Explore Infogram's Top Blog Posts of 2016

It’s time to review all of the content we’ve created and shared over the past year to see what our readers loved the most. We use this information to gauge our success, but it also helps us find new ways to give you a better reading experience.

As part of this process, we’d like to show you which blog posts people enjoyed most over the last twelve months. Here are our top blog posts of 2016:

1) 8 Immersive Virtual Reality Data Visualizations

Virtual reality data visualizations are computer generated, highly interactive, 3D projects. While the concept of VR isn’t new, the idea of immersive data exploration most certainly is – and the exciting possibilities are endless.

2) 5 Awesome Free Data Analysis Tools: Extract, Clean, and Share Your Data

Data analysis can be tricky! But, with these five free online tools, you’ll be able to clean up, search, share, extract, and convert data with ease.

3) What it Takes to Craft a Successful Article in Today’s Digital Newsroom

We collected the key metrics every journalist should know and monitor. We also spoke with Dave Smith, senior editor for Tech Insider, about how data impacts his work.

4) Watch Out! 4 Common Missteps that Lead to Deceptive Data Visualizations

We’ve selected four common mistakes that often lead to deceptive dataviz and offered solutions to fix them – with a little help from Infogram.

5) Explosive Eye-Tracking Study to Help You Make Better Data Visualizations

By integrating multiple research methods, including eye-tracking, text recall, and memory tests, MIT was able to conduct the ‘largest and most comprehensive user study to date on visualizations.’

6) 5 Jaw Dropping Big Data Visualizations

Smart and creative people have managed to take big data and turn it into captivating maps, charts, and interactive infographics. We’ve picked a few of our favorites.

7) 8 Awesome Maps Made with Infogram

Maps are a great way to visualize geographical data – highlighting locations, patterns, distribution, proportions, and movement.  We’ve selected 8 maps made with Infogram to show you what you can create:

8) Brazilian Think Tank Uses Infogram to Shed Light on Dengue Fever

A research team from Brazilian think tank FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis wanted to bring awareness to the dengue epidemic. Their goal was to create a dengue panorama of Brazil, but they encountered a few roadblocks. This is their story.

9) 7 Best Data-Driven TED Talks to Jumpstart Your Creativity

People are finding inspiring news ways to visualize data every day. We’ve selected seven awesome data-driven TED Talks to help spark your creativity!

10) Scientists Use Big Data to Discover 6 Basic Emotional Story Arcs

This study is fascinating because it provides empirical evidence for the existence of basic story arcs for the first time, shedding light on the nature of storytelling and its appeal to humankind.

This is just a preview of the types of content you can expect to see from Infogram as we begin the new year. If you’d like regular blog updates, sign up for the Infogram newsletter. We’ll send you all of our latest posts along with exciting company updates.