How Would You Like Your Graphic Design? #infographic

Designed by Colin Harman, How Would You Like Your Graphic Design? made me laugh this morning.  Great venn diagram infographic.

There are times when things just need to be explained using a spectacular Venn diagram. I made this last night whilst sitting on a screened in porch by an outdoor fireplace when it was late. Design is a funny thing, not as funny as a Kangaroo jumping on a trampoline, but let’s be honest what is as funny as that? I’ll give you a little hint: nothing.

Anyways, I love design, but it has it’s limitations in the creation process. Hopefully this helps you understand what those are and help you choose how you would like your design work in the future.

Your thoughts?

Although designed as a treatise about graphic design, it applies to infographics as well.

Update on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 2:02PM by Randy

The designer, Colin Harman, has made the printed poster available here: http://colinharman.bigcartel.com

Comments

[Ananias]

Broken Link

[Randy]

Fixed.

Thanks Ananias!

[Jill]

LOL so true.

Though as a designer I always try my best to incorporate all three in my project.
But still, generally, you always get what you paid for. :)
Heres my site: http://jillianestrellado.me

[Ani]

Poster anytime soon? I would buy it.

This is not only true for graphic design, but just about anything :)

[Leigh]

um, can I please post this on the front page of my website? I can't think of a more clear way to explain these dynamics to clients!

[Colin Harman]

Thanks so much for the recognition friends, I have heard a lot of rustling about wanting a poster, I'll have you know that it is in the works and I'll be selling them soon.
Thanks again all,
.ch

[plumber plano tx]

I can think of a few businesses that should have one of these diagrams posted....mine for one.

[Tampa Web Design]

I love the beginning graphic. It really sums things we face on regular basis in the design world.

[seotons]

Nice graphic !

[Colin Harman]

Any of you who are interested in a print of this: http://colinharman.bigcartel.com

[Jakob]

As much as I agree with the general direction of your message, if you are asking for a genuine opinion: Infographics fail. A venn diagramm is the wrong visualisation for the variables the author means to express. Introducing yet another variable into the widely recognized triangle of forces of information retreival (wait, why is free not the utmost extreme position of cheap?) does no good either. Then again, from a meta perspective, if this graphic was designed on a tight budget without any time whatsoever: Epic win. The joke's on me for not getting the irony.

[Chris Howell]

I will upsize and have frys with my Graphic Design please!

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your post is insightful and hilarious both

[Leona]

The Truth can be both painful and funny all at once.

[Irina]

Poster needed! Large enough for customers to read it off the wall.

[Anthony]

Nice thought about infographic. I've tried that way and it works sometimes.

Anthony & Tim Buchalka