The History of Infographics

We may think that in today’s world of easy access to knowledge that something as visual and data-heavy as the infographic may only be a few decades old. However, the infographic has been around for centuries, even if it wasn’t initially recognized as such. First, we’ll discuss what exactly an infographic is and what purpose it serves and then dig into the rich and surprisingly long history that spans the infographic’s existence, before finally presenting 100 of the best infographics to have been created, and what makes them the best of the best.