About the author

I didn’t realize until recently how small the field of data visualization and information graphics actually is. I have been following the blogs of most people in this list. And even after searching around, I found only a few more.

I have been fortunate to know, work with and learn from many from this list. I hope that one day, I will get to meet with the rest.

If you know of anybody who is not on this list, please let me know.

Updated Jan 5, 2009 – Many thanks to Zachary Forest Johnson from indiemaps.com and Tom Carden from Stamen design.

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Michelle Devereaux created this family tree for Wired magazine in 2005. I know that it is old, but being a Star Wars geek, I have an obligation to propagate it :). Although the design is a bit busy, this graphics contains a huge amount of information.

[ via Randy Krum ]

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Have you ever wondered why you choose certain hobbies or jobs? Jack Cheng has an interesting visual explanation of how one might make that decision.

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This very pretty print graphics make me feel nostalgic about the old days working for a newspaper. I still love to work with a big canvas that the print offers. I love the way all of the information is presented in one big piece. I don’t have to click, I don’t have to wonder how to use a graphics and I am not afraid of missing a crucial piece of information hidden behind a link. It is sad that fewer and fewer newspapers can afford this kind of graphics. Even online, I see fewer and fewer graphics of this nature. Lately, the industry has been focusing on visualizing big data sets with maps and charts, which is a more cost effective solution.

You can download the pdf with the print size graphics here

Credits: Kwency Norman from The Sun Sentinel

You gotta love the sparkline charts in this interactive.

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Not all the sectors are in bad shape. As you can see local government and state government are still doing pretty well. I guess we need more people in the government to do the right thing ;/

In this third part, we start with heavier stuff at the beginning and ease out with lighter videos at the end. Enjoy.

View part I
View part II

US national debt

I.O.U.S.A. motion graphics by Brian Oakes from NotForPaper on Vimeo.

If you can’t read the text, that means you may need an eye check… :) I am just kidding. Click on the image to view a bigger version if you haven’t figured that out already.

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Here is the second part of my list with favorite motion infographics videos sorted in no particular order.

View part I
View part III

Alternative energy