http://wallblog.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-rise-of-visual-journalism-why-infographic-thinking-is-not-a-fad/

Interesting video interview here with designer Francesco Franchi, from Italy’s Intelligence in Lifestyle magazine, who talks about “infographic thinking” and “visual” journalism”.

Franchi says that “visual” journalism” combines the graphic and narrative, which he describes as a “representation and an intereptation of reality to develop an idea”.

Read more: http://wallblog.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-rise-of-visual-journalism-why-infographic-thinking-is-not-a-fad/#ixzz1utPJ4tfC

the criteria for designing an information graphic

here is the criteria which might be helpful to examine an information graphic and selected by me.

1.Graphic structure

A visual form is a logical extension of information

2.Efficiency

Easily to decode the information from the graphic

3.Aesthetic feeling

An appealing graphic to communicate the information

4.Get close to the audience

Appropriate balance between graphic and text






For example, the following picture is telling the main languages uses in Taiwan.

1.Graphic structure

A visual form is a logical extension of information

V this graphic express Taiwan by the island herself.

2.Efficiency

Easily to decode the information from the graphic 

V through the dialogue frame, three kinds of language is easily expressed. 

3.Aesthetic feeling

An appealing graphic to communicate the information

  the graphic itself is not a appealing one for general public due to the color and the shape is not vivid enough to attract. 

4.Get close to the audience

Appropriate balance between graphic and text

V the graphic has occupied 80% of the layout, will more attract people than the text only.

the mind map of information graphic

the mind map of information graphic
made by me
謹以此試圖記錄圖表設計的所有元素


information graphic=information+graphic (obviously).
due to the information and the graphic itself has covered very wide range in professional area,
the mind map below only provides a micro range of research .
個人認為, 圖表設計=圖表+設計, (好像是某種程度上的廢話)
由於圖表與設計本身就很多可以討論的了, 所以此圖也未必有表現出所有涵蓋的範圍