TargetPoint's VP and Director of Research, Alex Lundry recently gave this entertaining and enlightening talk at DC Ignite. It's only 5 minutes long, but chock full of gold, including this reconfiguration of the famous H.G. Wells quote "Statistical Visual thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write."
Federal Budget Infographics: Interesting Subject, Disappointing Design
Two days ago the Congressional Budget Office released some new infographics about the Federal Budget in an attempt to show where revenues come from and where they are spent. Their undertaking, although valiant, falls a little flat. Sadly, many companies reach for the magical infographic but rarely are they implemented well, which many times just adds more confusion to the subject presented. Where these infographics go wrong is in their non-use of common graphics to represent the information more clearly and their lack of common design practices.
