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2024-09-14 00:23:27
One of our favourite images from the book Knowledge is Beautiful by David McCandless (HarperCollins 2014) » see the visualization » See the data
2024-09-12 20:55:43
Announcing special workshops and trainings to celebrate our 15th anniversary. Coming up: A rare in-person session in LDN with IIB founder David McCandless. Plus A virtual workshops running on two half days (a much requested new format). And a live ‘performance-data-journalism’ show in London 25th Nov. Learn how to turn numbers, ideas & data into […]
2024-08-20 03:11:22
Every month we pick and share some of our favourite infographics, visualisations and data stories. Here’s what we found in our work folders and around the web. CREATED BY US » How might the USA reach carbon net zero by 2050? Well, for a start: ☀️ it’s ripe for solar power. » What really increases […]
2024-07-04 23:00:59
Just wanted to mark the occasion. (Our blogroll goes all the way back to the start. And you can see snapshots of the early pages on the WayBack Machine.) Released three books. Created 1500+ infographics and visualisations. Accompanied by 2000+ datasets. Hosted 272 workshops attended by over 7,800 people. Presented at 192 conferences, meetings, events […]
2024-05-24 15:09:36
To celebrate 15 years of Information is Beautiful this summer, we’re hosting a series of rare and exclusive live performances, in-person and online. Using the data, graphics and stories at the heart of IIB, founder David McCandless will take audiences on a data-driven tour of the universe, sharing the funniest, most insightful and revelatory stories […]
2024-05-14 17:10:25
Every month we pick and share some of our favourite infographics, visualisations and data stories. Here’s what we found in our work folders and around the web. CREATED BY US » The most controversial moderation decisions made by Facebook’s “Supreme Court” » Why the US Senate’s military aid boost for Ukraine is so crucial for […]
2024-05-08 18:56:08
Chip and PIN card, phone passcode, hotel safe – how predictable is your chosen PIN number? 3.4 million data points visualized from several data breaches. Created by the late great Nick Berry of Data Genetics (redesigned and used with permission). He wrote a great data story around this which is also worth a read. Published […]
2024-05-03 04:32:04
Plastics are deeply woven into our societies, our supply chains, our lives, our possessions, even our bodies. Runaway plastic pollution and waste is the other great environmental crisis facing our civilisation. Unlike most plastics, it’s actually possible to break this global problem down into its constituent parts. Here in infographical form. That way, you can […]
2024-04-29 23:05:38
It’s our 15th anniversary this year and we’d love to hear about you: who you are, why you follow us, what you like, what you don’t, what you value and how you interact with us and anyone else in the infosphere. Yes, it’s a survey but a quick two minute one. Plus every 100th participant […]