I was looking at Phil Gyford’s Infographic and wanted some clarification on the proper way to develop and maintain an Infographic. The majority seen on Twitter and Graphic Design Blogs … are they correct or just low quality reworks ?
I assume visualizations are a subset so is there some mixing up of terms going on ? I know I have remembered seeing in Geography books in High School Graphics displaying information ( Those that divide the earth in layers and such), for the sake that this was the best way to display that information.
I have no design background/principles but I want to know when to acknowledge great work when I see it.
Answer
Info-graphics , Informative Graphics and Visualizations: Are they the same term ?
I’d say:
- Yes, “Info-graphics” is just a shorthand for “Informative Graphics”, and
- No, “Visualizations” is a more general term than “info-graphics.” I.e., a visualization does not need to be an info-graphic, whereas an info-graphics is a visualization.
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Source : Link , Question Author : phwd , Answer Author : jensgram