Smartpress.com conducted a survey to aggregate the opinion of dozens of the best and most-talented graphic designers in the industry. The results were turned into a success factors/guide document in form of an infographic. This year the survey included more than 40 industry experts that have 5+ years of experience.
Few sites I like about info Graphic and data visualization:
http://understandinggraphics.com/
http://www.biaodianfu.com/category/resource-sharing
http://www.biaodianfu.com/guidelines-for-designing-tables.html
http://www.improving-visualisation.org/visuals
http://www.improving-visualisation.org/visuals
http://www.199it.com/archives/category/pc-market-data/panel-computer/apple-ipad
The Difference Between UX and UI: Subtleties Explained in Cereal
Ever met someone who uses UX and UI interchangeably? Ed Lea created this photographic infographic to visually define the differences between user experience and user interface design and how they relate to a product.
A Day Made of Glass 2: Same Day. Expanded Corning Vision.
Info graphic from IL
The infographic is an important element, because it summarizes the concept of the magazine: giving information, while taking care with the aesthetic and visual look.
DesignCanChange.org, a site designed by SmashLab, explains the problems facing the design industry when faced with the enourmous impact it has on the environment, and serves up resources for finding out what you, in the industry (designers, students and buyers), should do to minimize that impact in a sustainable way.
Challenge
smashLAB started to consider the amount of waste designers are responsible for. The paper and pulp industry is the third largest polluter, and according to the AIGA, their members alone specify or purchase $9.1 billion in printing and paper annually. In seeking ways to help mitigate their impact, smashLAB found few resources directly related to graphic design. There had been discussion, essays, and conferences dedicated to sustainability, but not much in the way of a clearing house for sustainable graphic design information.
Scope
- Six-months of research and information assessment
- Content creation and information design
- Development of large-scale Flash website
- Establish partnerships and publicize effort
Key benefits
- Succinctly iterates the problem and possibilities
- Walks visitors through a large amount of content
- Enables designers with actionable suggestions
- Uses the web to rapidly disseminate the message
- Downloadable booklets and tools facilitate action
Everything you need to follow the year’s biggest politics story, in real time.
The New York Times is breaking out the big guns this election day with an excellent online data-viz package that includes interactive projection maps and a candidate Twitter tracker.
Searching for the Holy Grail? A story about the challenge to design a beauty and accurate diagrams. To read the story behind the design and redesign process for New York subway map. From http://www.idsgn.org/posts/designing-a-better-subway-map/
