Data visualisations / GeekStats

I have fallen in love with Data visualisations. It's become an addiction.
I first came across Information is Beautiful when I was looking for a diagram to explain political persuasions (right and left wing) and came up with the diagram on Google Images:

Left vs Right (World)

They have also done one for the US which you can see here.

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Data visualisations are becoming very trendy. They have been used over the last year by charities, government organisations, artists, journalists etc. If you are someone who finds it easier to understand detailed information visually, David McCandless and his website are fantastic resources. For instance, they have visualised a blood test turning a load of complicated data and numbers to a comprehensible chart that actually explains where you are on a scale of unhealthy, to healthy. Here:

If you want to see the original blood test form. 

They often (quite generously I think) tell you how they did it too. Recently they have sent out requests to see if people are interested in learning how to visualise data and research it. This might be as an individual or as a company. I've signed up for information in the hope they might follow through, if it's not too expensive! They also link examples they have found on their homepage with other organisations, great if you want to see how other people/companies/organisations work with data. This is one of my favourites:

A video of Energy and Dynamic Breaking:

I have had my eye on their book for ages and when I got book tokens for Christmas (thank you relatives!) It's brilliant for just flicking through. There is a lot to be said for making information accessible to all and not burying people under incomprehensible data and numbers. I treated myself:

What do you think of visualisations? Do you know any good ones? Link some below if you do. 

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