For retailers, an organized and convenient returns program can mean higher customer-loyalty, increased efficiency and lower operational costs. For customers, it makes the shopping experience smooth and easy – a service they are ...READ»
As a country, we’re too happy to believe that prescription drugs will always cure us. And drug companies, doctors, and insurance companies all play a role in keeping that myth going.READ»
Francesco Franchi, a master of information design, describes how "infographic thinking" goes beyond pretty pictures, and creates an entirely different sort of reading experience that encourages critical thought.READ»
An astonishing visualization project by Fathom throws light on the ebbs and flows of American capitalism--and offers an unexpected window onto our present doldrums.READ»
Pop Chart Lab takes you behind the scenes of creating its newest infographic, a massive chart showing 200 cocktails--including what's in them and what the proportions should be. It wasn't easy.READ»
Ever find yourself wandering around a new city (or even one you're familiar with), and approach one of those handy urban info-kiosks only to find that it's completely inadequate to the task of telling you where you are, where you ...READ»
Traditional city maps visualize just one aspect of urban design--the city's intended structure, full stop. But add in a layer that visualizes how people actually use the city, and then the map becomes much more interesting. Eric ...READ»
The folks at the London-based “ideas agency” Syzygy just sent us this illustration by their creative director, Peter Jaworowski, of the “20 greatest, funniest and most insane internet events from 2011.” Here’s the thing: You ...READ»
Bill Gates is no Steve Jobs. He's not a charismatic showman or messianic artist-technologist. He's something arguably better than that: He's an action hero. Who else but a comic-book superhuman could claim credit for saving nearly six ...READ»
Some say ideas are everything. Others say ideas are cheap. David Lynch says ideas are fish. David McCandless of Information Is Beautiful took a closer look and tried to chart "a taxonomy of ideas" on a two-axis graph (much like New ...READ»
I used to live by the Hoyt-Schermerhorn stop in the New York subway system, which is famous for having a disused platform that movie productions use to stage scenes (the music video for Bad, directed by Martin Scorsese, was shot ...READ»
If you haven't heard, all signs are pointing to a Facebook IPO in 2012. And if you have heard, I bet you know exactly two things about that fact: 1. Mark Zuckerberg will become very, very rich. 2. Facebook is HUGE!
True enough. But ...READ»
Here’s a chart for Mint.com by Column Five Media that tells us as much about America’s fraught relationship to money as any sign at Zuccotti Park. That’s because it reveals how Americans perceive wealth. Is it earning $60,000 a ...READ»
Visual.ly has tipped us off to a fun little infographic by Virus Comix that uses the metaphor of a street map to show the many routes, stops, loops, and warning signs we encounter on the bumpy road to creative brilliance.
Note ...READ»
This is a picture of the world, as connected by Twitter, created by Eric Fischer. It shows where people travel--and, what's more, who they communicate with all around the world. Thus, in one map, you can see where people's physical ...READ»
