Full Spectrum Infographs

Information Graphics (infographs) are one of the most difficult disciplines in the graphic design field — the collection and organization of multiple points of data, translated into an easy to understand design. To take the concept to a higher level, incorporating several colors into a classy look presents a different challenge. These infographs have beautifully pulled off both: all the information required and a full color spectrum.

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Football As Art

Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with all the football game stats? Removing the excitement of the World Cup is one thing, but parsing the statistics into something meaningful and creative is quite the feat. Umbro, a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. and the makers of team England’s jerseys, enlisted epic graphic designer Michael Deal and data experts Opta to create this impressive infograph that analyzes the action from the 48 group games. Continue Reading

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Houston Locals: Midtown Power Singles

In this latest installment of “Houston Locals: A visualization of Houstonians and their particular locality” featured on the AIGA Houston Blog, we take a look at our Midtown Power Singles. They’re young, they’re hip, and they’re ready for their next martini and steak.
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Houston Locals: Montrose Hipsters

Houston Locals

A lot of people forget that Houston is the fourth largest city in the nation, housing 2,240,974 people as of this year. As Houstonians, we’re well aware of how diverse and culturally rich our city is — not the stereotypical white stetson wearing, South Fork Ranch-owning, barbecue cooking folks that the rest of the country thinks we are (we’re looking at you, Dallas). To make things even more interesting, there are no zoning laws in our city, which makes for a wide variety of neighborhoods and occupants.

Celebrating the uniqueness of our wonderful Houstonians, the AIGA Houston Blog has a new series being released every few weeks — an information graph visualizing Houstonians by their location, and (highly likely) personality. The first in this series highlights our beloved Montrose Hipsters. Continue Reading

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How AT&T’s New Data Plans Will Screw You

AT&T’s new data plans rolled out on June 7th, much to the disappointed public who was waiting to switch carriers until the new iPhone came on the market. But what’s the breakdown for all of this information? What the hell are you signing up for? This infograph will help you understand, even with the watchful eye of the Death Star looming overhead.

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