INFOGRAPHIC GIFS.

Although gratuitous motion in infographics has come in for a lot of criticism, it’s still true that animation can be very effective in a visual explanation. Here are a few examples that succeed in terms of grabbing our attention, and explaining something.

Engage our audience. Fun, humor, a little showbiz. I’m fine with all that, as long as we are clearly communicating some information.

Above: From egg to baby, by Eleanor Lutz. (There are only nine frames in this file.) This was in my very first post, about the history of infographics, as an example of the current era. (https://www.johngrimwade.com/blog/2016/08/22/this-blog-started-35000-years-ago/)

See more of Eleanor’s work here: http://tabletopwhale.com

Below: How fast does a spacecraft travel? Clay Bavor puts that incredible speed into a context that works for us all.

Engine combustion by Jacob O’Neill. See the whole graphic here: http://animagraffs.com/how-a-car-engine-works/

Who do Mexicans trust? By Pictoline: http://pictoline.com