Infographic About Infographics

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The Rise of the Rest

A really cool video based on Fareed Zakaria’s excellent Newsweek article titled “The Rise of the Rest“. I love the use of infographics to in the video and the haunting piano music by Carly Comando.
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“Rise of the Rest” is a term coined by Fareed Zakaria on the post-American world. It is not [...]

I Love Subway Maps

I do, I love them. They convey complex geographical data in the most simple way possible. I’m going to start featuring subway maps when I find them since I’ve seen several really good ones lately. Here’s the inspiration for the theme, a full map of the Eisenhower Interstate system.

The display of complex information and relationships, [...]

Dissecting Snailmail

Apparently the USPS has been conducting an ongoing Household Diary Study to “ provide a comprehensive and continuous description of the mail originating and destinating in American households” What really caught my eye was this infographic from Deliver Magazine. Pictures speak so much louder than words and this graphic really highlights what many people suspect, [...]

The Story of Beer

Manolith has an incredible infographic about the “Story of Beer” through the ages. My favorite aspect is the split between facts, literature, religion and science timelines.

Illustration by Sean Percival
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