(EN) Charles Perrault meets infographics. ——– (EN) Charles Perrault incontra l’infografica.
infografica
Pro Nuclear animated/Il pro nucleare animato
(EN) Foratom, the agency that promotes nuclear power in Europe has many members. One of these is the Belgian Nucelar Forum which recently launched an articulated pro-nuclear advertising campaign to “open a dialogue” with Belgian public and influence it to rethink the nuclear option. Infact, while Italy signed on 24 February an agreement with France which paves the way for the building of nuclear power plants, the federal parliament of Belgium approved a law in 2003 regarding the closure of all power plants in the nation before 2025. The campaign uses billboards, a website, TV, press advertising and plays with anti-nuclear statements and on the position of being concerned about the problem. At the beginning (i didnt know who made the video) I watched the animation and I thought it was anti-nuclear but then, at the end of the movie (“nuclear energy is a source of problems, but at the same time a source of solutions”), I realized that it
Information is the message / L’informazione è il messaggio
(EN) Don’t confuse the medium with the message. Only the message is information. ——— (IT) Non confondere il medium con il messaggio. Solo quest’ultimo è informazione. (Thanx to infoesthetics)
Relationships / Relazioni
(IT) > La nostra relazione è iniziata a peggiorare in questo punto. > E’ proprio quando hai cominciato a fare grafici su tutto. > Che coincidenza!
Choose the right chart / Scegli il grafico giusto
(EN) When you are going to transform a bunch of data in a clear infographic, one of the first things to understand is which kind of representation is the best one to clarify the data you are dealing with. Designers of Extreme Presentations made this useful flowchart helping us decide which direction to take. And it’s available also in chinese! ———- (IT) Quando stai per trasformare un blocco di dati in un’infografica chiarificatrice, una delle prime cose da capire è quale sia il miglior modo per rappresentarli. I designers di Extreme Presentations hanno creato una flowchart per aiutarci a decidere in quale direzione andare. Ed è disponibile anche in cinese :D! (via flowingdata)
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