Graphics, information and citation examples on this guide were taken from the Art Research guide of the University of California Irvine and are used with permission.
Most info. graphics are embedded into articles and are not confined to any one particular database or field. The following databases will help you get started...
Limit searches by "Image Quick View" or specific "Image Quick View Types," e.g., Black and White Photograph, Chart, Color Photograph, Diagram, Graph, Illustration, or Map.
Searchable by keyword. Retrieved images can be limited by several parameters including size, aspect ratio, type (face, photo, line drawing, clip art), site or domain, color or black & white, filetype, country, usage rights, and adult content.
Examples of illustrations: Evolution of Higher Education, Wage Gap Between CEOs and Employees, Personal Trainer Salary Snapshot, and The Truth About Alcoholism.
Detailed review of types of infographics available for time series data, hierarchies, networks, maps, and statistical distributions. Includes interactive examples.
Article discussing symbols as a form of communication and how the elements of a symbol may be physically manipulated to alter what information is communicated.
Standard data display, timeline, storyline animation and geographical mapping tools with some ability to edit post file upload. Privacy settings are available.
Only for use on your website or Google document (does not store your data). Wizard will help beginner’s create static images. Interactive tools for advance users available.
Create maps that show change in a data set over time. Software will automatically create maps based upon your data labels i.e. address, country, or zip code.
Infographics and comments regarding current events and cultural issues. Includes data summaries and downloadable spreadsheets for most of the graphics. UK based site.
Link to some thoughtful blog entries on infographics issues. SND (founded 1979) is an international organization aimed at the promotion of communication through excellence in visual journalism.
Data visualization tools (i.e. line graph, flow chart, Venn Diagram, story timeline) are grouped together on a “periodic chart” by the type of visualization method facilitated by the tool. Scroll over any data visualization box on the chart to see a sample of that tool.
David McCandless talks about combining the language of the eye with the language of the mind to change perceptions. Using some of his fascinating infographics, he shows how information design can solve information problems.
Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.
