Variety of Information Graphics

(1) DesigningTheNews is "a series of visual experiments which explore the news in various ways to encourage new ways of understanding information" and make readers more cognizant of how information is presented and subsequently understood. The Guardian newpaper was used as source material, and some of its headlines were converted into "clear, simple, distinguishable pictograms." The following pictograms were from an article on beer consumption in the UK ("Do we think we've had enough? Beer sales plunge as Britons stay at home."). As a second experiment, photographic textures were added to the outlines to enhance their appeal.

(2) While not the most aesthetically pleasing charts, here is proof that even the silliest "facts" can be communicated more effectively and efficiently with information graphics.

(3) Information graphics that are a little more hardcore. Can you imagine how many pages this information would take up if it were prose?! (Alice Cho)