Information Visualization & Infographics: Information Visualization
What's the difference?
Information Visualization represents data (usually numerical or quantitative data) in a visual way. Basic examples include charts, tables, and graphs.
Infographics communicate any kind of information in a visually appealing form. They may include multiple types of information, such as narrative text, pictures, or maps, as well as charts and graphs.
Getting Started with Visualization
Check out this interactive table for help in defining and differentiating various types of visualizations to best meet your needs.
You will see that the table breaks visualization into six types:
data visualization
information visualization
concept visualization
strategy visualization
metaphor visualization
compound visualization
More About Visualization
- Best Resources from InfogramInfogram's favorite resources, including data visualization, infographics, maps, tips and tricks, and websites.
- BusinessPundit's Guide to InfographicsThanks to Hailey from the Lyndhurst STEM Club for sharing this resource.
Welcome! Here's an example of information visualization...
McCandless, David. (2015). Mountains Out of Molehills: A timeline of media-inflamed fears. Retrieved from
https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/mountains-out-of-molehills-static-version/