Design@SAIF - Issue #22

September 05, 2016

Join me on this visually delightful journey, combined with data, information, trivia and insights—this is the infographics issue! And the longest list of links, ever!

The LiveMint report has a simple (but timely) infographic on how Nilekani visualizes the future of banking. The disruptive forces "driven by mobile and Internet banking, which are not only inclusive but also cost-minimizing by nature."

Dedicated to all my left brained friends: a relative view into where all those billion dollars go!

Cheesy and cheeky, let your mind wander and add more possibilities, especially on the x-axis!

This is a fascinating dynamic infographic that allows you to stumble upon (some useless, some enlightening) information on what we spend our time on...

Asia's first Nobel Laureate, Tagore, spent most of the day touring his vast estates, collecting taxes, meeting his 'subjects' and being a fairly able administrator (his older brothers had abdicated). It was only late in the night that he could sit down to write. This infographic helps you "discover how some of the world’s greatest minds organized their days". Unfortunately not much info is available on Asian creatives. Fortunately that's an opportunity...

On the subject of time, this is the story of the late bloomers...

The map is not the territory, so the saying goes—"all maps face the challenge of making the globe appear to scale in two-dimensions" with varied success. If you want to dispel some cartographic misconceptions, start here. And if you're up for more adventure visit MapFrappe

Each colour has a story, history and even inspired revolutions. This is a "rough timeline of pigments through history, from Umber to Artificial Indigo."

This isn't strictly an infographic but a mind boggling visualisation: "Prepare for a subway smorgasbord. Synesthete James Wannerton has cataloged the taste of all 350+ stations on the London Underground." And it comes easy to James, here's why...

Until next week,

@JDallcaps @SAIFpartners