How information visualization icons that look great are designed

Imagine the gadgets we use every day with hard-working little people working on them, accompanied by aesthetically pleasing and quirky annotations. The infographics include iPhones

, cameras, watches, and TVs, and even coffee, cake, and tea cups.

2 Going to Mars

Have you ever imagined the distance to Mars? Yes, yes, yes, we know that Wikipedia can tell you a specific length (and so can Shell Quiz ( ω?

)?). ), but once that number becomes, uh, astronomical, it's not so easy to appreciate the real meaning of it. To help you get a real, visible sense of how far away Mars is, David Paliwoda

and Jesse Williams's animated infographic, "Far to Mars," uses something no designer would be unfamiliar with - pixels! -Pixels!

3 Gamepads

Look at the infographic above, and tell us: you haven't spent dozens of hours on one of those gamepads you see above! Ha! This infographic was created by Pop Chart

Lab, which is dedicated to fun and informative visualizations, and it breaks down into categories to give us a complete family tree of gamepads, categorizing everything from handhelds, tablets, rifles, and even gloves.

Pop Chart Lab also has more thematically interesting and aesthetically pleasing infographics, including a breakdown of beer, a breakdown of Rap artists and their connections, a breakdown of breweries across the U.S., and much, much more.

4 Zhi Liang

Singaporean student Chen Zhi Liang

was given a task by his design tutor to create a profile using infographics. We have to say, he did a fantastic job with this assignment. The design of the entire resume is subtle, yet not overly dramatic, and includes all the important information. In an overcrowded job market, Liang's minimalist CV is a perfect fit.

5 Doctor Who

Designer Sam Gibley, a fan of the British show Doctor Who, was commissioned by Virgin

TV to create this illustrated guide to mark the show's 50th anniversary. Aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, the graphic encapsulates a variety of information about the characters' histories, plot details, and more. Click below to see the full chart:

1 The Fantasy Factory

Imagine hardworking villains busy at work on the gadgets we use every day, complete with aesthetically pleasing and quirky annotations. The infographics include iPhones

, cameras, watches, and TVs, and even coffee, cake, and tea cups.

2 Going to Mars

Have you ever imagined the distance to Mars? Yes, yes, yes, we know that Wikipedia can tell you a specific length (and so can Shell Q&A ( ω?

)? ), but once that number becomes, uh, astronomical, it's not so easy to appreciate the real meaning of it. To help you get a real, visible sense of how far away Mars is, David Paliwoda

and Jesse Williams's animated infographic, "Far to Mars," uses something no designer would be unfamiliar with - pixels! -Pixels!

3 Gamepads

Check out the infographic above and tell us: you haven't spent dozens of hours on one of those gamepads you see above! Ha! This infographic was created by Pop Chart

Lab, which is dedicated to fun and informative visualizations, and it breaks down into categories to give us a complete family tree of gamepads, categorizing everything from handhelds, tablets, rifles, and even gloves.

Pop Chart Lab also has more thematically interesting and aesthetically pleasing infographics, including a breakdown of beer, a breakdown of Rap artists and their connections, a breakdown of breweries across the U.S., and much, much more.

4 Zhi Liang

Singaporean student Chen Zhi Liang

was given a task by his design tutor to create a profile using infographics. We have to say, he did a fantastic job with this assignment. The design of the entire resume is subtle, yet not overly dramatic, and includes all the important information. In an overcrowded job market, Liang's minimalist CV is a perfect fit.

5 Doctor Who

Designer Sam Gibley, a fan of the British show Doctor Who, was commissioned by Virgin

TV to create this illustrated guide to mark the show's 50th anniversary. Aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, the graphic encapsulates a variety of information about the characters' histories, plot details, and more. Click below to see the full chart: