Hi. I'm Paul Nixon, a designer living in Mountain View California. My days (and some nights) are spent designing websites for a little company in Cupertino. The rest of my time is spent with my beautiful wife and friends, road cycing and reading your blogs.

Another Iron In The Fire

Friday, January 21, 2005 06: 38 PM

Throwing another iron in the fire because I'm obsessed with too many things. The focus of my obsession this time: Infographics. The iron: Infographica: Where Seeing Is Understanding.

Just a splash page now -- but I hope to develop it in the total lack of spare time I have in the next few weeks (i.e. late at night on weekends). NiXLOG as been a good home for linking to infographics, but based on the search engine traffic and a steady demand for infographics links, I think it is worthy of a seperate web project. Plus, I have one more free blog in Moveable Type -- might as well use it...read more...

Currently typing "infographics" in Google results in NiXLOG at the top. This is the result from consistantly linking to infographics since creating the September 11th Collection over three years ago. The recent popularity of the Apple's Tipping Point infographic I created confirmed to me that there is, at least, a general interest in the design world for inspiring content like this. Tufte's work and popularity further confirm this belief.

Over time I would like to build-up Infographica to take over that top spot at Google, as well as "information graphics" top spot, by providing the most valuable and dedicated resource to Infographics out there. I think it will become an inspiring resource not only for information graphic designers, but also designers across the board, newspaper and magazine professionals and, of course, Jason Kottke -- who always manages to dig up infographics from obscure places. It will also be a home for firms and freelance infographic artists to be found. And, heck, throw in some tutorials...etc...then eventually write a book...and...then...

...anyways, enough talking to myself about my ideas, we'll see out it goes...

Fire back thoughts, make suggestions or predict my utter failure in the comments below.

Comments (4)

Comments by Rob L.:

This is a KILLER idea... have fun bringing it to life; I'm sure you'll do it justice.

Comments by Adam Bramwell:

Don't worry, we'll still visit, if only to marvel at your 6 (six, count 'em!) columns

Comments by nix:

Thanks Adam! I should have mentioned that NiXLOG will continue on in all its 6 column glory with links and posts on things I find interesting... :)

Comments by Remy:

Now with the google video achive, i think in the near future there will be a google/infographica
;)