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5 Ingredients to Bake a Great Infographic

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Everyone wants results, particularly if there’s a lot of time, money, and resources involved. This brings me to today’s post. You see with all of the recent the popularity of infographics over the past several years, I figured it would make some sense to help both designers and managers out with 5 critical elements that…

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Supercuts: The Art of Presentation

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A supercut is a fast-paced video montage of short clips designed to highlight a single element—usually a repeated word, phrase, or image. A supercut might take the form of a politician repeating a particular campaign promise, or a compilation of movie villain one-liners. The best supercuts are not just hastily edited compilations of clips, but…

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The Science of Visualization

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In this era of “Big Data,” businesses rely on the accumulation and analysis of raw data to help them understand an uncertain environment. Yet the sheer quantity of available information can overwhelm even the most sophisticated data miner. The problem of transforming spools of statistics into decipherable figures is one all too familiar to the…

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A Year in Visualization

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We’ve made a case for visual processes in the workplace time and time again this year. In case you blinked and missed a post, or perhaps are just joining us, here’s a rundown of some of my personal favorites: Visualization is Genius, Not Juvenile We’ve always heard that a picture is worth a thousand words,…

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The Visual Revolution

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As human beings we’ve always been fascinated by images. From the dawn of time, we’ve attempted to record moments or events that we wanted to share with others through the power of visuals. The technical advancements we’ve seen over the last several years has made it possible for more people to share their stories through…

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Q&A with James Davenport, blogger at “If We Assume”

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James Davenport is an astronomy PhD candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on the evolution and destruction of open clusters of stars. But when he’s not looking at the heavens, Davenport enjoys analyzing and compiling visuals of a more terrestrial nature. His blog, If We Assume, spotlights data-driven graphics on topics both…

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Infographics as Tools for the Mind

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With so much emphasis and popularity around infographic design today, it makes sense to take a step back and look at infographics in the larger picture. Why do we use them? What is their purpose? Everyone loves a good infographic, they help us see patterns that would otherwise go unnoticed, they entertain and educate us,…

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