Any infographic designer or appreciator worth their salt should head over to Smashing Magazine and check out their in-depth article about the dos and don'ts of infographic design. They've gathered quite a collection of horrifically bad infographics that are either difficult to comprehend, misleading or both.To avoid making your own disaster or being inadvertently misled by poor design and misrepresentation, Smashing suggests asking yourself these important questions about the data:
(via Smashing Magazine)
- How was it collected?
- What are its limitations?
- Which mathematical transformations are appropriate?
- Which methods of display are appropriate?
- Who collected it?
- Why was it collected?
- What is its context in a broader subject?
- What is its context in the field of research that created it?
(via Smashing Magazine) 
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