We post a lot of infographics, but we pass on even more of them. A common shortcoming of global maps is fairly simple: They favor the most developed parts of the world. Even a very scientific map ...

To make a good infographic, you’ll need a little stats know-how and a little graphic design know-how. Unfortunately, as the format has exploded over the past few years, we’ve seen heaps of work from ...

Near the end of 1861, with the American Union crumbling, President Abraham Lincoln became obsessed with an unusual document. Nearly three feet in length, it appeared at first to be a map of the ...

As you can see below, there is no shortage of roadmaps and graphical representations of where NASA should be going in the coming years. To be certain, concept maps, roadmaps, and infographics are ...

This story was originally published by Data-Smart City Solutions. The Vision Zero initiative began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of eliminating fatal traffic and pedestrian accidents, and has since ...

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue. Alberto González submitted this infographic for the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge—sponsored by ...

Yesterday, Eric Fischer’s amazing Flickr set of maps illustrating the racial segregation and integration of various American city’s went viral. Using data from the 2000 census, Fischer’s maps ...

The seven major river basins, as a whole, have had steady improvements in water quality over the past decade. The water quality of the Pearl River and the Yangtze River are the best among the seven ...

“I’m getting internal pressure to create infographics. Yes, I know they’ll perform well. But to be honest, I don’t view many myself. As a consumer of content, I’m just not sure I see the value.” I ...