Infographic is are presentation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data
easily understandable at a glance. People use infographics to quickly
communicate a message, to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data,
to see data patterns and relationships, and to monitor changes in variables
over time.
Infographics abound in almost any public environment -- traffic signs, subway maps, tag clouds, musical scores and weather charts are just a
few examples, among a huge number of possibilities.