The Best American Infographics 2015 - Tapa blanda

The most creative and effective data visualizations from the past year, edited by Brain Pickings’ creator Maria Popova.

“Not only is [The Best American Infographics] a thing of beauty, it’s also a good read.” —Nature
The rise of infographics across nearly all print and electronic media—from a graphic illuminating the Tweets of the women of Isis to a memorable graph of the national geography of beer—reveals patterns in our lives and the world in often startling ways.The Best American Infographics 2015 showcases visualizations from the worlds of politics, social issues, health, sports, arts and culture, and more. From an elegant graphic comparison of first sentences in classic novels to an incisive illustration of the crash record of drones, “You’ll come away with more than your share of . . . mind-bending moments—and a wide-ranging view of what infographics can do” (Harvard Business Review).Guest editor Maria Popova is famous for posting new content to her massively popular blog Brain Pickings at least three times a day. Her unique insight into today’s need to represent data visually so it can be digested—and shared—faster than ever before makes her another brand-enhancing curator for this Best American bestseller.

Praise for The Best American Infographics
 
 
“Represent[s] the full spectrum of the genre—from authoritative to playful.”—Scientific American
 
“Not only is it a thing of beauty, it’s also a good read, with thoughtful explanations of each winning graphic.”—Nature
 
 
“Information, in its raw form, can overwhelm us. Finding the visual form of data can simplify this deluge into pearls of understanding.”
—Kim Rees, Periscopic
 
 
“This is what information design does at its best – it gives pause, makes visible the unsuspected yet significant invisibilia of life, and by astonishing us into mobilization, it catapults us toward one of the greatest feats of human courage: the act of changing one’s mind.”—from the Introduction by Maria Popova