasts infographics to more traditional representations of text and data.
A very interesting example was recently highlighted in Fast Company, Almost Genius: Plates Double as Nutritional Infographics. Thanks to Heather Daigle for sending the link. The idea is to use an infographic to provide a Nudge to help us make better decisions about eating well. Fast Company is high on infographics and offers an Infographic of the Day.
I am looking for good resources that examine the connection between applied cognitive science and infographics. Thanks.
