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Today's Webtip: Chart Porn

pretty pictures and information overload.

Designing good infographics isn't easy. You can easily slip into the "shiny, shiny" side of pretty graphics that don't deliver a lot of information, or you can fall into the deep hole of information overload and graphics that could blind a maulwurf.

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Some people actually manage to hit the sweetspot, putting out illustrations that manage to share the information while giving you something worth looking at.

Those are the types of charts you will find at chart porn. Pages and pages of infographics, charts and even the odd election poster or two, that all manage to find a way to communicate their ideas in a clear, thoughtful and sometimes gorgeous manner.

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