Argues that incorporating humor, playfulness, and visual storytelling into infographics can make complex information more engaging, memorable, and accessible to a wider audience
Presents the design process and the best software tools for creating infographics that communicate complex information clearly and attractively
Identifies excellent and effective methods for presenting information, suggests new designs, and provides tools for assessing the credibility of evidence presentations
Mona Chalabi is the Pulitzer Prize-winning data editor for the Guardian. In this video, she shows how she illustrates data to quickly tell a story:
David McCandless turns complex data sets, like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates, into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
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