Information Visualization is becoming a huge eye-catcher for websites like the New York Times, who have discovered that infographics can not only present data in a useful way, but in a visually appealing way to catch viewer’s attention. FastCompany asks, is this the next frontier for graphic design?
You’ve seen them. Those tag clouds in the right-hand column of Web sites with jumbled type of varying weight and size indicating the relative usage of words. Tag clouds may be the most common example of an emerging field known as “information visualization,” an offshoot of graphic design devoted to the clear display of complex information. Executive pay in relation to shareholder returns. Senate voting patterns. The geographic location of cell phones. Similarities among rock albums. Graphic designers are mapping over the known world and posting their graphic interpretations on sites like Visual Complexity.
Is Information Visualization the Next Frontier for Design? | Cannell | Fast Company.
