The World Cup will be winding up soon, but there’s no doubt that this World Cup generated a horde of infographics and visualizations across the internet. While I can’t say for certain, it definitely seems that there were far more this time than in any World Cup in the past. Is the technology better? The data better? Or just reader’s appetites? Over at DataVisualization.ch, they talk about it a bit and end with a great piece about visualization in general.
To successfully create a business case, a visualization must solve a real user need. This is evident for business analytics and scientific visualization. When it comes to more casual visualization projects this problem-solving nature isn’t always given. Visualization is thus positioned closer to entertainment—which isn’t a bad place to be either, but has different mechanics. We have a more playful repertoire of drivers available. At the same time we also face the challenge of communicating the information with clarity and integrity.
via Thoughts Sparked by World Cup Visualizations on Datavisualization.ch.
