sarahfett's review against another edition
2.0
I love infographics, but these were too detailed and hard to follow.
in2reading's review against another edition
4.0
It's always interesting to page through a selection of infographics. My favorites in this edition included: The World as 100 People - English by the Book (When New Words Were Made) - Is Your State's Highest-Paid Employee a Coach? (Probably) - The Midwest (a map that overlays 100 different definitions of the American Midwest) - The Literal Meaning of the States (I didn't know I grew up in Land of the Large Creek - Ohio).
antlersantlers's review
4.0
I'm giving this a tentative 4-star rating because I really enjoyed what I read. Unfortunately I had to return it to the library so I didn't get to do a deep dive like I have in the past. I'll almost certainly check it out again in a month or two when I need something diverting.
antlersantlers's review against another edition
3.0
These were entertaining, but with all infographics I'm inherently skeptical. I loved seeing graphics that appeared in books I read last year, particularly [b:Lost Cat|15793584|Lost Cat A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology|Caroline Paul|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350952959s/15793584.jpg|21515558] and [b:Picture Cook|17572974|Picture Cook See. Make. Eat.|Katie Shelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372784934s/17572974.jpg|24512975]. There was a big section in the middle that I found totally boring, which is not something I remember feeling reading [b:last year's collection|17165936|The Best American Infographics 2013|Gareth Cook|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1363657464s/17165936.jpg|23592723].
graventy's review against another edition
3.0
I like infographics, and these are pretty good. But there comes a point where the information to graphic ratio gets too high. Many of these are dense, DENSE infographs, and you lose a lot of the accessibility of the basic idea when it tries to hard to convey so much information.
dray's review
4.0
Something for nearly everyone. I have been studying the visual representation of data and this is a good source to see what works, some better than others. Several of the examples were inspiring enough to dive into source materials.
rebecca_isreading's review against another edition
3.0
With a mix of educational and entertaining entries, The Best American Infographics 2014 is an enjoyable, quick read. For those who have enjoyed the rise of infographics over the past years, having a volume such as this handy to flip through and peruse will be at treat. However, those looking to do research on the topics included should be advised as to the timeliness of these entries- while the book is published in October 2014, the infographics included were originally published in 2013. Review copy provided by NetGalley.
glitterandtwang's review
4.0
I have been slowly working my way through these for the last month or so. Really gorgeous representations of information - I just wish there was some way to collect infographics more along a particular theme, maybe? Or that so many of them weren't designed for web interaction, which renders the teeeeeeny tiny text in print versions nearly unreadable. Still, a good collection to browse for inspiration.
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