Using the Visualizing Health tool
The website titled “Visualizing Health” is a scientifically vetted tool created by the University of Michigan in order to help healthcare professionals and others alike to communicate data about health. It contains graphic displays of health data through different types of visuals and imaging. It’s goal is to assist audiences in making informed decisions about their health, and also helps aid healthcare professionals in their efforts to seamlessly communicate health risk information to the public.
The website makes it accessible and shares an easy-to-use guide on how to create data visualizations. Below, I have made one as an example based on information from the World Health Organization. This is one of the many ways these tools can be used to communicate data to an audience.
Infographics
Examples of Insightful Infographics
Robert Kosara shares in Visualization Criticism- The Missing Link Between Information Visualization and Art, that there are many different classifications in data visualization. However, the following criteria are a minimal set of requirements for any visualization: information is based on (non-visual) data, it produces an image, and the result is readable and recognizable. There are many different examples of insightful infographics within this general definition, and below I will share a few common types of infographics that can be insightful and help convey a message to an audience efficiently and effectively.
- Mixed Charts Infographics
2. Informational Infographics
3. Timeline Infographics
4. Flow Chart Infographics
5. Process Infographics
6. Comparison Infographics
7. Location Infographics
8. Photographic Infographics
9. Hierarchical Infographics
10. Interactive Infographics
All of the infographics listed above are different types of commonly used infographics. It is important to note that these are all from one website, and there are many other infographics that are commonly used to convey information.
Sources:
R. Kosara, “Visualization Criticism – The Missing Link Between Information Visualization and Art,” 2007 11th International Conference Information Visualization (IV ’07), Zurich, Switzerland, 2007, pp. 631-636, doi: 10.1109/IV.2007.130. keywords: {Art;Data visualization;Bridges;Computer science;Visual communication;Computer graphics;Handicapped aids;Mice;Joining processes;Concrete},
Prow, B. (2024, July 24). Common types of infographics and when to use them. OBATA. https://obata.com/10-types-of-infographics/