Good Night and Tough Luck
All kinds of awesome in these low-fi infographics on the importance of sleep, by Christoph Niemann for NYT.
Similar Diversity
Similar Diversity is an information graphic which opens up a new perspective at the topics religion and faith by visualizing the Holy Books of five world religions. Communalities and differences of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism are shown up in this datavisualization.
The visual’s basis is an objective text analysis of the Holy Scriptures, and works without any interpretations from the creators’ side. Despite – or even because of this abstraction, the artworks are not only working on an informal but also on an emotional level. The viewers should be inspired to think about own prejudices and current religious conflicts.
A Son Honors His Father’s Life With a Masterpiece
Each year, graphic designer Nicholas Felton creates an “annual report,” summarizing an entire year of life in a series of beautiful charts and graphs. For 2010, he’s created a masterpiece. Instead of looking at his own life, he’s captured the entire life of his father, Gunter, who passed last September.
What Makes a Company Good to Work For?
Fortune has produced an impressive tag cloud-based infographic visualizing the results of Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For survey.
How the Recession Changed Us
Obviously, the Great Recession has brought considerably greater – and more wide-reaching – changes to our society. To appreciate the scope, take a look at How the Recession Changed Us, a sprawling infographic created by The Atlantic.
13 of the Year’s Best Infographics
Nearly every day over the past year we’ve brought you our Infographic of the Day—the best designed, most interesting chart out there (that we saw!), chosen from a brimming sea of thousands. And among the hundreds that have made the cut, several have stood out. Some are remarkable simply for their design; others because of what they say about the world we live in. And still others are notable because they point to trends in how data will soon inform, enhance and impact our lives
Do Execs Believe the Economy is Recovering?
GE has just published its latest interactive infographic, which presents the results of a massive survey asking 530 CFOs how confident they were in the present economic recovery. Since it’s gauging the subjective viewpoints of these CFOs, you get a little bit of insight into to how they feel — and how collective emotions help shape our economy.
The infographic is basically a dashboard, with a multitude of dimensions. Each of the seven industries answered questions in six separate areas — ranging from current economic conditions, to hiring plans.
