The Cool Infographics 2011 Gallery...A Pinterest Experiment
Check out the Cool Infographics 2011 Gallery! I’m trying an experiment using Pinterest to create a one-page, visual gallery of the infographics I post. On this board I have pinned every post from the Cool Infographics blog from last year, and it makes a really nice, visual way to browse through the infographics I have shared. One of the reasons I wanted to play around with Pinterest is that it displays the entire (sometimes very long) infographic, not just a square thumbnail like many galleries.
In general, I keep the 10 most current posts on the front page of the blog. Once they scroll off the front page, of course their traffic and visibility drops off dramatically. I’m looking for a way to create a live, growing gallery of the infographic images so these great examples of design can continue to be easily discovered.
Because infographics is, by definition, a visual media, I think people would be more likely to find examples they like and inspiration for their own type of design if there was a better way to browse. I’m not sure that Pinterest is the answer yet, but it’s certainly worth trying. On the down-side, I haven’t been able to integrate the Pinterest PinIt button into the blog along with the other social sharing buttons. Their button doesn’t seem to work with the Squarespace platform I use for the blog.
I am absolutely looking for feedback, so please leave your thoughts in the comments.
Cheers!
Update
on 2012-02-08 14:40 by Randy
Due to the STRONG positive feedback, and over 1,000 people that “subscribed” to a supposedly static board, I’m going to modify my experiment to be expanding. I will be adding images to the board on an on-going basis based on posts from the Cool Infographics blog.
