Graphic for Choosing Chart Types & Links for Infographic Inspiration

Many Eyes Visualizations: http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations
 (which also gives a thorough explanation of certain chart types here)

Information is Beautiful: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net

Visual Complexity: http://www.visualcomplexity.com/

Always with Honor: http://www.alwayswithhonor.com/ (well-known for their icon design too)


A database of NYTimes infographics: http://www.smallmeans.com/new-york-times-infographics/

And a video on how the NYTimes creates its infographics: http://infosthetics.com/archives/2010/08/how_the_new_york_times_creates_its_infographics.html

Smashing Magazine has a very comprehensive overview of infographic resources on the web:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/11/25-useful-data-visualization-and-infographics-resources/


If you have a chance, flip through Data Flow volumes 1 and 2 if they're not checked out from the library or any of the books by Edward Tufte.