2026-07-07 21:23:32
We’re looking for a sharp editorial mind to help lead Beautiful News — our evidence-based optimism project — while supporting selected Information is Beautiful projects.
This is a rare opportunity to join our fully remote creative team and work directly with author and founder David McCandless on ambitious, unusual and socially impactful projects seen by millions around the world.
You’ll help research, shape, publish and amplify stories about progress, solutions and positive change across articles, newsletters, social media, short-form video and more.
We’re looking for someone who is curious, proactive and comfortable moving between research, writing, ideas and production. You might be a writer who researches, a researcher who writes, or a storyteller who loves data, visuals and making complex things understandable.
You’ll probably have experience in journalism, publishing, communications, policy, academia or a similarly editorial environment — and ideally already know and love what we do.
The role is:
If the idea of helping create the next generation of visual journalism and positive news sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications close Monday 20th July.
2026-06-23 21:50:23
Come join one of our fun online intensivesand learn how to turn numbers, ideas and stories into impactful infographics and data-visuals.
NEXT DATES
» 
Tue 30th June & Wed 1st Jul UK/EU/AUS timezone
2 half day online intensive
London 9:00 – 12:00
Berlin 10:00 – 13:00 (CST)
Dubai 12:00-15:00
Beijing/Singapore 16:00 – 19:00
Seoul/Tokyo 17:00 – 20:00
Melbourne/Sydney 18:00 – 21:00
Aukland 20:00
UTC 8:00 – 11:00
» Mon 27th Jul San Francisco
Rare in-person, all day
Intimate classroom experience with IIB founder David McCandless. Learn and meet fellow practitioners in a central SF location.
» 
Wed 4th & Thu 5th Nov USA timezone
2 half day online intensive
US West Coast 10:00 – 13:00
US Central 12:00 – 15:00
US East Coast 13:00 – 16:00
UK 18:00 – 21:00
EU 19:00 – 22:00
» Mon 9th Nov UK London
Rare In-person, all day
Great way to learn and meet fellow practitioners in a luxury hotel setting. Includes lunch and after drinks.
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Our trainings are a technicolour mix of lecture, exercises, discussion & techniques, hosted by IIB founder and author, David McCandless.
Learn how to approach data-visualisation and infographic creation from an editorial ‘conceptual’ point of view, rather than a data POV.
May be useful if you are:
› Translating written reports, research & messaging into visual graphics
› Wanting to understand data journalism and story-telling with data
› A words and ideas person looking to translate concepts into design language
› A visual / design thinker wanting to expand your approach to include data
› A data / code practitioner looking to improve aesthetics and conceptual prowess
Discounts available for students, educators, freelancers, health workers, NGOs & others.
2026-06-22 23:01:14
A visualisation of selected lawsuits from over 100 filed against AI companies as of June 2026.
The first salvos in a structural conflict against the inherently extractive nature of AI models? Or a massive legal pile-on? Yeah. Probably both.
Most are copyright claims by authors, record labels, newsrooms, academic publishers and um, Disney who say major AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude have been trained illegally on their creative and commercial output, far beyond “fair use”.
» Explore the graphic
» Review the data and research
source: ChatGPTinEatingTheWorld.com, Wired
designed by Mr David McCandless
2026-04-12 16:15:49
Every year(ish), since 2009, I’ve been gathering and visualising billions from news headlines and reports. These gargantuan numbers often make little sense unless put in context and comparison with other billions. So here’s the latest interactive edition.
» see the interactive visualisation
» check the data
Explore our companion visualisation, $$$TRILLIONS
2026-01-29 23:55:40
Announcing a new season of our fun online intensives
NEXT DATES
» Wed 25th & Thu 26th Mar UK/EU/AUS timezone
2 half day online intensive
London 9:00 – 12:00
Berlin 10:00 – 13:00 (CST)
Dubai 12:00-15:00
Beijing/Singapore 16:00 – 19:00
Seoul/Tokyo 17:00 – 20:00
Melbourne/Sydney 18:00 – 21:00
Aukland 20:00
UTC 8:00 – 11:00
» Wed 29th & Thu 30th Apr USA timezone
2 half day online intensive
US West Coast 10:00 – 13:00
US Central 12:00 – 15:00
US East Coast 13:00 – 16:00
UK 18:00 – 21:00
EU 19:00 – 22:00
» Mon 27th Apr UK London
Rare In-person, all day
Great way to learn and meet fellow practitioners in a luxury hotel setting. Includes lunch and after drinks.
______________________________
Our trainings are a technicolour mix of lecture, exercises, discussion & techniques, hosted by IIB founder and author, David McCandless.
Learn how to approach data-visualisation and infographic creation from an editorial ‘conceptual’ point of view, rather than a data POV.
May be useful if you are:
› Translating written reports, research & messaging into visual graphics
› Wanting to understand data journalism and story-telling with data
› A words and ideas person looking to translate concepts into design language
› A visual / design thinker wanting to expand your approach to include data
› A data / code practitioner looking to improve aesthetics and conceptual prowess
Discounts available for students, educators, freelancers, health workers, NGOs & others.
2026-01-29 02:46:05
Starting the year on a positive note, our picks of positive trends and admirable global breakthroughs of 2025.
Part of our Beautiful News project. There we surface the good news and happy data we can’t always see when fixated on the negativity of the news.
