Comments on: Evolution of Storage Infographic

By: The Worst of Perth

The Worst of Perth — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:27 +0000

The whole point of an infographic is to be able to represent information at a glance. This is just a really bad one. Their use of 3 different scales was also a very bad idea. The usb one gets closer, but it' doesn't really convey much since there is just one pic and you have to read the numbers anyway. A wheelbarrow or skip full of floppys or whatever is what they should have done. That would make the point.

By: TamaLeaver

TamaLeaver — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:27:49 +0000

Stu, all fair, although adding a timeline might be harder given it's part of a larger comparative graphic – really I might just focus on the USB = box near the bottom – that's the interesting story.

By: TamaLeaver

TamaLeaver — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:26:40 +0000

Fair enough, some of the colouring is wrong, but I like the idea, at least …

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:06:55 +0000

An interesting subject indeed, but the infographic contains some glaring errors. For e.g the CD says 700Mb yet it is graphed as 7Mb! dual layer DVD, Blu-ray, DL Blu-ray and flash drive should all be green not red. In addition it's kind of difficult to compare these things at a glance. It might be more helpful to have a major shift in callibration with the graphing to give a real visual impression of just how dramatic the change has been. A timeline would help understanding too.

By: The Worst of Perth

The Worst of Perth — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:11:35 +0000

Just what an infographic shouldn't be, confusing and hard to compare and shouldn't the dvd and blu ray be green dots? This could be done much better.