Visual.ly's infographics are not designed for the Internet: For Web, Not Walls

Visual.ly's infographics are not designed for the Internet: For Web, Not Walls(blog.jasecooper.com)

6 points by jase_coop 14 years ago | 4 comments

charliepark 14 years ago |

Totally agree, and I share your hope that, in time, visual.ly will showcase interactive infographics as well. The vast, vast majority of internet infographics today are full of chartjunk and other eyecandy that doesn't really convey useful information. There is something to be said for eyecandy bringing people into the space where they can engage with the data, but I hope we'll see more stuff like Tangle (http://worrydream.com/#!/Tangle) and less like the likbaity charts that are so popular right now.

wccrawford 14 years ago |

When I look at an infographic, I don't want pieces of it hidden. I want it to tell me the story. I don't want it to be headlines of a story, and have to interact to get the whole thing.

While I don't doubt there's some call for that, I can't see that being desirable in most use cases.

jase_coop 14 years ago | |

100% agree.

A bunch of CSS3 animations whizzing around the page is the last thing we need. (Though it's likely to happen as people go crazy with new capabilities).

But with a bit of constraint these can be used to add value, simply the difference between good and bad design.

Simple HTML markup with a bit of CSS position would be a huge step up from flat jpegs, particularly as far as type is concerned.

hammock 14 years ago |

The best infographics still come from the graphics desks of papers like NYTimes, WashPo and the FT. These shops have done a good job of not only creating great print graphics but also interactive online work.

If you are ever looking for inspiration or best practices, these papers are the place to go, not CoolInfographics.com or wherever else.