Create Your Own Infographic Using Easel.ly
Infographics are perfect means to convey information and data analysis on the web, though it does take significant planning and powerful graphic design skills to create a compelling visual. But for those of us who lack those skills or even an advanced design software, a new site called easel.ly, might be a very useful way to get your feet wet with infographic design
5 Coolest Places To Find Visualizations On The Web
About a month ago, someone contacted me about whether I wanted to publish one of their infographics on my site. Before then, I had never really had much of an interest in such visualizations of data. For those of you that are regular readers, you know we love infographics here at MUO. I mean, come on, who wouldn't love the Wrath of the Angry Birds infographic that Mark posted?
Hack Your Day And Stay Motivated With Pinterest
Pinterest is an online pinboard which allows you to share images by ‘pining’ them to your profile. I am sure you will while away a few hours playing around creating pretty image boards or pinboards. I did too, but then I also realized that Pinterest can also be used like a vision board for personal development and productivity. Here are a few ideas.
Instantly Visualize Data & Information With Google Fusion Tables
Whether you're putting together a report for work, or you just want to represent information on your blog in a graphical way, Google Fusion Tables can help. Google Fusion is actually a feature embedded into Google Docs, that lets you transform raw information that's stored in a tabular or spreadsheet format into a more visually appealing way.
Experience Space Exploration In 3D At NASA Visualizations
Are you a fellow space explorer? If you had the opportunity to experience what's it's like to be an astronaut, or even one of the many technical support crew that support space exploration, would you jump for it? The amazing thing about NASA, besides all of the mind-bending missions into outer space, is just how hard the space agency works to educate the general public about space.
Two Easy Ways To Create Visual Infographics Of Your Résumé
Creative jobseekers are always searching for new ways to distinguish themselves to potential employers. One of the quickest ways to do this is to make your résumé stand out from the crowd. Once you've got their attention, they'll hopefully notice all those great skills you have. In the meantime, you've got to turn your résumé into something which looks really interesting. And who's got the time for that?
5 Cool Chrome Browser Extensions That Help You Visualize Your Browsing History
You need your browsing history to go back to an important website and retrieve some information. Sometimes, your browsing history also tells you a lot about the quantity and quality of time you spend on the internet. Try out the following Chrome extensions that give you a visual picture of your browsing habits via your browser’s history.
BioDigital Human - An Amazing 3D Map & Reference Of The Human Body
Remember Google Body Browser? This used to be a very cool Google Labs project that let you view a 3D map of the human body and learn about it. Well, it’s gone now, such is the way of some Labs projects. The company behind it, Zygote, says that that it will release it as a full product. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait, because BioDigital Human is available right now, for free.
Get 100+ Cool Infographics On Your iPhone (or iPad)
Information graphics—popularly called, infographics—are the coolest and most eye-catching ways to present research studies and other statistical data. But if you are an avid infographics reader like I am, you may have found it difficult to view presentations on your computer screen. So I knew,eventually a smart developer would produce an app specifically designed for downloading and viewing them on a mobile device.
6 Free Apps To Try Out Augmented Reality On Your iPhone
Augmented reality is way cool. Using your camera, location and the right apps, it is possible to overlay useful, relevant information on top of live camera images to provide an enhanced view of the world around you. AR is set to become big business in the next few years, with more and more of us carrying potential AR units around with us in our pockets, everywhere we go.
5 Ways To See Your Facebook Friends On A World Map
Facebook is now the world’s largest social network with more than 500 million users worldwide. Even if you have a fraction of that geographical spread in your friend list, it really helps to locate them visually on a map. It’s not just a fun visual fun tool but has some practical uses too.