Another week, another three data breaches.
Track the biggest and most notable of the last ten years in one interactive dataviz.
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Generated by our forthcoming VizSweet software.
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Raise a glass to the planet’s most stellar data visuals of 2018
Massive congratulations to the innovative, imaginative & intrepid winners of 2018’s global Information is Beautiful Awards – a celebration of the world’s best data-visualisations and infographics.
Trimming down 100 world-class shortlistees to a handful of exceptional winners was a fierce challenge for our panel of expert judges & community voters. Given such unrivalled ambition & scope – graphic novels, mosaics, even play-doh – this year’s accolades, trophies and $30k in cash prizes (courtesy of beloved sponsor Kantar) are very well deserved.
Scroll down for the ultimate winner.
What is Medical Marijuana & CBD Actually Effective For?
The latest science and research visualized. Only human trials. No animal or cell studies.
Information is Beautiful Awards – Your Chance to Vote
Some of the year’s best data-visualizations, interactives and scrollytellings have made the Information is Beautiful Awards 2018 Shortlist.
Voting is now open to decide which works will win the Community Award at our ceremony in New York on Dec 4th. Plus your vote and all other visitor clicks represent five virtual people on our panel of 45+ expert judges.
Find and vote for your favourites here:
» Arts, Entertainment & Culture
» Breaking News
» Humanitarian
» Leisure, Games & Sport
» Maps, Places & Spaces
» People, Language & Identity
» Science & Technology
» Unusual
» Visualization & Information Design
How to vote. Closes Fri 19 Oct 11.59pm PST
The MicrobeScope – Infectious diseases in context
A new interactive exploring the deadliness and infectiousness of the major communicable diseases. Slice, dice and zoom with the MICROBESCOPE.
Plus we’re auditioning a new story engine. See just how many interactive tales we can tell with just a scatterplot!
Answer: about four.
» Look under the MICROBESCOPE
» Explore the massive dataset underneath
CREDITS Design & creative direction David McCandless | Code Omid Kashan | Research Miriam Quick, Stephanie Tomasevic | Copy Karl Webster
IIB Awards 2018 Longlist unleashed
Prepare for an eye-splosion: 601 of the planet’s most brilliant data visualizations & infographics
Longlistees this year cover Bruce Springsteen to The Big Lebowski; cryptocurrencies to cricket, with data rendered in media as varied as drywall, marble runs & even underwear.
Soak up the magnificence of these entries:
The 2018 Information is Beautiful Awards Longlist:
» Arts, Entertainment & Culture
» Breaking News
» Humanitarian
» Leisure, Games & Sport
» Maps, Places & Spaces
» People, Language & Identity
» Politics & Global
» Science & Technology
» Unusual
» Visualization & Information Design
With so many works looking at dataviz itself, we placed all the meta stuff in Visualization & Information Design. History & food is moved to Arts, Entertainment & Culture. Pieces on activism, charity, disasters & relief go to Humanitarian.
Shortlist & visitor vote starts Weds 10 Oct
Winners will be announced New York City Tues 4 Dec, sharing $25,000 in prizes.
Good luck!
We’re Hiring: Senior Editorial Person
Senior editor/writer/journalist/creative person required to spearhead an awesome new mega project.
Flexitime, remote working. Would suit a self-motivating self-starter.
A rare opportunity to join our unique, independent infodesign collective. If you’re an editorial person who loves graphics, get in touch. Closing date: Fri 28th Sep 2018.
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$Trillions – What is a Trillion dollars?
Apple’s heading to a likely $trillion dollar valuation. You thought a billion was hard to conceptualise. Try imagining a trillion.
Here’s a quick graphic to help.