Information Graphics

I've always been interested in information graphics given that generally speaking we are surrounded by such boring displays of stats. They fill our work spaces and nobody ends up bothering to read them because frankly they just seem so boring! Wouldn't it be awesome of people started making use of designers to showcase these stats... it is called information graphics people and would have people lining up to see what you are showcasing (well if it were to be designed nicely). Here are a few samples of really nice designs I've found online. My apologies for not listing the sources but I've lost track of where they came from.