Evening Etiquette: A Gentleman's Guide

Gentleman is not just a title, it is a way of life. The Evening Etiquette: A Gentleman's Guide infographic created by Boisdale explains the finer points to being a Gentleman. The infographic shares tips on how to look the part, what to wear, and dinner advice.  A great follow-up to the last post about matching ties. Being a gentleman is more than opening the door for the ladies. For men to truly live up to this title, they must look and act the part in all areas of life -  from grooming, style and culture to knowledge of food and booze and the proper treatment of women.  Making these gestures a natural part of one's behaviour is how a true gent stands out from the boys. In order http://attorneyinfographics.com/ to help lads mature into men of virtue, Boisdale has created an evening etiquette guide. From knowing one's tweed and collars to the proper table setting and whiskey protocol, this infographic will turn those willing into a man ladies want and other men aspire to be. Another great visual explanation, that shows the reader the information with illustrations and images instead of spelling out the information with too much text. Thanks to John for sending in the link!
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Consumer Attitudes To Sms Marketing And Texts Alerts

The Consumer Attitudes to SMS Marketing and Texts Alerts infographic is the results of a survey done by Text Marketer . The survey was conducted to find out the consumers' view on receiving text alerts from companies.  The infographic is based on an exclusive survey of over 1,350 consumers in to their attitudes to SMS marketing.  The results highlight that 84% of customers want to receive appointment reminders, 61% want order confirmations and 89% would like delivery notifications via text; showing there are a lot of ways to market through this channel that customers love.  48% of consumers are also likely to respond to a text from a company they have previously purchased from. Consumers love special offers by text and like to be able to ask questions to companies via text messages. Since the http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ data is from their own survey research, there are no additional data sources cited.  The purpose of the first section is to establish the credibility of the data, but the total number of respondents alone isn't enough.  Surveys like this target specific consumers, and use screener questions to target a specific portion of the population.  What type of consumers were surveyed for this report? The visualizations of the data are clear, and the iPhone illustrations for the results of each question break apart the data nicely.  It's a little hard for readers to understand that the lineup of iPhones is meant to add up to the total of 100% of respondents for each question. The footer should include a copyright notice, and the URL back to the original infographic landing page so readers can find the full-size version if a link is not available.  A link to the source data would increase the credibility of the data too.  Instead, the landing page has a link to the home page of Text Marketer as the data source link, which means public access to the numeric data is not available. Thanks to Mike for sending in the link!
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Visualizing The Microsoft-nokia Deal

Good data visualization uses visuals to put data into context for the readers, making the information easier to understand.  This simple infographic takes a couple charts previously published by Nielsen , and uses them to provide context to the news story of Microsoft acquiring Nokia's handset devices unit for $7.2 Billion . Combining data visualization with text and images should make the information easier and faster to understand, and this design does a great job. Designer unknown.  Thanks to Mike Elgan for posting on Google+ and Luke Millar ( @ltm http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ ) for posting on Twitter.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/9/6/visualizing-the-microsoft-nokia-deal.html

Consumer Attitudes To Sms Marketing And Texts Alerts

The Consumer Attitudes to SMS Marketing and Texts Alerts infographic is the results of a survey done by Text Marketer . The survey was conducted to find out the consumers' view on receiving text alerts from companies.  The infographic is based on an exclusive survey of over 1,350 consumers in to their attitudes to SMS marketing.  The results highlight that 84% of customers want to receive appointment reminders, 61% want order confirmations and 89% would like delivery notifications via text; showing there are a lot of ways to market through this channel that customers love.  48% of consumers are also likely to respond to a text from a company they have previously purchased from. Consumers love special offers by text and like to be able to ask questions to companies via text messages. Since the data is from their own survey research, there are no additional data sources cited.  The purpose of the first section is to establish the credibility of the data, but the total number of respondents alone isn't enough.  Surveys like this target specific consumers, and use screener questions to target a specific portion of the population.  What type of consumers were surveyed for this report? The visualizations of the data are clear, and the iPhone illustrations for the results of each question break apart the data nicely.  It's a little hard for readers to understand that the lineup of iPhones is meant to add up to the total of 100% of respondents for each question. The footer should include a copyright notice, and the URL back to the original infographic landing page so readers can find the full-size version if a link is not available.  A link to the source data would increase the credibility of the data too.  Instead, the landing page has a link to the home page of Text Marketer as the data source link, which means public access to the numeric data is not available. Thanks to Mike for sending in the link!
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A Website Design Process

A Website Designed  is a process explanation infographic, created by John Furness of Simple Square , highlights the phases of creating a website for a designer and the client.  A Website Designed is an infographic of the average website's creation. Feel free to download and share this, or link directly to it here on our blog. Great visualization design of a http://attorneyinfographics.com/ business process.  The sequential events are arranged along a straight timeline, but a number of additional elements of information have been added.  Color-coding, sized circles and milestones all add valuable information to the reader. A high-resolution PDF is available in multiple languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Dutch.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/21/a-website-design-process.html

The Guide To Star Trek Uniforms

The Gude to Star Trek Uniforms infographic from Costume Supercenter . Make sure you know what uniform your wearing! When the original Star Trek television series started, male and female officers wore similar outfits. The male Star Trek uniforms consisted of black pants, black go to website boots and a velour shirt with the symbol on the left side. Females wore the same type of shirt, with black boots and tights, and a black skirt, although in some cases they wore black pants. The color of shirt worn identified the branch the crew member belonged to. Those in green shirts worked for command personnel, while beige stood for operations, and blue was for medical personnel only. The velour shirts were changed to nylon shirts starting in the third season. You can find many of the Star Trek Costumes here. Don't be the red-shirted ensign! The footer of the design should include the copyright information and the URL to the original infographic landing page so readers can see the full-size infographic.  The Costume Supercenter logo should also be somewhere on the design to connect the infographic to the publishing company.
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Where Does The Money Go?

Where Does the Money Go?  from LifeHacker breaks down the average spending habits of U.S. consumers. The graphic above breaks down how the average US household spends their paycheck, according to the US Department of Labor. As you can see, housing, transportation, and food are the biggest costs. Because they take so much out of our http://attorneyinfographics.com/ paychecks, it makes sense to concentrate on reducing spending in these areas. Designed as a infographic piece of a larger article, the design does a good job of focusing on one data visualization.  It also has minimal text because the additional details are all included in the text of the article. Because the graphic can be shared separately from the article, the infographic should include a mention of the article, LifeHacker's logo, and the URL back to the original.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/26/where-does-the-money-go.html

The Racial Dot Map

The Racial Dot Map visualizes the 2010 U.S. Census data, where every individual person is represented by a single, color-coded dot.  The color coding shows the racial groupings gathered by the census. This map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country. The map displays 308,745,538 dots, one for each person residing in the United States at the location they were counted during the 2010 Census. Each dot is color-coded by the individual's race and ethnicity. The map is presented in both black and white and full color versions. The map was created by  Dustin Cable , a demographic researcher at the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.  Brandon Martin-Anderson  from the MIT Media Lab deserves credit for the  original inspiration  for the project. This map builds on his work by adding the Census Bureau's racial data, and by correcting for mapping errors. Each of the 308 million dots are smaller than a pixel on your computer screen at most zoom levels. Therefore, the "smudges" you see at the national and regional levels are http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ actually aggregations of many individual dots. The dots themselves are only resolvable at the city and neighborhood zoom levels. Each dot on the map is also color-coded by race and ethnicity. Whites are coded as blue; African-Americans, green; Asians, red; Hispanics, orange; and all other racial categories are coded as brown. The map is an interactive, zoomable map online of the entire country, and allows you to explore any U.S. locations.  Chicago is show above. Since the dots are smaller that screen resolutions where the viewer zooms out, the data is aggregated to pixels at each level of zoom.   The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area is highlighted on the site as an example of the aggregation.  You can see the more detailed dot pattern on the right at the higher zoom level. I would love to see this added as a layer in Google Earth!  Wouldn't that be cool? Thanks to Renee for sending in the link!  Also, found on Wired . Atlanta:
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How To Match Shirt And Tie Patterns

If you have some trouble balancing your serious business side with your fun side, a look at the How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns infographic could be helpful. The infographic from Beckett Simonon shows a few examples of complicated patterns that work together, and then some to definitely stay away from. So you've been wearing solid ties and shirts for a while, you think you look great but you feel is time to earn some extra style points by adding some patterns? No worries, we got you covered! Shirt and tie patterns are great if you want to stand out from the crowd, they are also fun and will bring a new life to your look. Just make sure your pattern groupings are far from making people dizzy and fall hypnotized. We made this cheat guide so you can learn the basics and develop your own combinations infographic and style from there. Enjoy! Great visual explanation design that stays focused, and tells one story really well. Thanks to Nicholas for sending in the link!
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/13/how-to-match-shirt-and-tie-patterns.html

A Website Design Process

A Website Designed  is a process explanation infographic, created by John Furness of Simple Square , highlights the phases of creating a website for a designer and the client.  A Website Designed is an infographic of the average website's creation. Feel free to download and share this, or link directly to it here on our blog. Great visualization design of a business process.  The sequential events are arranged along a straight timeline, but a number of additional elements of information have been added.  Color-coding, sized circles and milestones all add valuable information to the reader. A high-resolution PDF is available in multiple languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Dutch.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/21/a-website-design-process.html

World's Biggest Data Breaches Visualization

David McCandless and the team from Information Is Beautiful  recently released both static  (seen above) and interactive versions of the new  attorney attorney infographics World's Biggest Data Breaches visualization. This weekend, Apple's developer site was hacked. 275,000 logins, passwords and other records potentially compromised. Two days before that, popular open-source operating system Ubuntu had its forums hacked. 1.82 million records stolen. Are those big data breaches? Or just pin-points in the big data universe? We've pulled out the interesting and funny stories out of the data. Click on the bubbles to read. A fantastic design, the interactive version allows you to adjust the sorting, circle size and color-coding parameters.  It's very easy for the reader to understand how one data breach fits into the overall history of stolen data. In a move for transparency, the entire data set gathered and used in the design is available publicly to anyone through a Google Docs Spreadsheet.  Anyone can access the source data to verify the visualization or to create their own.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/27/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-visualization.html

Consumer Attitudes To Sms Marketing And Texts Alerts

The Consumer Attitudes to SMS Marketing and Texts Alerts infographic is the results of a survey done by Text Marketer . The survey was conducted to find out the consumers' view on receiving text alerts from companies.  The infographic is based on an exclusive survey of over 1,350 consumers in to their attitudes to SMS marketing.  The results highlight that 84% of customers want to receive appointment reminders, 61% want order confirmations and 89% would like delivery notifications via text; showing there are a lot of ways to market through this channel that customers love.  48% of consumers are also likely to respond to a text from a company they have previously purchased from. Consumers love special offers by text and like to be able to ask questions to companies via text messages. Since the data is from their own survey research, there are no additional data sources cited.  The purpose of the first section is to establish the credibility of the data, but the total number of respondents alone isn't enough.  Surveys like this target specific consumers, and use screener questions to target a specific portion of the population.  What type of consumers were surveyed for this report? The visualizations of the data are clear, and the iPhone illustrations for the results of each question break apart the data nicely.  It's a little hard for readers to understand that the lineup of iPhones is meant to add up to the total of 100% of respondents for each question. The footer should include a copyright notice, and the URL back to the original infographic landing page so readers can find the full-size version if a link is not available.  A link to the source data would increase the credibility of the data too.  Instead, the landing page has a link to the home page of Text Marketer as the data source link, which means public access to the numeric data is not available. Thanks to Mike for sending in the link!
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolattorney infographics.com/blog/2013/8/29/consumer-attitudes-to-sms-marketing-and-texts-alerts.html

Worldwide Atm Cyber Attack

The Worldwide ATM Cyber Attack infographic from 41st Parameter talks about the international internet heist that stole $45 Million in May 2013. The infographic centers around how they did it, what they took, and then how it could of been stopped. Most people gasped at today's  headlines  about the massive, $45 million ATM heist, which was engineered by a highly-organized gang of cybercriminals. Consumers and banking executives alike have the same worry today: Is their money and account information safe? Here at 41st Parameter, the news simply highlighted what we already knew – financial institutions are extremely vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals who, as in this case, are able to steal data from pre-paid ATM cards and then quickly loot machines across the globe. Most banking systems today are connected directly or in-directly to the Internet. This brings about a multitude of unintentional exposures, all of which allows criminals to exploit them to their advantage. Given the scale of the global credit card networks, it is almost impossible to detect every kind of attack. Similar to fighting terrorism, you can be successful in preventing something 100 times, but the bad guys only need to be successful once. Banks and financial institutions should use all of the available data and fraud detection solutions to fight fire with fire – and build better defenses for the 21st Century. Indeed, the shocking $45M price tag for banks should be a call to action to put better protections in place. This attack is NOT the last one, and if the modus operandi proves to be successful, crooks will exploit it time and again. Good use of an infographic as a step-by-step visual explanation.  Good source listing with the URL directly to the detailed news article.  The footer should include a copyright statement and the URL to the original infographic landing page so people can find the full-size version after seeing the infographic on other sites.  Thanks to Caroline for sending in the link!
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Design Client Engagement Poster

The Design Client Engagement Poster argues that a positive client experience can lead to a sustainable business. The poster separates the experience into 3 phases. The Pre-Service Phase is http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ about client's expectations, the Service Phase is about the client's experiences, and the Post-Service Phase is about client satisfaction/dissatisfaction. This poster can be found on Design Client Engagement.com and is available for purchase for $25 + shipping  here . A positive client experience with your service can lead to more clients and ultimately, a sustainable business. A service does not exist in isolation; it is a string of experiences made up of touchpoints over time. Like a chain that will break at the weakest link, the client experience will break at the weakest touchpoint. Cool visual explanation design created by Matt Pasternack from  Nack Creative  can be found on www.designclientengagement.com !
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/12/design-client-engagement-poster.html

How To Match Shirt And Tie Patterns

If you have some trouble balancing your serious business side with your fun side, a look at the How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns infographic could be helpful. The infographic from Beckett Simonon shows a few examples of complicated patterns that work together, and then some to definitely stay away from. So you've been wearing solid ties and shirts for a while, you think you look great but you feel is time to earn some extra style points by adding some patterns? No worries, we got you covered! Shirt and tie patterns are great if you want to stand out from the crowd, they are also fun and will bring a new life to your look. Just make sure your pattern groupings are far from making people dizzy and fall hypnotized. We made this cheat guide so you can learn the basics and http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ develop your own combinations and style from there. Enjoy! Great visual explanation design that stays focused, and tells one story really well. Thanks to Nicholas for sending in the link!
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/13/how-to-match-shirt-and-tie-patterns.html

The History Of Music Media - From Vinyl To Bitstreams

A creative timeline view of  The History of: Music Media infographic from Indigo Boom . The colors track the popularity of each new and old source of music media through the years. From left to right it goes 0% popular to 100% popular.  Selling music as recordings first became possible in 1877 with the introduction of the phonograph cylinder. Since then media formats have developed and radically changed the way we listen, and recently even where we can listen to music. We have looked at the last 30 years of music format development and popularity in the infographic below. Beautiful, colorful design. This is a vertical stacked area chart covering the last 30+ years of music sales. You can see that in 1980 (where the chart begins) vinyl was already in decline. CDs have had a big run, but downloads are obviously growing to become the new dominant method to get music. I like that the design tells one story really well, and doesn't get into a whole bunch of extra data points. It's a simple, clear story to the readers who can understand the content quickly and then move on.   The source listing of The RIAA is too vague.  Source listings should include a link to the specific data so others can examine the original dataset if they wish.  I went to the RIAA site, and it appears that they are selling this information in a report. Publishing the data publicly in an infographic http://attorneyinfographics.com/ may be a violation of the terms of service or copyright of the report, but I can't tell because I can't determine where the specific data originated. The URL to the infographic landing page should be included in the footer of the design so readers can find the original when they come across a smaller version posted on another site.  Not all sites are good about linking back to the original. Thanks to Bogdan for sending in the link!
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolattorney infographics.com/blog/2013/8/20/the-history-of-music-media-from-vinyl-to-bitstreams.html

The Periodic Table of Alcohol

The Periodic Table of Alcohol infographic does a good job of organizing popular alcoholic drinks in the periodic table design format.  Posted on Visual.ly by designer Mayra Magalhães ( mayra.artes ),  This infographic shows important information about the most famous alcoholic beverages. It's unclear who the infographic was designed for.  The footer of the infographic lists BestCollegesOnline.com , the landing page on Visual.ly lists the Consumer Media Network and the URL actually links to CarInsurance.org .  It looks like http://attorneyinfographics.com/ this design is a modification of a design from 2011 done for Best Colleges Online called the College Student's Guide to Boozing .  I'm guessing Mayra uploaded this recently to be included as a part of her design portfolio.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolattorney infographics.com/blog/2013/8/23/the-periodic-table-of-alcohol.html

Choosing a CMS for Your Business

This graphic will help you figure out what is the best Content Management System (CMS) for you and your business. Discover what a CMS is, types of CMS, popular CMS, market shares and advantages with, The Most Popular CMS for Your Business Needs infographic posted on Dot Com Infoway .  Chennai, India Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a premier IT company providing offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe, has announced the release of its latest infographic, titled "Content Management Systems: Choosing the Right One for Your Business Needs". The infographic provides a top to bottom look at various CMSs and chalks out a road map for organizations, businesses and individuals looking to choose content management systems perfect for their needs. The infographic outlines the fundamentals of content management systems, the industries in which they find use and the types of CMSs available. It is replete with information, data, statistics and illustrations such as the date of initial release, the platform used, the latest version, the number of themes it has, average setup and customization cost, average monthly maintenance cost, the number of websites using the CMS, the popular websites that use the platform and the top industries using the CMS. "With the recent exponential growth of nightly builds of CMSs' modules and plugins, we thought this would be the perfect http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ time to showcase the CMS industry with an infographic that provides users with an all-around perspective. Our run through of key aspects of various CMSs, will help firms make better business decisions by taking advantage of all the information at their disposal," said Venkatesh C. R., CEO of Dot Com Infoway. The infographic also provides statistics on the market share of various content management systems. Based on the analysis and research data, WordPress, with a market share of 54.4%, has a competitive advantage over other top CMSs. Following WordPress, (with margins of difference of more than 45%) are Joomla and Drupal with market shares of 8.9% and 7% respectively. Personally, I run this site on the Squarespace.com CMS platform, and I'm very surprised that it wasn't listed in the infographic.  I realize there are over 1,200 CMS platforms, so they had to make some hard choices about which ones to include. The design does a good job of using the platform logos to clearly identify the different players.  I wish the numerical data associated with each platform was visualized instead of just shown in text.  It very hard for a reader to compare the costs or stats between the platforms when all of the data is only in text. Also, the data is not clearly sourced.  The sites where the data was gathered from are listed, but no specific links the pages with the actual data used, like market share numbers.  Most of the source sites are actually lookup and comparison tools, so it would be hard to list specific URLs for some of the data.
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Where Does the Money Go?

Where Does the Money Go?  from LifeHacker breaks down the average spending habits of U.S. consumers. The graphic above breaks down how the average US household spends their paycheck, according to the US Department of Labor. As you can see, housing, transportation, and http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ food are the biggest costs. Because they take so much out of our paychecks, it makes sense to concentrate on reducing spending in these areas. Designed as a infographic piece of a larger article, the design does a good job of focusing on one data visualization.  It also has minimal text because the additional details are all included in the text of the article. Because the graphic can be shared separately from the article, the infographic should include a mention of the article, LifeHacker's logo, and the URL back to the original.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/26/where-does-the-money-go.html

How Big Are The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed?

By using a well recognizable symbol like the Statue of Liberty, the How Big Are The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed? infographic from San Diego Surfing School can show you how much higher you can get with surfing than other sports. Now that a 100-foot wave has been surfed, the bar has been raised yet again for somebody to step up and set a new record. Until then, we take a look at some other feats of record height to get a better perspective on just how big the biggest waves ever surfed really were. Clear design that tells one story really well.  The visual comparison to the Statue of Liberty is instantly recognizable to readers. Thanks to Melissa for sending in the link!
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/6/how-big-are-the-biggest-waves-ever-surfed.html

The 2012 Feltron Annual Report

The 2012 Feltron Annual Report is a report by information designer Nicholas Felton whose numbers were gathered with a custom-built iPhone app called Reporter. At random intervals each day the app sent reminders to complete a survey. The results of these questions were saved alongside background measurements to form the basis of this document. You can see the examples of the report at Feltron.com and buy it at the shop . An extensive write up can be found on Fast Co Design : Today, you probably know  Nicholas Felton  best for his most widely seen work,  Facebook's Timeline . But since 2005, he's been working on a cult-favorite project all his own, the annual Feltron Report. The 2012 version is  out now for $28 . As always, the report is a meticulously documented year in review of everything he's done, presented in a series of rich infographics that push the boundaries on personal data quantification. With a glance, you'll learn some of Felton's most intimate http://attorneyinfographics.com/ details. Each day, he consumes coffee around 10:40am and booze around 8:38pm. He spends about 4x as much time with his girlfriend as his mother. And on June 20, he shot a Glock 22.  
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/2/the-2012-feltron-annual-report.html

Apple's Infographic Timeline Poster

Apple just released the infographic timeline poster, Apple Celebrates 5 Years of the App Store .  Copies of this poster were sent to various members of the press.  The above photo is from Lauren Goode from All Things D . If anyone has a copy they don't want, I would love to get a copy! Sadly, no high-resolution versions of the poster are available online, but the data is available to view from within the iTunes Store.  You can see the images, icons and events, but they aren't laid out like the poster timeline.  You can view the events in iTunes by following this link .
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Choosing a CMS for Your Business

This graphic will help you figure out what is the best Content Management System (CMS) for you and your business. Discover what a CMS is, types of CMS, popular CMS, market shares and advantages with, The Most Popular CMS for Your Business Needs infographic posted on Dot Com Infoway .  Chennai, India Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a premier IT company providing offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe, has announced the release of its latest infographic, titled "Content Management Systems: Choosing the Right One for Your Business Needs". The infographic provides a top to bottom look at various CMSs and chalks out a road map for organizations, businesses and individuals looking to choose content management systems perfect for their needs. The infographic outlines the fundamentals of content management systems, the industries in which they find use and the types of CMSs available. It is replete with information, data, statistics and illustrations such as the date of initial release, the platform used, the latest version, the number of themes it has, average setup and customization cost, average monthly maintenance cost, the number of websites using the CMS, the popular websites that use the platform and the top industries using the CMS. "With the recent exponential growth of nightly builds of CMSs' modules and plugins, we thought this would be the perfect time to showcase the CMS industry with an infographic that provides users with an all-around perspective. Our run through of key aspects of various CMSs, will help firms make better business decisions by taking advantage of all the information at their disposal," said Venkatesh C. R., CEO of Dot Com Infoway. The infographic also provides statistics on the market share of various content management systems. Based on the analysis and research data, WordPress, with a market share of 54.4%, has a competitive advantage over other top CMSs. Following WordPress, (with margins of difference of more than 45%) are Joomla and Drupal with market shares of 8.9% and 7% respectively. Personally, I run this site on the Squarespace.com CMS platform, and I'm very surprised that it wasn't listed in the infographic.  I realize there are over 1,200 CMS platforms, so they had to make some hard choices about which ones to include. The design does a good job of using the platform logos to clearly identify the different players.  I wish the numerical data associated with each platform was visualized instead of just shown in text.  It very hard for a http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ reader to compare the costs or stats between the platforms when all of the data is only in text. Also, the data is not clearly sourced.  The sites where the data was gathered from are listed, but no specific links the pages with the actual data used, like market share numbers.  Most of the source sites are actually lookup and comparison tools, so it would be hard to list specific URLs for some of the data.
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Worldwide ATM Cyber Attack

The Worldwide ATM Cyber Attack infographic from 41st Parameter talks about the international internet heist that stole $45 Million in May 2013. The infographic centers around how they did it, what they took, and then how it could of been stopped. Most people gasped at today's  headlines  about the massive, $45 million ATM heist, which was engineered by a highly-organized gang of cybercriminals. Consumers and banking executives alike have the same worry today: Is their money and account information safe? Here at 41st Parameter, the news simply highlighted what we already knew – financial institutions are extremely vulnerable http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ to increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals who, as in this case, are able to steal data from pre-paid ATM cards and then quickly loot machines across the globe. Most banking systems today are connected directly or in-directly to the Internet. This brings about a multitude of unintentional exposures, all of which allows criminals to exploit them to their advantage. Given the scale of the global credit card networks, it is almost impossible to detect every kind of attack. Similar to fighting terrorism, you can be successful in preventing something 100 times, but the bad guys only need to be successful once. Banks and financial institutions should use all of the available data and fraud detection solutions to fight fire with fire – and build better defenses for the 21st Century. Indeed, the shocking $45M price tag for banks should be a call to action to put better protections in place. This attack is NOT the last one, and if the modus operandi proves to be successful, crooks will exploit it time and again. Good use of an infographic as a step-by-step visual explanation.  Good source listing with the URL directly to the detailed news article.  The footer should include a copyright statement and the URL to the original infographic landing page so people can find the full-size version after seeing the infographic on other sites.  Thanks to Caroline for sending in the link!
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How Big Are The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed?

By using a well recognizable symbol like the Statue of Liberty, the How Big Are The Biggest Waves http://attorneyinfographics.com/ Ever Surfed? infographic from San Diego Surfing School can show you how much higher you can get with surfing than other sports. Now that a 100-foot wave has been surfed, the bar has been raised yet again for somebody to step up and set a new record. Until then, we take a look at some other feats of record height to get a better perspective on just how big the biggest waves ever surfed really were. Clear design that tells one story really well.  The visual comparison to the Statue of Liberty is instantly recognizable to readers. Thanks to Melissa for sending in the link!
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Design Client Engagement Poster

The Design Client Engagement Poster argues that a positive client experience can lead to a sustainable business. The poster separates the experience into 3 phases. The Pre-Service Phase is about client's expectations, the Service Phase is about the client's experiences, and the Post-Service Phase is about client satisfaction/dissatisfaction. This poster can be found on Design Client Engagement.com and is available for purchase for $25 + shipping  here . A positive client experience with your service can lead to more clients and ultimately, a sustainable business. A service does not exist in isolation; it is a string of experiences made up of touchpoints over time. Like a chain that will break at the weakest link, the client experience will break at the weakest touchpoint. Cool visual explanation design created by Matt Pasternack from  Nack Creative  can be found on www.designclientengagement.com !
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Choosing a CMS for Your Business

This graphic will help you figure out what is the best Content Management System (CMS) for you and your business. Discover what a CMS is, types of CMS, popular CMS, market shares and advantages with, The Most Popular CMS for Your Business Needs infographic posted on Dot Com Infoway .  Chennai, India Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a premier IT company providing offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe, has announced the release of its latest infographic, titled "Content Management Systems: Choosing the Right One for Your Business Needs". The infographic provides a top to bottom look at various CMSs and chalks out a road map for organizations, businesses and individuals looking to choose content management systems perfect for their needs. The infographic outlines the fundamentals of content management systems, the industries in which they find use and the types of CMSs http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ available. It is replete with information, data, statistics and illustrations such as the date of initial release, the platform used, the latest version, the number of themes it has, average setup and customization cost, average monthly maintenance cost, the number of websites using the CMS, the popular websites that use the platform and the top industries using the CMS. "With the recent exponential growth of nightly builds of CMSs' modules and plugins, we thought this would be the perfect time to showcase the CMS industry with an infographic that provides users with an all-around perspective. Our run through of key aspects of various CMSs, will help firms make better business decisions by taking advantage of all the information at their disposal," said Venkatesh C. R., CEO of Dot Com Infoway. The infographic also provides statistics on the market share of various content management systems. Based on the analysis and research data, WordPress, with a market share of 54.4%, has a competitive advantage over other top CMSs. Following WordPress, (with margins of difference of more than 45%) are Joomla and Drupal with market shares of 8.9% and 7% respectively. Personally, I run this site on the Squarespace.com CMS platform, and I'm very surprised that it wasn't listed in the infographic.  I realize there are over 1,200 CMS platforms, so they had to make some hard choices about which ones to include. The design does a good job of using the platform logos to clearly identify the different players.  I wish the numerical data associated with each platform was visualized instead of just shown in text.  It very hard for a reader to compare the costs or stats between the platforms when all of the data is only in text. Also, the data is not clearly sourced.  The sites where the data was gathered from are listed, but no specific links the pages with the actual data used, like market share numbers.  Most of the source sites are actually lookup and comparison tools, so it would be hard to list specific URLs for some of the data.
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How Big Are The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed?

By using a well recognizable symbol like the Statue of Liberty, the How Big Are The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed? infographic from San Diego Surfing School can show you how much higher you http://attorneyinfographics.com/ can get with surfing than other sports. Now that a 100-foot wave has been surfed, the bar has been raised yet again for somebody to step up and set a new record. Until then, we take a look at some other feats of record height to get a better perspective on just how big the biggest waves ever surfed really were. Clear design that tells one story really well.  The visual comparison to the Statue of Liberty is instantly recognizable to readers. Thanks to Melissa for sending in the link!
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The History of Music Media - From Vinyl To Bitstreams

A creative timeline view of  The History of: Music Media infographic from Indigo Boom . The colors track the popularity of each new and old source of music media through the years. From left to right it goes 0% popular to 100% popular.  Selling music as recordings first became possible in 1877 with the introduction of the phonograph cylinder. Since then media formats have developed and radically changed the way we listen, and recently even where we can listen to music. We have looked at the last 30 years of music format development and popularity in the infographic below. Beautiful, colorful design. This is a vertical stacked area chart covering the last 30+ years of music sales. You can see that in 1980 (where the chart begins) vinyl was already in decline. CDs have had a big run, but downloads are obviously growing to become the new dominant method to get music. I like that the design tells one story really well, and doesn't get into a whole bunch of extra data points. It's a simple, clear story to the readers who can understand the content quickly and then move on.   The source listing of The RIAA is too vague.  Source listings should include a link to the specific data so others can examine the original dataset if they wish.  I went to the RIAA site, and it appears that they are selling this information in a report. Publishing the data publicly in an infographic may be a violation of the terms of service or copyright of the report, but I can't tell because I can't determine where the specific data originated. The URL to the infographic landing page should be included in the footer of the design so readers can find the original when they come across a smaller version posted on another site.  Not all sites are good about linking back to the original. Thanks to Bogdan for sending in the link!
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How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns

If you have some trouble balancing your serious business side with your fun side, a look at the How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns infographic could be helpful. The infographic from Beckett Simonon shows a few examples of complicated patterns that work together, and then some to definitely stay away from. So you've been wearing solid ties and shirts for a while, you think you look great but you feel is time to earn some extra style points by adding some patterns? No worries, we got you covered! Shirt and tie patterns are great if you want to stand out from the crowd, they are also fun and will bring a new life to your look. Just make sure your pattern groupings are far from making people dizzy and fall hypnotized. We made this cheat guide so you can learn the basics and develop your own combinations and style from there. Enjoy! Great visual explanation design that stays focused, and tells one story really well. Thanks to Nicholas for sending in the link!
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Choosing a CMS for Your Business

This graphic will help you figure out what is the best Content Management System (CMS) for you and your business. Discover what a CMS is, types of CMS, popular CMS, market shares and advantages with, The Most Popular CMS for Your Business Needs infographic posted on Dot Com Infoway .  Chennai, India Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a premier IT company providing offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe, has announced the release of its latest infographic, titled "Content Management Systems: Choosing the Right One for Your Business Needs". The infographic provides a top to bottom look at various CMSs and chalks out a road map for organizations, businesses and individuals looking to choose content management systems perfect for their needs. The infographic outlines the fundamentals of content management systems, the industries in which they find use and the types of CMSs available. It is replete with information, data, statistics and illustrations such as the date of initial release, the platform used, the latest version, the number of themes it has, average setup and customization cost, average monthly maintenance cost, the number of websites using the CMS, the popular websites that use the platform and the top industries using the CMS. "With the recent exponential growth of nightly builds of CMSs' modules and plugins, we thought this would be the perfect time to showcase the CMS industry with an infographic that provides users with an all-around perspective. Our run through of key aspects of various CMSs, will help firms make better business decisions by taking advantage of all the information at their disposal," said Venkatesh C. R., CEO of Dot Com Infoway. The infographic also provides statistics on the market share of various content management systems. Based on the analysis and research data, WordPress, with a market share of 54.4%, has a competitive advantage over other top CMSs. Following WordPress, (with margins of difference of more than 45%) are Joomla and Drupal with market shares of 8.9% and 7% respectively. Personally, I run this site on the Squarespace.com CMS platform, and I'm very surprised that it wasn't listed in the infographic.  I realize there are over 1,200 CMS platforms, so they had to make some hard choices about which ones to include. The design does a good job of using the platform logos to clearly identify the different players.  I wish the attorney infographics numerical data associated with each platform was visualized instead of just shown in text.  It very hard for a reader to compare the costs or stats between the platforms when all of the data is only in text. Also, the data is not clearly sourced.  The sites where the data was gathered from are listed, but no specific links the pages with the actual data used, like market share numbers.  Most of the source sites are actually lookup and comparison tools, so it would be hard to list specific URLs for some of the data.
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What Do 7 Billion People Do?

This is a page out of Funders and Founders future book. It is a circle graph of the population of the http://attorneyinfographics.com/ world. The  What Do 7 Billion People Do? infographic simplifies the worlds jobs into broad groups. Entrepreneurs are still the smallest group! We explain entrepreneurship and startups visually through  infographics . Here you can see draft notes from our future book.
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How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns

If you have some trouble balancing your serious business side with your fun side, a look at the How to Match Shirt and Tie lawyer infographic Patterns infographic could be helpful. The infographic from Beckett Simonon shows a few examples of complicated patterns that work together, and then some to definitely stay away from. So you've been wearing solid ties and shirts for a while, you think you look great but you feel is time to earn some extra style points by adding some patterns? No worries, we got you covered! Shirt and tie patterns are great if you want to stand out from the crowd, they are also fun and will bring a new life to your look. Just make sure your pattern groupings are far from making people dizzy and fall hypnotized. We made this cheat guide so you can learn the basics and develop your own combinations and style from there. Enjoy! Great visual explanation design that stays focused, and tells one story really well. Thanks to Nicholas for sending in the link!
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Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
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Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
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Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
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Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/8/7/dont-design-by-committee.html

Don't Design by Committee!

From http://attorneyinfographics.com/ 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
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What the Health? Understanding Obamacare's 11 Year Health Plan

Interested in the new health plan but have no idea what it means?  What the Health? Understanding Obamacare's 11 Year Health Plan infographic from Clarity Way  breaks http://attorneyinfographics.com/ down each year of the 11-year health care plan of Obamacare.  If the re-election of Barack Obama as America's 44th President of the United States means anything, it is that American citizens can expect a little more consistency within their legislation. Among the most notable acts of legislation promised by Obama during both of his campaigns for the Presidency was the concern over America's health care system. When our 44th President first earned his chair in leading the nation, he immediately took initiative to put into action a new proposal for health care reform called the Affordable Care Act. And now that he has regained his position, we can count on seeing this initiative furthered in the next 4 years! But among this 11 year plan was a ton of confusing political jargon, making it easy for Americans to misinterpret how the Act would impact themselves and their nation. So as a duty to our followers and role in the promotion of health, we wanted to create a little bit easier of an explanation of the Affordable Care Act! This health reform infographic breaks down the Affordable Care Act in an effort to explain how it will affect each and every citizen, from small businesses to large ones, college students to parents, and senior citizens to the young! It's important that you know about the Affordable Care Act and understand that if we had maintained our status-quo, over 14,000 Americans would lose their health insurance daily! I think there's too much text in this design, but it does walk the reader through each year, step by step.  The statistics should have been visualized.  Big fonts are NOT data visualizations, and I see this done by designers all the time.  Big fonts don't provide any context, and don't make the numbers any easier for the audience to understand. Thanks to Adrienne for sending in the link!
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The 2012 Feltron Annual Report

The 2012 Feltron Annual Report is a report by information designer Nicholas Felton whose numbers were gathered with a custom-built iPhone app called Reporter. At random intervals each day the app sent reminders to complete a survey. The results of these questions were saved alongside background measurements to form the basis of this document. You can see the examples of the report at Feltron.com and buy it at the shop . An extensive write up can be found on Fast Co Design : Today, you probably know  Nicholas Felton  best for his most widely seen work,  Facebook's Timeline . But since 2005, he's been working on a cult-favorite project all his own, the annual Feltron Report. The 2012 version is  out now for $28 . As always, the report is a meticulously documented year in review of everything he's done, presented in a series of rich infographics that push the boundaries on personal data quantification. With a glance, you'll learn some of Felton's most intimate details. Each day, he consumes coffee around 10:40am and booze around 8:38pm. He spends about 4x as much time with his girlfriend as his mother. And on June 20, he shot a Glock 22.  
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The 2012 Feltron Annual Report

The 2012 Feltron Annual Report is a report by information designer Nicholas Felton whose numbers were gathered with a custom-built iPhone app called Reporter. At random intervals each day the app sent reminders to complete a survey. The results of these questions were saved alongside background measurements to form the basis of this document. You can see the examples of the report at Feltron.com and buy it at the shop . An extensive write up can be found on Fast Co Design : Today, you probably know  Nicholas Felton  best for his most widely seen work,  Facebook's Timeline . But since 2005, he's been working on a cult-favorite project all his own, the annual Feltron Report. The 2012 version is  out now for $28 . As always, the report is a meticulously documented year in review of everything he's done, presented in a series of rich attorney infographics that push the boundaries on personal data quantification. With a glance, you'll learn some of Felton's most intimate details. Each day, he consumes coffee around 10:40am and booze around 8:38pm. He spends about 4x as much time with his girlfriend as his mother. And http://attorneyinfographics.com/ on June 20, he shot a Glock 22.  
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Apple's Infographic Timeline Poster

Apple just released the infographic timeline poster, Apple Celebrates 5 Years of the App Store .  Copies of this poster were sent to various members of the press.  The above photo is from Lauren Goode from All Things D . If anyone has a copy they don't want, I would love to get a copy! Sadly, no high-resolution versions of the poster are available online, but the data is available to view from within the iTunes Store.  You can see the images, icons and events, but they aren't laid out like the poster timeline.  You can view the events in iTunes by following this link .
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Units of Measure Calendar

An intriguing calendar that shows the date by using units of measurements commonly used. Designed by the team at ACRE in Singapore, you can buy your own Unit of Measure Calendar  poster. There are two editions, a blue and black version as well as a black and copper.   The idea of creating a calendar was always at the top of our heads. However, we needed an idea that was sound, that made sense. We went back to our roots for that big idea, and we stumbled upon the fact http://attorneyinfographics.com/ our agency is named after a unit of measure. Things began to click into gear and the team worked to create a calendar that would highlight 12 units of measure . This brought a lot of symmetry to our design philosophy which melds sense and practicality together. This craft-centric calendar is designed to be practically functional as well as aesthetically pleasing.  I do wish the high-resolution version was available to view online, but we can only see the gallery images . Dimensions: 990 × 680 mm (39 × 26.75 in)
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It's Time to Empower Moms

The verdict is out; Support mother's decisions on how they raise their children. Based on the StrongMoms Empower, The National Motherhood Decisions Survey  from Strong Moms Empower, many mothers make decisions on how to raise their kids to avoid criticism! In conjunction with the StrongMoms Empower program, the National Motherhood Decisions Survey was conducted to gauge how moms feel supported or judged. This infographic illustrates the survey findings, which include: 95 percent of moms have felt judged or criticized; one in three moms makes parenting decisions to avoid criticism; nine out of ten moms notice a positive impact on kids when they feel supported. For more information please visit StrongMomsEmpower.com Good design.  The key message is very clear.  You don't have to read the whole infographic to understand that the infographic wants you [source] to support moms in a positive way.  Also, a very clear call-to-action at the end with the link to signing an online petition.
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Kim Rees and Dino Citraro - What Makes an Infographic Cool?

Guest Post by Kim Rees and Dino Citraro   When an Infographic Isn't Infographics are popular, useful, and seem to be an established part of our vernacular these days. They are easy to read, quick to digest, and for the most part, can require less work to create than a more in-depth data visualization. However, as with many things that are popular and useful, they have a dubious imposter that is frequently wrongly categorized.    Digital Posters Digital Posters are everywhere and almost entirely presented under the auspices of being an Infographic. These distant cousins confuse the definition of an Infographic because while they often might be easy to read and quick to digest, they fail to expand the essence of the data by adding context and metaphor.  A collection of cats holding a variety of mobile devices may be adorable, but it is not an Infographic. A huddle of celebrities who all have a similarly peculiar personality trait might curious, but this also, is not an Infographic. Extremely large numbers surrounding nicely formed text treatments is not an Infographic. All of these are examples of Digital Posters.   If You Want to Make an Infographic, Don't Make a Digital Poster You might still be confused by the revelation that not all things posing as Infographics are in fact genuine, but if it's your job to create one, here are a few things to keep in mind:   Add Context One of the most important things an Infographic can do is add context. Consider this example: The illustration on the left represents the way this information would be presented in a Digital Poster. The illustration on the right shows the same information as an Infographic. Both of these start the same information, but the Infographic allows the viewer to glean a deeper understanding through the addition of context.  A good example of a Digital Poster posing as an infographic can be seen here: http://think.withgoogle.com/databoard/   Expand Context Through the Use of Metaphors Infographics can (and should) be enhanced through the use of metaphor. Being stuck with a single number to display is maddening. How do you show size? What does its size even mean? This dilemma is an opportunity to add context and metaphor. By comparing a number to something else that is familiar, you create understanding.  Here are some examples of adding context to the previous graphic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/periscopic/6351350295/in/set-72157629247990061   Keep in mind that http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ the context should match the subject matter. The examples provided above concern emails – or correspondence – and the metaphor will be most effective when it extends the topic. Making a comparison to a page of text and the time spent reading it are easy leaps of imagination because the viewer's mind is already considering the concept of communication. If we had instead compared that number to the blades of grass in a field, the size of the field might end up being pretty large, but the goal of getting the viewer to imagine the scale of the emails requires a larger cognitive leap, and provides less impact.  By adding metaphor to data we add dimension. Through this abstraction we gain the ability to provide complex information in a way that is accessible to a much wider audience than that which might be familiar with the specific subject matter. In addition, metaphors not only provide an easy vehicle for empathy and comprehension, they are also an excellent opportunity to add visual interest.   Respect the Data Data collectors are the historians of our time. The data revolution that started with affordable large storage devices is capturing our history in the finest detail we have ever known. The process of collecting it, specifically when it is done by real people, is difficult and tedious, and largely goes unnoticed. When you visualize data, you must respect what you have, and the enormous potential it represents. Even the simplest statistic deserves more than a passing thought, or an effortless grasp at the most obvious visual display that comes to mind.   Do More When creating an Infographic, the data you present must do more as a graphic than if it were presented as a number or single line of text. Adjusting the size of your text, illustrating a word found within the text, or even showing the concept embraced by a cute illustration is not enough. If you believe the data has a story to tell, then you should do your best to tell it.   Know Your Options  Working with data is nuanced and requires an understanding of the appropriate types of data display. A single data set, or statistic, can potentially have multiple ways of being visualized. In the same manner, a single data presentation method can be used to display multiple types of data. Understanding the relationship between your data and your data presentation options is essential if you want to create effective Infographics.   Strive for Elegance and Clarity A natural tendency is to want to include every datapoint on the screen, assuming that more data will equate to more credibility. This is logical in spirit, but counterproductive in practice. Data design follows the same rules as visual design. Remove anything you can't justify and isn't relevant to the message you're trying to convey. The empty spaces, the things you leave out, can provide clarity – and can also provide an opportunity to evoke questions in the viewer's mind (that's a good thing).    Use Emotion The best way to connect with people is to elicit an emotional response. No matter what the subject matter, visualizers need to have empathy for how people will feel when they reflect on the data we're presenting. Sock, joy, sorrow, curiosity, and other strong emotional reactions likely illustrate that you've chosen an important dataset and are presenting it well. In many ways, the ultimate compliment an Infographic creator can receive is to know that a viewer of their work is being moved at a level that goes deeper than just an intellectual response.    Be Authentic and Sincere Presenting datapoints without consideration for what they represent shows a lack of empathy. When you visualize data, it is essential to understand the role it plays in the larger social conversation. If it has the potential to change a person's worldview, you need to do whatever you can to make this happen. Divorcing yourself from this responsibility is the sign of on uninspired designer. Imagine you are actually having a conversation with the viewer. Let your design choices begin a dialog.   Know the Difference Data is easy to love. It represents truth and clarity, and can inspire people to grab whatever living thing is nearest to them and insist it listen. It can move a person to join a protest, to shout a slogan, or even inspire someone to make a poster. Even a digital one. When we begin to discern between graphical representations of data and actual visualizations of data, we become better data consumers and better knowledge creators. There is a place for Digital Posters, it's just not the same place as Infographics.   Kim Rees Partner & Head of Data Visualization ( @krees ) Kim Rees is Head of Information Visualization at Periscopic , and is a prominent individual in the data visualization community. She has presented at several industry events including Strata, OSCON, Wolfram Data Summit, VisWeek, Tableau User Conference, NY Hacks/Hackers, and Portland Data Visualization among others. She is an advisor to the US Congressional Budget Office. Kim has published papers in Parsons Journal of Information  Mapping, was an award winner in the VAST 2010 Challenge, and is a guest blogger for Infosthetics and FlowingData. Recently, she was the Technical Editor of Visualize This, by Nathan Yau of FlowingData. She was a judge on the WikiViz Challenge 2011 and CommArts Interactive Annual 2012.   Dino Citraro Partner & Head of Strategy ( @dinocitraro ) Dino Citraro is Head of Strategic Design and Operations at Periscopic , and has a strong background in problem solving, creative direction, and writing.  A twenty-year veteran of the multimedia industry, his work has spanned immersive online development, application design, interactive motion pictures, multi-player games, and interactive hardware installations. He is the Visualization Editor of the Big Data journal, as well as a contributing blogger to several industry sites. He is also an accomplished photographer, a published poet, and has written & illustrated seven children's books.
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Don't Design by Committee!

From 7 steps to create a killer brand , by Jim Price, posted on StockLogos.com It's good to be inclusive and seek opinions and ideas. But if you form http://attorneyinfographics.com/ a committee and put everything to a vote, you're likely to end up with a least-common-denominator brand that's bland, uninspired, and may look more like a hybrid camel-elephant than the thoroughbred you'd hoped for.
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Apple's Infographic Timeline Poster

Apple just released the infographic timeline poster, Apple Celebrates 5 Years of the App Store .  Copies of this poster were sent to various members of the press.  The above lawyer infogrpahics photo is from Lauren Goode from All Things D . If anyone has a copy they don't want, I would love to get a copy! Sadly, no high-resolution versions of the poster are available online, but the data is available to view from within the iTunes Store.  You can see the images, icons and events, but they aren't laid out like the poster timeline.  You can view the events in iTunes by following this link .
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PepsiCo Q2 2013 Performance Infographics

PepsiCo has begun to publish an official infographic along with each of their quarterly earnings reports to investors and analysts.  The PepsiCo Q2 2013 Performance  infographic was just released online to coincide with the press release and earning call to analysts. I love seeing attorney infographics used in this way, and I think we will be seeing many more of them from other companies.  Visualizaing the financial data can make the complex filings much easier for investors to understand. As much as I love this idea, this particular design needs help visualizing the data.  Big fonts are not data visualizations, and many of the financial stististics presented were shown in text only.  It takes a data visualization to put the values into perspective for the audience, and make them easier to understand. This is the second http://attorneyinfographics.com/ infographic in the series.  It appears that each one will be released with a unique website dedicated to hosting the infographic.  This on can be found at: www.pepsicoinfographicq2.com , and a PDF version is also available to download from the site.  You can find the infographic from the prior qurter here: www.pepsicoinfographicq1.com .  The infographics were also published on the PepsiCo Multimedia Downloads section of the Media page. Thanks to Chris Hoyt for posting on Google+
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It's Time to Empower Moms

The verdict is out; Support mother's decisions on how they raise their children. Based on the StrongMoms Empower, The National Motherhood Decisions Survey  from Strong Moms Empower, many mothers make decisions on how to raise their kids to avoid criticism! In conjunction with the StrongMoms Empower program, the National Motherhood Decisions Survey was conducted to gauge how moms feel supported or judged. This infographic illustrates the survey findings, which include: 95 percent of moms have felt judged or criticized; one in three moms makes parenting decisions to avoid criticism; nine out of ten moms notice a positive impact on kids when they feel supported. For more information please visit StrongMomsEmpower.com Good design.  The key message is very clear.  You don't have to read the whole infographic to understand that http://attorneyattorney infographics.com/ the infographic wants you to support moms in a positive way.  Also, a very clear call-to-action at the end with the link to signing an online petition.
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Death & Taxes 2014 Poster and Interview

The new 2014 Death & Taxes poster has been released, and it is fantastic!  Visualizing the President's proposed budget for next year, each department and major expense item is represented with proportionally official website sized circles so the viewer can understand how big they are in comparison to the rest of the budget. You can purchase the 24" x 36" printed poster for $24.95. Since 2004, Death and Taxes has been depicting the federal budget and has grown into a powerhouse of information. For the FY2014 budget, this poster contains over 500 departments, agencies, programs and just about everything else the government can spend money on. It is still the single most open and accessible record of government spending ever created. All in six square feet.  Previously, the Death & Taxes series has been a project of Jess Bachman ( ByJess.net ), but this year the series has been taken over by the great team at Timeplots .  Owner Nathaniel Pearlman graciously spent some time answering some of my questions: Cool Infographics: What's new in the 2014 design of Death & Taxes? Nathaniel Pearlman: Timeplots is continuing the Death & Taxes poster franchise, taking it over from its creator, Jess Bachman. We agreed to do this before the scheduled release of the FY2014 budget. To produce the poster efficiently and meet the expectations of an audience already familiar with its look and feel, we minimized big changes and largely stayed with Jess's design aesthetic. We kept the location of departments, labeled and colored expenditure numbers in the same format; and, the Office of Governmental Ethics is still the smallest circle plotted on the poster. We did, however, make some subtle design changes. In the bottom-right corner we converted pie charts to a bar chart. We also changed the "For Comparison" section bubble charts to horizontal bar charts. Bars also serve as a visual clue that the information here is different and you see immediately that they differ from the bubbles depicting the discretionary budget in the main area of the poster. We also unified the presentation style throughout the poster. We also omitted the "How much does it cost you" section.  Cool Infographics: The Death & Taxes poster design is now being made by the team at Timeplots, what are the major differences from the prior posters that were designed by Jess Bachman?    Nathaniel Pearlman: Timeplots has a four year history of visualizing complex data with compelling design. We have diverse skills and resources and may introduce changes in future posters like dark type against a lighter background for ease of reading; advancing visual unity either by replacing the photos with icons, or by making all color photographs more duotone, or monochromatic; and finally, crafting the type in the header section so that it has more personality. We are also thinking about how to improve the substance of the poster. We would love to hear feedback or suggestions for improvement from your readers. Cool Infographics: When did the 2014 data become available, and how long did it take you design the poster? Nathaniel Pearlman: The data was released on April 11, 2013. To prepare, we wrote some data queries and scripts based on the 2013 data about one week before the release. Once we got the 2014 data, we just ran the 2013 scripts. It took about two days to get all of the circles in place on the poster. The design and crafting took longer. The poster went out for review to experts about a month after the we got the data. Of course we were working on many other projects in between as well. Cool Infographics: What software applications were used for the Death & Taxes poster design? Nathaniel Pearlman: Scripting and plotting were done in R—an open source statistical application that we have used for other Timeplots posters. The design completed in Adobe Illustrator. Jess created the previous Death and Taxes with Excel and Photoshop, so there was no code or design template we could borrow or reuse. Our programming and design process was new to Death & Taxes, but we decided to go this route because this process would present data more accurately and make future updating much easier. Cool Infographics: What's the most interesting thing you learned from the 2014 data? Nathaniel Pearlman: We guess it shouldn't be a surprise, but data shows how trivial in the context of the whole budget are some of the biggest political tangles. Things like the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are very small by comparison to big ticket items.  The nice thing about the poster is that each viewer will be able to reach their own conclusions, based on the area of they wish to investigate or focus upon. Each department, each item, has its own story.  Cool Infographics: Where do you have them printed, what are the printing specs and why? Nathaniel Pearlman: The 2014 poster is on a 36" by 24" sized, 80 lb. cover paper. We use a local printer for offset printing and through a process of several proofs we have more control over the colors and the final look and feel of the print. The 2014 poster is slightly lighter than the 2012 one. The lighter paper can roll more easily into tubes without getting creases. Cool Infographics: Social media has always been a big part of marketing the Death & Taxes poster.  What are your plans to promote the 2014 poster? Nathaniel Pearlman: Social media is important to us. We have been receiving supportive comments and thoughtful suggestions through a number of channels. Death & Taxes has its own Facebook channel: ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-and-Taxes/373639641532 ). You can also follow Timeplots on Twitter ( @timeplots ) and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/timeplots ) to receive notice of latest news. Keep your eyes open to these places. Graphicacy , (the consulting arm of Timeplots) is also working on an interactive version using the same budget data to pair with the poster. That interactive, presenting the same information, will enable interested viewers to explore the federal budget online. The poster now sells at Timeplots  and  Amazon .   Cool Infographics: Prior versions have been available online in a zooming viewer.  Is the 2014 version also available in this format?  What zooming tool is being used? Nathaniel Pearlman: Yes, you are able to zoom on a watermarked version of the 2014 poster on our Timeplots site. The zoom tool is the default for our shopping content management system, and it allows for crystal-clear views of the information, watermarks aside. While you will have a good sense for the design and presentation of the poster by viewing it online and zooming-in on its details, we believe the print poster will surprise you with its vibrant colors on smooth paper, sharp type, and scale.  You can also check out Jess Bachman's thoughts about the new version in his blog post on Visual.ly
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Speed Comparison Chart

The Speed Comparison Chart , from the Guardian Digital Agency on  Tumblr , compares the speeds of different vehicles, from cars to planes to spaceships. Cool infographic design lawyer infogrpahics that tells one story really well.
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