25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers

d3.js Information map types - Wikit This is a brief overview of information map types. Each map type has its own more comprehensive section, linked from the entries below. Alternatively you can navigate by a full version of the mind map on the right: The two links below open an active mind map in a separate browser window. This map has hyperlinks to other parts of WikIT, and expanding branches. Interactive map: Flash (recommended) PDF (problem?) Mind maps Mind maps have a main topic, which is generally placed centrally. A Buzan-style mind map True mind maps or (Buzan mind maps) Tony Buzan appears to have been the first person to use the term "Mind maps" in association with the type of diagram that shows how topics are broken down and give guidelines for the making of "Mind maps" (Talk). Earlier work on concept maps by Novak and Quillian is sometimes quoted as being the true origin of mind maps, but there are differences in how concept maps and mind maps are used and the benefits of each. Common mind maps Spidergrams A concept map

Protovis Protovis composes custom views of data with simple marks such as bars and dots. Unlike low-level graphics libraries that quickly become tedious for visualization, Protovis defines marks through dynamic properties that encode data, allowing inheritance, scales and layouts to simplify construction. Protovis is free and open-source, provided under the BSD License. It uses JavaScript and SVG for web-native visualizations; no plugin required (though you will need a modern web browser)! Although programming experience is helpful, Protovis is mostly declarative and designed to be learned by example. Protovis is no longer under active development.The final release of Protovis was v3.3.1 (4.7 MB). This project was led by Mike Bostock and Jeff Heer of the Stanford Visualization Group, with significant help from Vadim Ogievetsky. Updates June 28, 2011 - Protovis is no longer under active development. September 17, 2010 - Release 3.3 is available on GitHub. May 28, 2010 - ZOMG! Getting Started

10 Gorgeous Social Media Infographics Infographics make information easy to consume. Mundane Charts vs Info graphics: Although they are essentially driven by the same set of information, our eyes are more attached to the ones that give aesthetic pleasure. Below are 10 that might suit your social media taste buds. 1. Building a Company with Social Media 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Catch more at webdoctus. Raphaël—JavaScript Library Finding Inspiration in Uncommon Sources: 12 Places to Look - Sma Advertisement Inspiration can be a fickle thing. Most designers, when lacking ideas, turn to design galleries to find ideas. But there are a few problems with that approach. There are so many things designers could be turning to for inspiration outside of design galleries. Fashion The world of fashion has a long and varied artistic history. Taking inspiration from both modern and historical fashion can be a great way to infuse something new and fresh in your website designs. Look at the overall scale of an outfit and mimic it.Color schemes are one of the easiest areas to adapt.Look at the lines of a garment and emulate them in your designs.Fabric textures and patterns are another easy-to-mimic area. Where to Find Inspiration Magazines: Take a look at the magazine rack of your local bookstore, grocery store, or drugstore for a wealth of fashion magazine choices. Style Blogs: There are a ton of style blogs out there. The Street: Check out fashion in the city or town in which you live. Travel

All posts Marcin Ignac Data Art with Plask and WebGL @ Resonate My talk at Resonate'13 about Plask and how I use it for making data driven visualizations Fast Dynamic Geometry in WebGL Looking for fast way to update mesh data dynamically. Piddle Urine test strip analysis app Evolving Tools @ FITC My talk at FITC Amsterdam about the process behind some of my data visualization, generative art projects and Plask. Ting Browser Experimental browsing interface for digital library resources Bring Your Own Beamer BYOB is a "series of exhibitions hosting artists and their beamers". Bookmarks as metadata Every time we bookmark a website we not only save it for later but add a piece of information to the page itself. Timeline.js A compact JavaScript animation library with a GUI timeline for fast editing. SimpleGUI SimpleGUI is a new code block developed by me for Cinder library. Cindermedusae - making generative creatures Cindermedusae is quite a special project for me. Effects in Delta ProjectedQuads source code

Datavisualization.ch Selected Tools Chartist - Simple responsive charts You may think that this is just yet an other charting library. But Chartist.js is the product of a community that was disappointed about the abilities provided by other charting libraries. Of course there are hundreds of other great charting libraries but after using them there were always tweaks you would have wished for that were not included. Highly customizable responsive charts Facts about Chartist The following facts should give you an overview why to choose Chartists as your front-end chart generator: Simple handling while using convention over configurationGreat flexibility while using clear separation of concerns (Style with CSS & control with JS)Usage of SVG (Yes! These projects and wrapper libraries are known to me right now that either use Chartist.js or wrap them into a library for usage in a framework. Cross-browser support Note that CSS3 animations on SVG CSS attributes are not supported on all browsers and the appearance may vary.