Exploration into infographics + inspiration

https://www.vitamix.com/Be-Inspired/Smoothie-Exploration/How-to-Create-Your-Custom-Green-Smoothie
An example of a static infographic that could be turned into a interactive one.

http://www.becomecareer.com/geeks-hipsters/
Humorous comparison between hipster and geeks, is another prime example of something that could easily be animated or turned into a interactive infographic 

http://m.lolsnaps.com/index.html?id=15522
a different way of looking at the world. And quite simple ways of showing facts and information

Infographics in video form. Use of colour to indicate each gender. Animation its also interesting and adds to the information given. Making it alot more interesting to watch.

although a bit crude, I thought this way of showing information by using representations of food to show the facts makes it a much more polite and less crude way of showing these facts. The design and cleanliness of the text was a good example of well presented information.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/06/19/nyregion/how-many-households-are-like-yours.html
This infographic is interactive. You put in the details and it comes up with how many people in the USA are in a similar living situation to you. I found that less that a thousand live like I do. Really easy to use, but I wanted more visual interaction. 

http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1109/water-access/flash.html
This one was interactive. It was educating the user on how clean water can benefit society. It was interesting interacting with the three main groups and how the pipes were used to see what area of facts you were reading. Imagery is nice and clean. 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tower-Graphics-Data-Visualization/984783
Being a bit of a nerd this was cool to look at. This is a static infographic. It is looking at how much the StarWars franchise made to date. I find most of the imagery amusing and it made me engage more with the information given.

http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1009/the-world-of-data/flat.html
this infographic utilises the use of the grid really well. I just found the visual flow of how I was suppose to follow the information a bit overwhelming and confusing.

http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1012/lightbulb/flat.html
the flow in this static infographic is concise. Information is clear and if one wants more information they can read the finer text. A good example of using more information, but keeping it for people who want to know more. 

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdsdigital/4387344224/sizes/o/in/photostream/
I found this quite interesting. I found the use of the well known drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci drew me into the infographic. The use of the heirachy in the text also helped with visual clues and interest. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdsdigital/4405358935/sizes/o/in/photostream/
I thought this one was fun. It would make a really fun and interactive infographic if it was animated and you couldn't see the characters. This would create a mystery of who you would be, rather than trying to get to characters one like and answering questions untruthfully. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdsdigital/4473568816/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Another static Infographic. This is a good example of incorporating photos that are not overpowering and using colour to make information stand out.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tower-Graphics-Data-Visualization/984783
For my infographic something light hearted would be fun to do. This would be an interesting topic to take further. Though alot of these are cringe worthy, but using animation and enticing the viewer to interact could be something very fun to explore.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tower-Graphics-Data-Visualization/984783
Fun drawings and cool little history

http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Price-of-Being-Superheroes-Infographics/10006839