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
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.
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.
Learn more about our process & work & beautiful things 
https://bit.ly/IIBWAB
https://geni.us/IIBLive
2025-06-12 14:50:37
We’ve updated our charticle debunking the world’s most contagious and enduring falsehoods, myths and misperceptions.
» See the interactive
» All the data and sources
2025-05-14 22:51:28
Our infographic explores and visualises the scientific evidence around any suggested link between vaccination and autism.
Covering the growth in cases, risk factors for autism, thimersol and other vaccines ingredients, and the timing of childhood vaccinations.
All sources, data and research: bit.ly/IIBVaccinesAutism
2025-05-08 19:15:34
» Vaccines & Autism: What does the evidence say? An infographic summary
» Global Oil Reserves by country
» Three Years of the Russia-Ukraine war in Numbers
» The IIB Awards shortlist some of the best visualisations of the year
» One Flight, Two Map Projections a little mind blowing
» How much Ukraine Military Aid costs in terms of cups of coffee
» A different MANifestation of the political compass (funny)
» The farthest point in the world from any coast
» How rich people avoid paying tax infographic
» REVEALING: A woman’s age vs. the age of the men who look best to her vs the same chart for men
» Just 9,000 years ago Britain was connected to continental Europe by an area of land called Doggerland
» Was the 4th with you? Enjoy a Star Wars Galaxy Map (didn’t realise it was so detailed) & interactive timeline (with Jar Jar filter)
» Beautiful animated solutions to the 3 Body problem
» The sudden collapse of Westeros, the sudden death of a TV show…
» Visualising the lifetimes (and deaths) of major Roman Emperors
» Greenland Mineral resources map Hmmmm 
» Should you trust that doctor? 🙂
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