Making visual aids/inforgraphics

Water Cooler
#1

http://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/

Some of these are pretty beast. Is there a user-friendly web site I can use to make stuff like this?

Can you pay for some “premium” account at Bloomberg and use some proprietary tools to produce something similar?

#2

Some of the map graphics can be done in Excel, either through third party apps or Microsoft’s product such as:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/maps-in-power-view-HA103005792.aspx

#3

Thanks for bringing this to my attention

Is this something I’m supposed to pay extra money for or does it fall under “customized installation” off the Office CD?

#4

Hire a good assistant.

#5

I’ve never personally used it. Just stumbled upon it recently while teaching myself PowerPivot related stuff