Visual Complexity

Since I started thinking so much about augmented reality, I’ve got information design on the brain.  Data visualization is a natural counterpart.  Visual Complexity is a [four year old - sorry, i'm your grandpa, how do i work this thing] site that gathers impressively designed visualizations of complex information for your geeky delight.  It’s produced by Manuel Lima, who went graduated from the program for Design + Technology at Parsons, in NYC.

(Evidently Helvetica just resolves well in all your standard-issue future interfaces) I’ll know more about it once I pick up some of these interesting books.  In an equally cool-looking but perhaps slightly less useful display of info visualization, Random Walk has compiled images that attempt to interpret randomness in graphical form.  Here, take a peek:

The project RANDOM WALK simulates randomness in visualizations, which are easy to understand. In this way, it delivers insight into a phenomenon, which has so far remained unexplained.

WHAT DOES RANDOMNESS LOOK LIKE?
RANDOM WALK asks this question and presents experiments in mathematics and physics, showing the mysterious interaction of chaos and order in randomness.

For extra Data Viz fun, check out this (also antique) Smashing Magazine article.