Week 16a Information Graphics Design

Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends.The process of creating infographics can be referred to as data visualization, information design,
Infographics appeared in the form of illustrations demonstrating the Sun’s rotation patterns.Data visualizations are often used in infographics and may make up the entire infographic. There are many types of visualizations that can be used to represent the same set of data. Therefore it is crucial to identify the appropriate visualization for the data set and infographic by taking into consideration graphical features such as position, size, shape, and color. There are primarily five types of visualization categories – time-series data, statistical distributions, maps, hierarchies, and networkinginformation architecture.
this shows the rates of small businesses

http://www.oneworldoneocean.com/images/blog/OWOO_PlasticsInfographic_2012_b.jpg

this shows the plastic breakdowns

http://www.prnewsonline.com/Assets/Image/BlackBerry%20SMB%20Infographic.jpg

this shows the fortune around the world 

http://devnet.kentico.com/getattachment/fd511a92-e164-40f5-ba51-07c228a49fed/Kentico_fortune500_infographics_FINAL.png 

http://freedesignfile.com/upload/2012/07/002249f8_medium38.jpg

http://infographiclist.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/infographic.png

http://www.dailystatistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/apia-rise-of-the-silver-surfers-infographic.png

http://ceblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dott_infographic.jpg

http://cdn.qunb.com/uploads/295090/Infographic_of_infographic_2.png

http://media.creativebloq.futurecdn.net/sites/creativebloq.com/files/images/2012/08/paralympicsaa.jpg

http://www.millerbusinesscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/good-infographic.png