I stumbled across this great ‘IQ test’ for designing graphs – something I am “good at” (according to the folks at work), and something that I actually enjoy!
I’m not a designer (although I sometimes wish I was). Despite the lack of ‘artisitic/design training’, making data ‘pretty’ and understandable is something that really interests me – and I don’t care how geeky that sounds.
It’s my personal philosophy that…
IF INFORMATION IS PLEASING TO THE EYE, IT’S PLEASING TO THE MIND.
A good looking chart/graph/table makes the information a) easier to understand and b) helps people get involved in the data at it’s heart.
The IQ test from Perceptual Edge is only 10 questions, and some aren’t as obvious as you’d think. The quiz is a set of questions comparing two different styles of graphing, asking “which is the easiest to understand?”.
I scored a 7 out of 10 – not bad… but I thought I’d do better.
Clearly time to read a little more on the subject…
#1 by Lisa on December 2, 2009 - 12:39 am
I liked the test AND you know I like your graphs. I got 10/10.
Shall we get everyone to review the Graph Test? I think that would be a good idea.
Secondly, I want the share options on my blog. Will you assist me integrating them in to the CSS?