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Another great infographic effort from our friends at MDG Advertising. This time they tackle the somewhat controversial subject of personalized search. While many people may not know that Google tracks their every click while searching, most understand that their search habits are being scrutinized by the Big G. This social media infographic looks at the pros and cons of personalized search and shows some statistics you my find surprising.
From MDG: Online search has steadily improved to provide Web results that are more relevant, recent, and reliable than ever. Unfortunately, today’s evolution toward a more personalized search experience is being met with major opposition from Web users concerned about their privacy.
The infographic goes on to indicate that more than half of respondents believe that the relevance and quality of search results have gotten better with time. In comparison to 2004, there has been a slight drop in the number of respondents who say that search engines always deliver exactly what they want, while there has been a leap in the percentage of those who are satisfied most of the time.
On the other hand, personalized search does not receive the same warm response, with 65 percent of respondents saying that personalized search problems may include a reduction in the amount and quality of the search results. An even larger problem is that 73 percent of respondents claim it to be an outright invasion of privacy.
For now, it remains to be seen whether personal privacy or search quality will ultimately come out on top
Infographic Review
Infographic Design: A+
I love it when you can tell some thought and attention to detail was involved with an infographic and its design. You can see someone really cared when designing this infographic on personalized search. The color combinations are a good fit, with soft blues and bright orange to highlight information. The graphics looked like they were custom drawn or at least kept within certain graphic style. Using progressively larger arrows to show a increasing graph was a cuter and fun idea. The infographic is broken up in easy to read sections and the font used works as a headline, content and graph text. Even the choices of condensed and regular fonts go smoothly. A excellent design that get a good grade for getting personal.
Infographic Information: A
Personalized search statistics are plentiful in the infographic. How searchers responded to questions such as “are search results fair” and are personalized search results fair” are answered with percentages and multiple choices. More data is supplied on what the world thinks concerning fining better results with personal search results, whether or not users what personal search results and how they feel about privacy issues. The statistics go beyond by showing how in depth personalized search goes by showing age, race and even income stats. Plenty to see here and a little bit to be worried about, unless you are Google.
Provided by MDG Advertising
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This infographic isn’t kidding, this really is a complete guide to interval training. A colorful example of using graphics to help communicate information.
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Infographic Design: A-
You can always tell when an infographic is planned from the beginning by a designer with a end-result in mind. The colors, graphics and layout all make sense. This is the case for this infographic providing information on exercise via interval training. The illustrations are all custom and support the contextual information nearby the drawings. The colors and textures are slightly overwhelming but the convey a kinetic energy, which I believe was the point of this choice of design. Flash, high contrast colors and lots of visuals both big and small to keep the eye busy and racing around, much like interval training. This infographic is great for a visual workout!
Infographic Information: A
There is so much to take in, it feels like I am reading a very tall comic book rather than an infographic on exercise health. Topics covered include High-Intensity training, types of interval training such as the Tabata Method, the Little Method and the Turbulence Method. Detains of each are provided so you could theoretically begin training after studying this infographic. High level information is combined nicely with details such as how long to do each method.
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In today’s modern world it seems the written word within a paper book is doomed especially with the coming of the digital reader (nook, e-reader, kindle) and the convenience of carrying an entire library in your pocket. This infographic weight the cons and merits of the age-old book versus the new digital reader.
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Infographic Design: D
I am very disappointed in this submission. So much could have been done to play off the idea of the written word vs. the digital text. Instead we get a pedestrian color palette with images that don’t really add much other than some size measurements the “designer” needed to include. A condensed font was used make readability a nightmare when there was plenty of room to allow for a wider typeface to be sued. The white space is overwhelming and the graphics seems to be floating in space. without any real connection to the content. This infographic makes me want to choose cave paintings over reading its poorly designed contents.
Infographic Information: C+
The information included on books vs digital readers in this infographic is statistical viable. The sales numbers are interesting, and hopefully accurate. It is bood to se that paper books still hold a sizable lead (at least to me, and I own a kindle too) and look to be a safe bet for years to come. It is nice that the research shows multiple types of info such as size comparisons, sales information and demographics of ownership.
Image Source:MastersinEducation.org
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Communication and the means to communicate has changed much over the last few years, not to mention the last few centuries. This timeline showcases the high points (and low points) of our journey to communicate.
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Infographic Design: C
I tried not to look down upon this timeline, because even a timeline can be an infographic, but in the end the design and layout are average and average is a C. Not bad, not great, just average. The infographic designer settled for a simply color scheme of brown, white and red (pink) and did deviate. So the palette is stable and doesn’t offend. The text is a bit hard to read even at the larger size (click the image). Reversed type needs to be larger than normal black on white to help with legibility. The infographic icons are from the same family and work well together. They aren’t extremely interesting but the graphics used convey the timeline date and communication tool very well. So the infographic design doesn’t hurt the piece but it could have “communicated” so much more.
Infographic Information: B+
With 20 events covered in this communication timeline I felt adequate coverage was given. Ever highlight in our history of communication and sharing was touch upon, starting with cave paintings in 30,000 BC to the invention of paper in 105 AD and then moving quickly ahead to Morse Code in 1835 and the the big news of the television in 1927 and then the biggest break though of all, the Internet in 1994 and then a fizzle at the end with Twitter. Lots of points to look at and consider are provided and that makes this infographic/timeline worth the time.
Communication infographic submitted by MOO Printing
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When it comes to something as important as our oceans of our world, you would expect an infographic to provide solid design and useful information and statistics to support saving the oceans and that is just what this environmental infographic delivers.
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Infographic Design: B
Mention the ocean and I think you expect a few design elements to be present: fish, waves and the color blue. This infographic hits the mark on all three and in a way that isn’t overbearing or trite. The red and blue color styling work well and the use of graphic waves is subtle but sitll a powerful image used to break up information effectively. Fonts are used sparingly and expect for some color hues that are too close visually the infographic is easy to read and not stuffed with too much information or overused graphics. The graphics are probably clip art but clip art that is of similar design and feel. Silhouetting the fish and sea-life keeps everything neutral and makes the design of this infographic really float!
Infographic Information: B
Topics covered in this ocean infographic range from threats to our oceans, to declining fish populations to the destruction of the coral reef. A wide variety of subjects with interesting facts about man’s interference with ocean health give a good glimpse into the precious balance in our oceans. As with any good infographic, this tip-of-the-iceburg-type information makes you want to know more. How can we remedy the decline of the tuna population? What can be done to prevent further destruction of the coral reefs? These are questions this environmentally friendly infographic poses. A good design and a good message make this infographic what great catch you should keep!
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