What Makes Good Information Design?

What Makes Good Information Design?

INFORMATION

relevant
meaningful
new


interestingness

proof of concept ugly experiment

truth
consistency
honesty
accuracy


integrity useless successful information design rubbish function


easiness
usefulness
usability
fit


eye-candy boring sketch

form


beauty
structure
appearance


DESIGN


David McCandless // v1.0 // Nov 09
InformationIsBeautifuLnet What Makes Good Information Design? INFORMATION relevant meaningtul new interestingness proof of concept experiment ugly truth easiness usefulness successful consistency honesty accuracy integrity useless information rubbish function design useability fit boring eye-candy sketch form DESIGN beauty structure appearance David McCandless // v1.0// Nov 09 InformationIsBeautiful.net