MoreRSS

site iconInformation is BeautifulModify

Blog Visual
Dedicated to making sense of the world with graphics & data-visuals, set out to explain, distill and clarify.
RSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/InformationIsBeautiful
Please copy the RSS to your reader, or quickly subscribe to:

Inoreader Feedly Follow Feedbin Local Reader

Rss preview of Blog of Information is Beautiful

New ‘Create Impactful Infographics’ seminars for 2026

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.

» See what participants say

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

» Find out more

Discounts available for students, educators, freelancers, health workers, NGOs & others.

» Streamable on-demand version also available

Most Beautiful News of The Year 2025

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.

» See the charticle
» Explore the data and sources

Peak Ages of Productivity for Authors, Painters, Musicians & Scientists

2025-07-04 21:41:44

Using number of books, paintings, albums and papers released by practitioners at each age.

Interesting research from Miller (1999) and Kanazawa (2003)

Alt text: "Graph showing number of books released by male and female authors at different ages. Peak production age for both genders is around 46. Data source: Miller (1999) from a sample of 229 notable authors."

Area Graph titled "Painters - Peak Age of Production" showing the number of paintings created by artists at different ages from a sample of 739 painters. The peak production age is 35, with separate lines for male (blue) and female (beige) painters. Data source: Miller (1999).

Area Graph titled "Jazz Musicians - Peak Age" showing the number of albums released by artists of each age. The peak number of albums is at age 36. Data source: Miller (1999) from a sample of 719 notable jazz musicians.

Area Graph showing peak age for scientists' major discoveries and publications. The x-axis represents age ranging from 20 to 80, and the y-axis shows the number of discoveries. The purple curve (1935-1965) peaks sharply around age 37, while the green curve (post-1965) peaks more broadly. Annotations indicate that the burden of knowledge increased after 1965, requiring more time to master fields.

Information is Beautiful LIVE: London 30th June

2025-06-19 17:25:22

Still a chance to join us for a dazzlingly different night out in London on Monday 30th June with Information is Beautiful founder, David McCandless.

Using the data, graphics and stories at the heart of IIB, David will take audiences on a data-driven tour of the universe, sharing the funniest, most insightful and revelatory stories he’s found hidden in the data and numbers surrounding, maybe drowning, us.

“His elegant & often playful infographics bring to life information too complex or abstract to grasp any way but visually”
The Guardian

» More details and tickets

Information is Beautiful Awards: Winners!

2025-06-17 16:56:52

We’re thrilled to unveil the winners of this year’s Information is Beautiful Awards.

Chosen by a panel of expert judges from nearly 1,000 entries, these visualisations and infographic works stand out for their mastery of beauty, storytelling, impact and innovation.

Many thanks to the Data Visualization Society for partnering to make these awards a success.

» See the winners

Making Data into Art – a microfilm with David McCandless

2025-06-16 17:38:07

Here’s a short video we made with Microsoft a few years back, starring Information is Beautiful founder, David McCandless.

He shares his process and passion for creating beautiful, useful, insightful, dare we say – delightful graphics.

» watch the clip

Learn more about our process & work & beautiful things 🌼
https://bit.ly/IIBWAB
https://geni.us/IIBLive