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The design here is extraordinarily simple, and the subheadings are clear, which makes it easy for the eye to drift to whatever category it’s most interested in. Since the colors and typography remain consistent, there is nothing particularly distracting here–although a black background can be considered a little extreme in the infographics world.

In the version on Misco’s website, you can click on each visualization to see a thumbnail of the graph/chart individually along with more detail, which is helpful since some of the numbers aren’t legible in the full format. I appreciate the amount of data viz here: the design is quite minimal on text, which we encourage in effective IGs. The charts are quick and concise, taking what could be just a bland report or whitepaper and turning it into something that makes its conclusions abundantly clear. The “Average Download Speeds” section, however, looks pretty overwhelming–I think it would have been better to convert this section into a few charts as well, so it isn’t just a big list of numbers.

In all I’d give this infographic a B+. The black background/white text plus bright colors is a little rough for me, but I like the innovation in fitting in a lot of information by providing individualized zooms.

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This infographic was submitted to us by the folks at StandOutEssay.com and covers internet speeds and costs worldwide. Here is a sample of some of the data covered:

• Japan’s average connection speed is 61mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $0.27.
• Korea’s average connection speed is 46mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $0.45.
• Finland’s average connection speed is 22mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $2.77.
• Sweden’s average connection speed is 18mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $0.63.
• France’s average connection speed is 18mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $1.64.
• The US’s average connection speed is 4.8mbps. Their price per month for 1mbps is $3.33.

This infographic is short and to the point, and for what it is (short) it is good. The color scheme works well and all of the data visualization is great. The map is clean and I like the the appropriate countries are called out without cluttering the section. The graph at the bottom could use a little tweaking – the line coming from the U.S.A. bar should reach all the way to the pie graph in the same way that the line from Japan is. It might also be a good idea to highlight other countries (perhaps ranks 2-5?) as well. Infographics typically have around 5 data sets, so adding some more data (Who has internet access in these countries? How do different wireless companies compare?) would really take this infographic to the next level.