Chapter 4

Changing Technology Landscape

Overview

Audience

Technology

Market Trends for Data Visualization

API Economy and the Age of Analytics

Technology Improvements Continue to Drive Innovation

Overview

This chapter talks about the shifting sands of technology and the impact on infographic design and consumption. Information delivery has evolved from its origins in spreadsheets, PDF documents and Adobe Flash deliverables and has moved to the world that we are in today with interactive technologies like HTML5. The movement from static deliverables toward a visual and interactive medium challenges all companies in the technology industry to adapt to new demands or risk becoming obsolete.

The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with a ...

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