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The golden age of infographics

August 14, 2013

Chart of Electromagnetic Radiations was originally published in 1944.

Today, infographics are mostly pointless decorations around a few simple facts that add nothing meaningful. But information graphics once deserved their name with dense, meticulously-drawn, well-researched information. Here is an example from 1944.

 

 

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German Futurist Predictions

July 24, 2011

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Future past predictions don’t always look as expected.

Historic LOLs has a collection of German prints from around a hundred years ago illustrating predictions for the year 2000. In this one, we’re supposed to be able to walk on water, with the help of balloons and a waterwheel…

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