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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/sushi_kcals_sml.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.submitinfographics.com/full-size-infographics/sushi_kcals_sml.jpg" alt="infographic" width="665" height="2216"><br />Click to Enlarge</a><br /><a href="http://metropolitansushi.com" target="_blank">MetropolitanSushi.com</a><br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com">Infographics</a></div> <p>

This “infographic” comes to us from MetropolitanSushi.com, and shows the caloric and financial impacts of an all sushi diet.

Honestly, I’m struggling to find anything nice to say about this infographic, other than the fact that the topic is very interesting. The infographic itself is impossible to read. The text is super small, the weird font with the white stroke doesn’t stand out on every background, and the weird green hand writing effect is a color that hurts the eyes. When an infographic like this is produced, it often fails, and then the company that produced it decides that they never want to venture into the world of infographics again. This is highly problematic because infographics can be hugely successful marketing tools when done right. This same topic could have been designed beautifully in a way that people all around the internet would want to share it.

Ways to improve this infographic:
1. Add more imagery
2. Get rid of all the small text
3. Make the important numbers stand out (instead the conclusive sentences sit as after thoughts)
4. Add charts and graphs that compare caloric intake side by side, instead of just explaining it in a sentence here and there
5. Choose a color pallet that is nice on the eyes
6. Have less Kanji. I know that the Kanji makes this more authentic, but there’s too much of it and that becomes to focal point instead of the data.
7. Don’t ever use a marker/hand writing font that makes it look like you printed this out and wrote all over it

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<div align="center"><a href="http://blog.infographicworld.com/2010/09/27/the-fatty-truth-about-fast-food/" target="_blank"><img src="http://blog.infographicworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The-Fatty-Truth-500px.png" alt="" title="The Fatty Truth 500px" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-197" width="500" height="4258"></a>Via: <a href="http://infographicsworld.com" target="_blank">Infographic World</a><br />View Other <a href="http://www.submitinfographics.com">Infographics</a></div> <p>

This is the latest infographic by the people over at Infographics World, who specialize in Infographic design and promotions. This specific Infographic was created for Infographics World themselves, rather than a client, and showcases some hard hitting facts behind fast food. While there have been a variety of fast food infographics in the past, the data behind calories and obesity rates never cease to amaze. Some of the facts from this infographic include:

• There are over 300,000 fast food establishments in the US
• The industry feeds 25% of the nation on a daily basis
• The industry generated $178billion in sales in 2009 alone
• Jack in the Box is paving the way when it comes to average calories per meal, with 1400 calories on average
• Wendy’s averages 19g of fat per meal, which is the highest average when compared to other fast food restaurants
• Childhood intake of fast food has increased 500% since 1980
• Childhood obesity rates have increased 219% since 1980

The design of this infographic includes some fun elements from the fast food industry, with the title looking like a McDonalds sign and the coffin at the bottom mirroring a chicken nugget box. I do wish they would have included sources though, which many infographics tend to miss by the time they get to the end.