[Yr11 Information Technology] Data visualisation and Infographics. What's the difference?

[Ciotti, George W]

Here is an interesting link to a video looking at Data visualisation, also becoming increasingly known or at least accompanied by the concept of Infographics.

http://www.fastcompany.com/1749283/nicholas-felton-infographics

This brings up an interesting point. The Year 11 textbook or course outline doesn't mention Infographics (my spell checker doesn’t recognise the word!) yet the phenomenon is becoming quite popular and is being used interchangeably with the notion of Data visualisation.

Here is a link that attempts a clarification of this issue-there are many more:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/01/difference-between-datavisualization-infographics.php

It would seem that it should be part of the vocabulary for Unit 2 Outcome 2? Would like to hear other opinions on this.

Cheers
George Ciotti

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