Fascinated by Infographics

"Seeing data" has become a bit of a hobby of mine. Data sets are typically difficult to understand, and improving the understanding and presentation of data is quite an art in itself. Plus, everyone loves a colorful pie chart. Try Francesco Mugnai's blog for some really stunning examples.

The data involved might be some of the complex analysis in healthcare finance that I worked on while getting my MBA from Bellevue University, or it might be something simpler but not typically associated with 'data' -like the resume.

Below are a few infographics I've created as well as a few others I enjoy..

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From http://www.ahealthblog.com/10-benefits-of-running-infographic-1.html (linked)

The Obama campaign asked me to create these infographics depicting the income and net worth differences between the two Presidential candidates in 2012.

No they didn't. Still, it was fun to create and an interesting result!

Presidential net worth infographic from Tony Markey

An infographic I developed for the State of Washington's workers' compensation claims.

Education/cost infographic

Here's a very cute, simple, and effective infographic from facethefactsusa.org. This infographic demonstrates a terrific ability to use simple imagery and art to convey numbers - perfect execution.

As for content, it's disheartening to see us getting our hats handed to us in Reading, Math, and Science. A recent op-ed piece in the New York Times "Is Algebra Necessary"  suggested we drop algebra from our curriculae nationally. I disagree totally, and went on a bit of a rant on Facebook about it. Try this much more eloquent response in the Washington Post "Yes, algebra is necessary". 

Simple and effective, from the National Stroke Association