Index
A
Accord: 30 Years of American Craftsmanship, 88, 89
audience impact, 274
Acorn, 317
AddThis, 144
AddToAny, 144
Adobe Creative Suite, 308, 309, 314
Adobe Photoshop, 217, 314, 315
advertisements, 69
goal, 83
marketing campaigns, 84
product message, 86
AIGA, 107
Amazing Infographics, 168
American Lung Association, 74, 75, 76
animated GIF files, 42
Apple iBooks, 215
application tracking systems, 204–205
area
stacked, 185
area charts, 184
Arden, Paul, 172
Aschenbrenner, Claude, 41
B
animated, 42
clustered, 253
opposing, 244
quantitative research data, 253
relative experience, 187, 188, 201, 203
sales and profit visualization, 244
Beautiful Evidence (Tufte), 338
Beautiful Visualization (Steele and Iliinsky), 337
Behance, 25
infographic resumes on, 210
Berne Convention Implementation Act, 99
bias
persuasive infographics, 73
Bin Laden, Osama, 127, 128–129
blog design platforms, 60
Blogger, 58
blogs, 41
company communication channels, 150, 251
data sources, 298
description text, 142
infographic sharing, 31, 42, 45, 60
PR infographics, 88
Boluga, 224
Brain Rules (Medina), 14
brand logos, 21
Brenman, Jeff, 45
budgets
Burj Khalifa Tower, 29
Business Insider, 174
business process visualization, 246–250
C
Cáceres, Aníbal Maíz, 201, 203
Cairo, Alberto, 337
calendar format, 262
call-to-action, 29
Can Soap Make You Sick?, 76, 79
cave paintings, 2
CC. See Creative Commons
cease-and-desist letters, 99
Chalmers, Rachel, 9
character icons, 257
Chart Porn, 166
Chartle, 320
charts, 57
area, 184
animated, 42
clustered, 253
opposing, 244
quantitative research data, 253
relative experience, 187, 188, 201, 203
sales and profit visualization, 244
clustered bar, 253
grid-based, 254
quantitative research data, 251
opposing bar, 244
quantitative research data, 251
PowerPoint
stock price, 4
ChartsBin, 321
radius, 280
Cisco Visual Networking Index, 11
Citation Flow, 157
clickable PDF files, 40
cloud-based storage, 71
clustered bar charts, 253
Column Five Media, 127, 128–129
combined infographic resume designs, 208–210
The Common Cook's How-Many Guide to Kitchen Conversions, 69, 70
company communication channels, 148–150
company logos and icons
LinkedIn profiles, 196
company social accounts, 150–153
comparison values, 18
Compete, 157
comScore, 116
conclusion, 29
confidential data, 234
online design sites, 332
context
communicating statistics, 288–289
infographic landing page, 138
persuasive infographics, 73
SEO, 138
word clouds, 320
controversial topics, 281
The Conversation Prism 4.0, 103
Cool Infographics, xiv, 25, 45, 155, 158, 161–163, 165, 174, 284
copyright, 98–100, 103, 107–108
copyright infringement, 98
copyright license, 300
corporate infographics, 234
CrashPlan, 71
Creative Commons (CC), 98, 100–102, 300, 327
credibility, 73
credit listings, 301
critical thinking, 73
Crooks, Ross, 338
D
Daily Infographic, 168
data sources
questionable, 298
spreadsheets, 299
vague, 297
questionable sources, 298
vague sources, 297
data visualizations, 1, 4, 6, 48, 57
area charts, 184
benefits of, 288
defining, 2
internal information, 234, 238–259
qualitative research data, 255–259
quantitative research data, 251–255
nonstandard shape sizes, 277
relative experience designs, 187, 189, 190
DataMarket, 328
Death & Taxes, 127, 130–131, 240
decision making, 10
Dennett, Daniel, 9
design
copyright license, 300
questionable sources, 298
vague sources, 297
desktop software tools
telling one story well, 285
online data visualization tools, 317–327
online infographics sites, 330–336
original landing page URL, 300–301
templates, 331
benefits, 288
importance of visuals, 290
Design Business and Ethics, 107
PowerPoint, 235
designer credit, 301
desktop software tools, 306–317
Acorn, 317
GIMP, 316
Adobe Illustrator, 308
Adobe InDesign, 309
Inkscape, 312
PowerPoint, 313
diagrams, 57
rose, 190
Sankey, 190
Venn, 320
“Did You Know? Shift Happens,” 45, 47
disk encryption, 237
DIY Chart, 322
document shredding policies, 237
Dow Jones Industrial Average, 2, 4
E
Elliance, 115
e-mail tracking, 237
Enge, Eric, 123
F
face recognition, 138
cvgram connecting, 223
fan pages, 136
infographic resumes, 204
infographic sharing, 135
infographics sharing, 162
link half-life, 151
Privacy Policy, 319
FactBrowser, 329
Fair Use Doctrine, 98
infographic resumes, 197
Fast Company, 174
file encryption, 237
Fisch, Karl, 45
Flagg, James Montgomery, 23, 24
infographic resumes, 210
infographics sharing, 162
FlowingData, 174
footers, 302
free infographic submission sites, 165–166
The Functional Art (Cairo), 337
G
Garofalo, Reebee, 93
gauges, 320
Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music, 93, 94–95
The Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music, 34
geographic designs, 190–192, 193
Gephi, 323
Gibson, Ben, 93
GIF files
static infographics, 31
GIMP, 316
Gizmodo, 25
Gliffy, 324
GOOD Magazine, 160
Google, 11, 105, 115, 117, 284–285, 286, 328
infographic relevance, 123
Google Blog Search, 155
Google Chrome, 156
Google Docs, 299
Google PageRank, 114–115, 119, 155, 156
Google Public Data, 329
Gormley, Larry, 93
graphic designers
credit, 301
demonstrating ability, 177, 179
resumes, 176
graphs, 57
Graves, Joni, 262
grayscale elements, 212
grid-based charts, 254
Guasco, Suzanne Cooper, 80
Gude, Karl, xiv
H
Heiler, Chris, 251
hierarchical data, circle sizes, 240, 262
Hilbert, Martin, 11
History of Halloween, 127, 132–133
The History of Swimwear, 62–63
Hockey: History of the Stanley Cup, 92
Hoffman, Rae, 82
Hotel Price Index (HPI), 90, 91
Hotels.com, 60, 61, 90, 91
How Affiliate Marketing Works, 82, 250
How Far is it to Mars?, 42, 44
How to Pair Wine with the Bright, Bold Flavors of Southeast Asia, 84, 85
Howard, Phillip, 35
HPI. See Hotel Price Index
PDF files, 217
HTML5, 35
The Humane Society, 297
I
IBM Cognos, 326
IBM Research, 326
iCharts, 325
icons, 327
character, 257
chart legend replacements, 294–295
infographic resumes, 192–200, 215, 217
LinkedIn profiles, 196
rows, 254
Iliinsky, Noah, 337
illustrations
business process visualization, 246
intellectual property issues, 105–107
Acorn, 317
GIMP, 316
images
intellectual property issues, 105–107
resizing, 307
searching, 138
Info-Graphic, 169
infographic advertisements, 83–88
goal, 83
product message, 86
Infographic Elements, 106
Infographic Gallery, 168
Infographic Journal, 167
infographic landing page, 138
Infographic Love, 168
benefits, 180
defining, 176
challenge, 182
company logos and icons, 192–200
geographic designs, 190–192, 193
skills visualization, 187, 189, 190
software application logos, 201–203
information types in, 182
opinions of, 174
poorly designed, 181
job application systems, 204–205
infographic submission sites
credibility, 73
going viral, 119
Google relevance, 123
growth in, 8
image filename, 142
internal communications, 234
levels of complexity, 31
posting schedules, 152
reasons for effectiveness, 14–26
resumes incorporating principles, 173–174
visual explanations, 78, 80–82
Infographics Archive, 168
infographics sharing sites, 161–163
Infographics Showcase, 167
Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling (Lankow, Ritchie, and Crooks), 338
Infojocks, 92
Information Aesthetics, 25
Information Age, 11
information graphics, 6
information overload, 9
informative infographics, 69–71
Inkscape, 312
innocent infringement, 99
The Insanely Great History of Apple, 97
interactive infographics, 48–51
internal communications
credibility and, 296
online design sites, 332
PR, 159
internal information
communication objectives, 236–237
company needs from, 234
qualitative research data, 255–259
quantitative research data, 251–255
restrictions on, 236
sharing, 235
Internet. See also online infographics; Search Engine Optimization
blogs
data sources, 298
copyright issues, 100, 105, 300
data visualization tools, 317–327
infographic submission sites
infographics changed, 8
infographics self-publishing sites, 163–164
infographics sharing sites, 161–163
information overload, 9
information quality, 73
informavores and, 9
news and information source, 58
prior art searches, 282
size of, 116
Internet Archive, 282
Internet World Stats, 329
introduction/foundation, 28
iOS apps, 37
J
James Bond: 50 Years of Movies, 120–122
JavaScript, 35
JESS3, 103
job application systems, 204–205
K
image filename, 142
infographic, 138
infographic resumes, 210
page title, 141
search engine image problem, 136–138
social media sharing buttons, 143–144
title tag, 140
Landscape Leadership, 251, 252
Lankow, Jason, 338
Lasseter, John, 304
layouts
blog design platforms, 60
websites, 60
The Lifespan of Storage Media, 71, 72
Lima, Manuel, 338
quantitative research data, 251
connection maps, 215, 216, 226, 227
cvgram connecting, 223
importing profile information, 217
links in resumes, 217
ResumUP connecting, 221
vizualize.me connecting, 221
links
landing pages, 136
PDF files, 217
Lion, Will, 23
logo-only resumes, 193, 194–195
logos
brand, 21
company
infographic resumes, 192–200, 215, 217
LinkedIn profiles, 196
Love Infographics, 164
M
main event, 28
MajesticSEO Site Explorer, 157
Making an Organic Choice, 86, 87
maps, 57
marketing
campaigns, 84
storytelling, 67
Maslow's Hammer, 273
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 263, 266
McLeod, Scott, 45
Meyers, Dean, xv
Microsoft Office
infographic resume creation, 217
internal data sharing, 234
infographic resumes, 210
Miller, George, 9
mind maps, 262
Mobile Youth: Teens & Cell Phones, 58, 59
Monroe's Motivated Sequence, 76
Morera, Marc, 291
Most Polluted Cities in the United States 2012, 74, 75
Mulligan, Patrick, 93
N
Neatorama, 25
NerdGraph, 166
network diagrams, 93, 310, 324, 326
News I Like, 166
The Next Web, 160
nonconfidentiality, 332
nonstandard shape sizes, 277
The Noun Project, 327
NowSourcing, 284
number lines, 184
numerical values
area visualizations, 274
circle size designs, 279
interactive infographics, 48, 49
relative experience designs, 187, 190
O
OCR. See optical character recognition
Ogilvie, Ginger, 35
Omni Group, 310
O'Neal, Jacob, 42
one-page infographic handouts, 262–266
online data visualization tools, 317–327
online infographics
width, 60
online infographics design sites, 330–336
OpenSiteExplorer, 156
opposing bar charts, 244
optical character recognition (OCR), 138
Ostrofsky, Marc, 112
Our Amazing Planet: Top to Bottom, 65, 66
free infographic submission sites, 165–166
infographics sharing sites, 161–163
paid infographic submission sites, 166–169
self-publishing sites, 163–164
overlapping activities, 183
overlapping shapes, 184
Ownership of Beer Brands and Varieties 2010, 35–36
P
page title, 141
PageRank, 114–115, 119, 155, 156
PageRank Status, 156
paid infographic submission sites, 166–169
Pairing of Wine & Food, 134
Paliwoda, David, 42
Palo Alto Research Center, 9
pattern recognition, 15–16, 158, 289
HTML links, 217
ResumUP generating, 221
Shine generating, 225
vizualize.me generating, 221
Periodic Table of Visualization Methods, 318
persuasive infographics, 71, 73–78
persuasive speeches, 76
pictograms, 1
Picture Superiority Effect, 20–26, 86
infographic resumes and, 180, 182
presentation elements, 260
quantitative research data, 251
Pinker, Steven, 9
infographic resumes, 210
infographics sharing, 162
PNG files, 321
one-page handouts, 262, 264–265
posting schedules, 152
The Power of Infographics (Smiciklas), 337
PowerPoint, 45, 234–235, 253, 263
chart design changes, 260, 261
design templates, 235
vector graphics editing, 313
PR. See public relations
PR Newswire, 161
Prajapati, Bharat, 166
PRChecker.info, 155
presentations
infographics improving, 259–268
Picture Superiority Effect, 260
press releases, 88, 90, 160–161
printing
choices for, 211
infographic resume design, 211–215
PRLog, 161
PRWeb, 161
public domain, 105
public relations (PR), 88–90, 159–161
Q
qualitative research data, 255–259
accuracy in presentation, 255–257
presenting literally, 257
statistical significance, 255, 256
quantitative research data, 251–255
chart types, 251
clustered bar chart, 253
grid-based chart design, 254
statistical significance, 255
questionable data sources, 298
R
A Raw Chocolate History, 38, 39, 40
reading, 289
registered copyright, 99
relative experience designs, 187–190
key steps, 135
“Remind Me” (music video), 45, 46
Reynolds, Garr, 270
resumes, 173–174. See also infographic resumes
full-text, 176–178, 192, 205, 207, 208
graphic designers, 176
time reading, 180
retail channels, 245
Ritchie, Josh, 338
rose diagrams, 190
royalty-free stock image sites, 105
S
sales and profit data, 244–245
sales channels, 245
Sankey diagrams, 190
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 312
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), 113
infographics image filename, 142
page title, 141
social media sharing buttons, 143–144
search engines
business of, 115
evaluating, 117
image recognition, 138
infographic design, 71
page ranking, 114
usage, 115
security policies, 237
company communication channels, 148–150
company social accounts, 150–153
posting schedules, 152
self-publishing sites, 163–164
SEO. See Search Engine Optimization
SEOmoz, 156
SerialMapper, 41
shapes
nonstandard, 277
overlapping, 184
rows, 254
ShareThis, 144
sharing button aggregator services, 144
Siltala, Matt, xv
skills visualization, 187, 189, 190
sliders, 190
Smashing Magazine, 160
Smith, Dustin, 166
social media sites, 33
infographic resumes, 210
software application logos, 201–203
Solis, Brian, 103
Solar Savings: A Solar Innovation Story, 67, 68
soy milk, 86
spreadsheets
circle size calculations, 279, 280
data communication, 4
data sources, 299
Google Docs, 299
stacked area design, 185
standalone infographic resumes, 205–208
statistical information
context in communicating, 289
data graphics communicating, 5
qualitative research data, 255–256
quantitative research data, 253
sports, 92
text-only display, 289
visuals enhancing, 290
Statue of Liberty, 29
Steele, Julie, 337
stock price chart, 4
StockTouch, 5
Stone Temple Consulting, 115, 116
storytelling
conclusion/call-to-action, 29
introduction/foundation, 28
key message focus, 285
main event, 28
marketing, 67
persuasive, 74
three-part format, 27
Streamlining Your Digital Life with the New iPad, 124–125, 302
Submit Infographics, 166
subway map, 41
SVG. See Scalable Vector Graphics
T
Tableau Software, 49
tables, 57
tall infographic format, 58–66
Tate, Karl, 65
telling one story well, 285
text
blog submissions, 159
free submission sites, 166
paid submission sites, 168–169
self-publishing sites, 164
loss on reposting, 299
page title, 141
Picture Superiority Effect, 22
resumes, 176, 177, 178, 192, 205, 207, 208
statistic presentation, 289, 290
title tag, 140
timeline designs
business process visualization, 246, 248–249
overlapping activities, 183
stacked area, 185
title tag, 140
Top 26 Most Promising Wine Apps, 37, 38
topics
controversial, 282
trending, 281
infographic resumes, 197
trending topics, 281
Trust Flow, 157
infographics sharing, 162
blog author contact, 158
link half-life, 151
2012 Statistical Abstract, 293
U
United States Copyright Office, 99
URLs
cvgram, 223
landing page, 139–140, 300–301
ResumUP, 221
vizualize.me, 221
U.S. Census Population data, 293–295
V
vague data sources, 297
Adobe Illustrator, 308
Adobe InDesign, 309
image editing and, 314
Inkscape, 312
PowerPoint, 313
Veloso, Tiago, 165
Venn diagrams, 320
Venngage, 335
video sharing sites, 45
Vimeo, 45
VinTank, 37
Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information (Lima), 338
visual explanations, 78, 80–82
A Visual History of the American Presidency, 93, 96
Visual Loop, 165
The Visual Mapping Blogroll, 41
The Visual Miscellaneum (McCandless), 338
Visualize This (Yau), 337
VisualizeUs, 164
Visually, Inc., 50
infographic resumes, 210
Vizworld, 25
W3C, 312
Watson, Thomas J., 232
websites
free infographic submission, 165–166
infographic, 138
infographic self-publishing, 163–164
layout, 60
rank checking tools, 155, 156–157
title tag, 140
traffic estimation, 157
What's so hard about search?, 116
Where's Google making its money?, 284, 286
Williams, Jesse, 42
Wisconsin Crash Calendar, 262, 264–265
Wolfram Alpha, 330
word clouds, 257–259, 319–320, 326
Wordle.net, 258, 319–320
WordPress, 58
world maps, 326
X
Xerox, 9
XML, 312
XPLANE, 48
XTS-AES, 237
Y
Yau, Nathan, 337
Yingling, Jeremy, 92
Yonker, Bill, 93
link half-life, 152
Z
zooming user interface (ZUI), 263
ZUI. See zooming user interface