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Ask HN: would you use an API to create attractive infographics?

6 pointsby antonwinteralmost 12 years ago

5 comments

1123581321almost 12 years ago
No. The reason is that good info-graphics designs coordinate the design of the element to strengthen the message of the element's data, and the overall layout and story to strengthen the message of all the data. I do not think it is possible to programmatically accomplish this, so I would not use the API.
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sotu25almost 12 years ago
Yes, I would. Seems it would be particularly useful for content marketers. I'd also like to know how you plan to do this with an API.
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petefordealmost 12 years ago
No, but I am probably not your target market. Who do you imagine your target market to be?<p>I urge you to consider that an infographic&#x27;s job is to provide a compelling narrative that helps the viewer take away a new data-driven truth. Without the story, any machine-driven infographic would just be pointless, no matter how nice it looks.
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lsiebertalmost 12 years ago
I would if it was free, which probably isn&#x27;t too helpful. I probably wouldn&#x27;t if it cost money, unless it was integrated into something else I was using and was super easy to get going.
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t0almost 12 years ago
Maybe a wysiwyg infographic tool. How would you do this with just an API?
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