[–] [deleted] 15y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] ugh 15y ago ↗ Comparing things we understand to something we do not, like putting a little man next to the drawing of a dinosaur.Aren’t you surprised how huge Africa is? [–] GFischer 15y ago ↗ ugh beat me to it... to me a good infographic is also one that compares something "unknown" to known quantities for the readersIn this case it's "well-known" or relevant countries for the Western world, compared to the "unknown" size of Africa.It also sent me hunting for resources on infographics, I found:"The Anatomy of an infographic" (not too much in-depth but a nice starting point)http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-an-infographic-5-step...and blogs on infographics:http://www.coolinfographics.com/andhttp://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creati...which show good examples
[–] ugh 15y ago ↗ Comparing things we understand to something we do not, like putting a little man next to the drawing of a dinosaur.Aren’t you surprised how huge Africa is? [–] GFischer 15y ago ↗ ugh beat me to it... to me a good infographic is also one that compares something "unknown" to known quantities for the readersIn this case it's "well-known" or relevant countries for the Western world, compared to the "unknown" size of Africa.It also sent me hunting for resources on infographics, I found:"The Anatomy of an infographic" (not too much in-depth but a nice starting point)http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-an-infographic-5-step...and blogs on infographics:http://www.coolinfographics.com/andhttp://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creati...which show good examples
[–] GFischer 15y ago ↗ ugh beat me to it... to me a good infographic is also one that compares something "unknown" to known quantities for the readersIn this case it's "well-known" or relevant countries for the Western world, compared to the "unknown" size of Africa.It also sent me hunting for resources on infographics, I found:"The Anatomy of an infographic" (not too much in-depth but a nice starting point)http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-an-infographic-5-step...and blogs on infographics:http://www.coolinfographics.com/andhttp://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creati...which show good examples
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 18.2 ms ] threadAren’t you surprised how huge Africa is?
In this case it's "well-known" or relevant countries for the Western world, compared to the "unknown" size of Africa.
It also sent me hunting for resources on infographics, I found:
"The Anatomy of an infographic" (not too much in-depth but a nice starting point)
http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-an-infographic-5-step...
and blogs on infographics:
http://www.coolinfographics.com/
and
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creati...
which show good examples