DATA SCIENCE MIS0855 | Spring 2016 Storytelling with Infographics SungYong Um
Today’ Goal 1. How are infographics (information + graphics) different from data visualizations? 2. Tips for infographics
Infographics versus Data Visualizations (Krum, 2014) Data visualization – a visual representation of data Infographics –data visualizations, text, images to tell a complete story Occurrences of the word “vampire” in TV Show Dialog ( ) from movies.benschmidt.org
The value of infographics How do infographics help us deal with big data? Information overload? Pattern recognition text Picture superiority effect disaster-infographic
Storytelling through infographics Not different from the storytelling tips from before, but from a slightly different angle… Introduction/Foundation From: Krum, R. (2014). Cool infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization (Figure 1-21). Ah-Ha! The Main Event Conclusion/Call-to-action
Design Tips for Infographics: Be Accurate (These are all good for data visualizations too!) vs. Adapted from Krum, R. (2014). Cool infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization.
70% + 63% + 60% = ?
Can you guess the source of this?
Design Tips for Infographics: Axes should include 0 editi/ vs.
Which is the largest U.S. state by land area?
Don’t mess with Alaska!
Tim Cook is Cooking His Graph!
This looks less cool, but less misleading.
2 x 2 = 4, not 2! WIDTH of A is twice width of B, but AREA of A is 4x area of B! Overstates relative value by factor of two! Adapted from Krum, R. (2014). Cool infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization. A $500 B $250 WIDTH of A is 1.4x width of B, so area of A is now 2x area of B! A $500 B $250
Which company is the market leader?
Other Design Tips for Infographics from Krum 5-second rule Tell one story really well Minimize text – visualize when possible Eliminate legends when possible Be data transparent (cite your sources) Adapted from Krum, R. (2014). Cool infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization.