MCOM infographics

Infographics Puzzle. Mentally and Literally

Infographics can be very helpful and/or confusing depending on how organized the creator wants to be.      
To really understand the effectiveness of infographics I decided to view a few of them which pertained to sports, so I could better critique them.

The first infographic is an in depth description of the college football bowl system.  It explains how one bowl over time expanded into 35 bowl games.  The outlook of the infographic is very basic and easy to understand.  However, for the purpose it was made for a little more description would have been very helpful.  It only covers the main bowls and a famous event here or there that occurred in those bowl games.  To make this infographic better I would update the year from 2010 to 2012 and provide a small portion of info from each one of the 35 bowl games.

The second infographic is probably the most accurate and my favorite of the 3.  It by far covers the most ground.  It goes in depth about the origins and process of tailgating for American sporting events.  If I had to nit pick about anything it would be for a different use of colors.  I really love how it shows the reader how to tailgate, when tailgating began and became popular and some of the top tailgating sites in America.  However, I was disappointed to not see Clemson in the top 10.  Clemson was rated the top tailgating site in the nation for football by ESPN, so maybe it just needs a small update.

The third and final infographic gives details about the 2010 World Cup.  It has no organization scheme whatsoever, but is a random compilation of facts.  Its disorderly nature makes it very hard and unattractive to read.  If I were remaking this infographic I would give it an organization scheme of some sort so as to make it more appealing.

In class tomorrow I will be creating an infographic containing the schedule and statistics of the St Louis Rams 2012 football season.