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This has several elements commonly seen in infographics: timelines, a “by the numbers” section, profiles of key players in the subject, and assorted fun facts. There are lots of great numbers throughout the IG (£6 prize?! Old school!) so you learn a lot about the game in a short amount of time.

Because there are so many numbers here, I’d love to see some data visualization incorporated! £6? How about 6 £1 notes? 12 finals won by Scottish players? 12 Scottish flags! That takes some of the reading out of the infographic, and makes it even quicker and more intuitive for the viewer. This infographic does feature a fair amount of text (the timeline being the most crowded example), so any opportunities to cut down on text should be integrated into a great infographic.

Still, the overall aesthetic remains playful, colorful, and lively, so it’s fun to move from section to section. The design also manages to incorporate illustration elements with photos, and it isn’t too jarring — sometimes this combination can be awkward.

In all I would give this infographic a B-. It contains a lot of good data, but could rely less on text to convey its info — telling stories with images is one of the key functions of a great infographic.

This infographic was submitted to us by Ladbrokes.

There are a couple of good examples of data visualization on this infographic, and I like that it stays short and sweet. Viewers get a lot of key info about Transfer Day without having to swim through a lot of extra text. The background texture, of course, makes sense for the topic, and the fonts stay consistent so that they aren’t distracting.

I’d like to see the use of data viz stay consistent, however. When I started in on the graphic, I thought that the dollar amounts in the Top-5 Biggest Premier League Signings would be represented as bar graphs relative to the signing amounts of the other players — but it turned out that £8.5 million was longer than £10 million. It would have been a good opportunity to weight the figures against one another.

The same is true for the key Twitter terms surrounding the Transfer Window. The number 165,570 is about as big as 407,215, and I think the font size of the keyword itself (QPR, with 165,570 tweets) is actually larger than the keyword with more tweets (David Beckham, with 407,215 tweets).

In all I’d give this infographic a B. It makes use of data viz, it isn’t too long, and it’s pretty clean in design. It would just be great to see data viz used to its full potential! And don’t be afraid to get creative with it too: there are more than just bar graphs out there.

This infographic was submitted to us by Serious Supplements.

Although this provides a “point/counterpoint” argument regarding the safety and legality of DMAA, it is all “info” and no “graphic.” In essence, it’s text pasted onto a background, with no visual context or reference. It’s also devoid of hard numbers to help back up either argument. So, although there are no especially heavy instances of text in the infographic, the text appears heavy-handed anyway — because it’s all there is to look at.

Additionally, some typographical errors detract from the messaging of the infographic. For example, the first argument uses inconsistent title casing on both the “No” and “Yes” arguments. In the “No” argument, “harmful” is for some reason uncapitalized, while “Safe” is capitalized in the “Yes” box. The first instance of the word “is,” however, is missing from the “Yes” argument. This type of error is repeated in the second “Yes” argument.

Proofreading your infographic is a critical step to upholding your image online. In ideal circumstances, the infographic will be shared and critiqued across the web — bearing your company name and/or logo. Having a less-than-polished product linked to your name just isn’t great for business, whether that product is your website, a flyer, an email, an infographic, or anything else.

In all I’d have to give this graphic a D-. It doesn’t really end the debate with a decision — “The Answer” is that the “Yes” side argues “Yes” and the “No” side argues “No” — and there is neither illustration nor data visualization. There also isn’t any data to be visualized, and the text throughout contains errors. One would need to restart this infographic from the beginning to get it into shape.

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The design here is pretty busy, but the illustrations are great and the style is clean overall. It just looks a bit crowded between the illustrations, the icons, the data viz and the text! Still, the info is really useful for skiers with the travel bug, and seems like it could really help them pick their favorite destinations — especially with the circle graphs showing the ratio of available courses for each skill level. Then it just comes down to where they can get some cheap flights to and from their ski adventures!

I also love the visualizations for distance from the airport and elevation. Creative data viz goes a long way in making an impression in the infographics world. However, it does make the final section pretty off-putting in comparison. A large texty chart doesn’t look like something you want to read after coming across engaging charts and graphs. With a little more time and space, more data viz could be employed for the remaining sections. It also seems you don’t need the Mountain Elevations, Resort Elevation, or Cost of Stay Indicator in that bottom chart, since they are already conveyed in the first section — so that would eliminate a lot of the bulk!

In all I’m a fan of this IG, so I’d love to see the bottom chart slimmed down so that it can finish with the same “bang” with which it starts!

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<img src="http://www.isatellitetv.net/images/footballinfo.jpg" alt="Super Bowl Advertisement ROI"></br>From <a href="http://www.isatellitetv.net">iSatelliteTV.net</a></p> <p>This infographic was submitted to us by <a href="http://www.isatellitetv.net">iSatelliteTV</a>.</p> <p>There are a few grammatical problems right at the beginning that make it difficult to move forward. “That’s up nearly a 500,000 dollars” doesn’t need the “a,” “Super Bowl” is written as one word immediately next to that, and the market share description for Go Daddy isn’t polished. At first, “Market Share” is treated like a proper noun (yet “super bowl” isn’t properly capitalized), but then “market share” is all lowercase in the next sentence. The typos continue throughout the IG.</p> <p>Proofreading is a critical step in the creation of any project. When an infographic is shared across the web, it doesn’t positively reflect on your company to present something that’s noticeably flawed. It’s exciting to see a finished design and want to start sharing it, but don’t skip that final step!</p> <p>As for data visualization, the “Ads of 60+ Seconds in the Super Bowl” would have been an apt place for that. It even seems that the visuals on which the percentages are shown are mimicking circle graphs. However, the length of the outline on the circle is the same for every year, even when the percentages vary. A similar problem occurs in “Advertising Spending Per Year” — it seems to be a bar chart, but the length of the bars simply increases by year, not by how much the spending increased or decreased, so it’s not really doing its job. Quickly changing these so that they reflect the data would be a good direction toward including data visualization.</p> <p>Also, although there is some diversity in fonts, one of the main ones used is Arial. Arial doesn’t really shine in graphic designs, so with the wide variety of fonts available to us now, it’s generally preferable to branch out a bit.</p> <p>In all I’d have to give this infographic a D. Although there IS data, it isn’t visualized, and the design and language could use some help, too.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://submitinfographics.com/all-infographics/infographic-are-super-bowl-ads-really-worth-it.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Infographic: How to Tailgate in Style</title> <link>http://submitinfographics.com/all-infographics/infographic-how-to-tailgate-in-style.html</link> <comments>http://submitinfographics.com/all-infographics/infographic-how-to-tailgate-in-style.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lucy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infographic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tailgating]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://submitinfographics.com/?p=3940</guid> <description><![CDATA[Click to Enlarge Via StowAway2 View Other Infographics Add this Infographic to Your Website: Simply copy the code below and paste it into the HTML of your blog, website, or Static FBML box on Facebook Click to Enlarge Via StowAway2 View Other Infographics This infographic was submitted to us by StowAway2. There’s a lot of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/tailgate_in_style_with_a_hitch_cargo_carrier.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/tailgate_in_style_with_a_hitch_cargo_carrier.jpg" alt="infographic" width="430"><br /> Click to Enlarge </a><br />Via <a href="http://blog.stowaway2.com/2012/09/how-to-tailgate-in-style-infographic/"> StowAway2 </a><br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com">Infographics</a></div> <p><strong>Add this Infographic to Your Website:<br /> Simply copy the code below and paste it into the HTML of your blog, website, or Static FBML box on Facebook<br /> </strong><br /> <textarea onclick="this.focus(); this.select();" cols="55" rows="5"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/tailgate_in_style_with_a_hitch_cargo_carrier.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/tailgate_in_style_with_a_hitch_cargo_carrier.jpg" alt="infographic" width="430"><br /> Click to Enlarge </a><br />Via <a href="http://blog.stowaway2.com/2012/09/how-to-tailgate-in-style-infographic/"> StowAway2 </a><br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com">Infographics</a></div> <p>

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There’s a lot of good information here and a great amount of hard statistics! It’s surprising to see how many tailgaters arrive several hours before the game to set up and get cooking, especially considering 1 in 3 of them never even enter the game! I’m going to guess that live streams and portable TVs are common for this reason — it would be nice to see some stats on how tailgaters prefer to watch the game when it’s broadcast.

The organization/layout is a little cramped, so it’s hard to decide what to look at first. There isn’t a lot of breathing room to let each stat stand out on its own. A little more negative space would benefit the design.

I understand the reasoning for the colors, but they come out a little garish on my screen. Of course, that’s different for almost everyone, but it gets hard to look at after awhile.

I love the football design for Top 10 College Tailgating Destinations. Very clever! And the positives and negatives of each type of cargo carrier will help outfit any tailgater.

Overall I’d give this infographic a B — it’s got great stats and info but could use a little bit of rethinking on organization and possibly color scheme.

This infographic was submitted to us by BettingExpert, who submitted this description:

What is the most attended sports league in the world?

Ever wondered what is the most attended sports league in the world is? How about the domestic sporting event that attracts the highest attendace? Today on the blog, we give you some numbers that might help you win a bet at your local pub this weekend.

This is a great list of stats. It’s interesting to see what really are the most popular leagues by sheer audience numbers, though I am surprised that MLB ranks #1 as soccer/football is known as the world’s most popular sport. It seems that folks really come out for the big soccer games, but not as much during the season?

While this is a great set of stats that is set up in an easy-to-read format, the designer didn’t take a chance on visualizing any of the data. This means that we have to read to get the information, rather than just glancing at it. A bar graph could show us proportionally just how many more audience members the MLB’s 73,451,522 attendance is versus the runner-up Nippon Professional Baseball at just 21,679,596. As it is, we have to imagine, or do some calculations to see that that’s over 50,000,000 fewer attendees, or just 29% of MLB’s turnout.

I’d love to see these numbers visualized to make their impact even stronger. Until then, I can’t properly rank this as an infographic. It gets an A for interesting data, though!

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What makes the Olympics in London so different from any Olympics before is its use of the whole city throughout the Games. No spectators in central London will ever be more than 30 minutes away from an Olympic venue, with some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks acting as a backdrop for the greatest show on earth. Most events will take place at the ground-breaking 2.5sq km Olympic Park in Stratford, a mere seven minutes away from the city centre by Olympic Javelin train. Other events will be scattered around in all directions at key venues a short journey from the center of town. 9.6 million tickets have been issued for the Olympics but the major ticket will be London itself, with the capital set to come alive throughout the summer.

This detailed map is really intriguing and offers a great overview of how each venue across the city will be used in the Games. Having the Tube map in addition will be really instrumental for lots of travelers hoping to navigate between events.

The thing with this graphic is that it is solely a map. There are opportunities to introduce infographic elements like data viz (number of seats per venue, tonnes of sand at Horse Guards Parade, etc.) but mainly due to space constraints and the geographic focus, these elements weren’t enacted.

As a map I give this an A–it’s fantastic, easy to understand and really useful. But I can’t really grade it as an infographic since there is no data visualization.

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This Football Financial Crisis Infographic was submitted to us by TrophyStore.co.uk

The infographic starts off strong, with two good examples of data visualization and a nice variety of color. (There is an awful lot of text under Football & The Money Men, though.) The League of Debt, however, is a color-coded list of numbers–it’d be so nice to see all these numbers as bar charts, stacks of money or some other sort of visual.

Club’s Main Source of Revenue is a great example of using data viz to really quickly convey information. Right away you see that TV and Broadcasting make up the bulk of the revenue. Same with the wage explosion–a really nice timeline and line graph in one, clearly illustrating the wage discrepancies. But again, under Best Paid Footballers, we get a list of numbers, with no visual way to compare who makes more, and how much more. The IG ends again on a strong note with a graphed comparison of the clubs that make the most money.

It seems that the design shies away from including “too much” data viz–no need! We’ll get through the IG a lot faster if there’s more of it. The other biggest problem is the text–Football & The Money Men is the heaviest spot, but The League of Debt could be trimmed, too. The huge size difference between the title and the text makes the eye just want to skip over “the fine print.”

Overall I’d give this IG a B-. It’s got great data viz when it’s there, but could use a little boost to make it even better. And if we could just boost the money-making power of more footballers and football clubs, maybe we could see some more Football Trophies too!