Four Infographic Morsels

Monday, September 21st, 2009


How To Get Replies Online Dating
Dating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply. Hilarious and revealing.

How To Get Replies In Online Dating

Christopher Niemann
This US illustrator does a nice line in hand-drawn infographics

Christopher Niemann Mosquito
(I also like his I Confess range)

How many troops has each country sent to Afghanistan?
Ok I did this one. But I think it’s an important question. And quite surprising.

How any troops has each country sent to Afghanistan?

Susanna Hertrich: Reality Checking Device
A visual device for getting some perspective. Nice!

Susanna Hertrich: Reality Checking Device
(sorry about the tiny screen shot – it’s the only one I could find) UPDATE: Here’s a big version (Thanks to Matthew Goldthwaite)

If you come across any visual delights, please send them through.

  • http://JesusWept.Wordpress.com Trevor

    I’d be curious regarding the statistic of number of soldiers in Afghanistan from each country, to see a graphic comparison of number of soldiers in relation to the population size of the country, and/or GDP, etc.

  • Gordon

    Re: Susanna Hertrich: Reality Checking Device
    Why the bubbles when bars would work just as well and not introduce visual ambiguity due to the old diameter/volume issue that all bubble charts are subject to? Sigh….

    • david

      Guess it looks prettier.

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