Which books in fiction and non-fiction are an absolute must-read? We scraped data from respected awards, literary supplements & book review sites to create two interactive consensus clouds:
Read moreIn response to a clarion call for diversity figures, many tech companies have released figures on the gender and ethnicity of their workforces. Facebook were first, quickly followed by Google and Yahoo. Several more giants of tech have followed.
Read moreWe’ve updated our 2012 chart and data depicting the gender balance of various social networks.AnalysisSome findings, compared with the 2012 version of the graphic.
Read moreIf you look at the numbers on intelligence, longevity, congenital ailments and so on, which canine comes out as top data-dog?
Read moreLast night’s third annual Information is Beautiful Awards celebrated dataviz at its most dazzling. Hundreds of entries were trimmed to a razor-sharp pack of outstandingly illuminating infographics, over which our judges deliberated long and hard. Now, with thanks to our generous sponsors Kantar, we present the winners.
Read moreThis week, Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. joined Colorado and Washington State on the list of US states to legalize or decriminalize cannabis (marijuana).
Read moreExciting news! The US edition of our latest, lovely, lush infographic book, Knowledge is Beautiful, is out today. A collection of 196 of our best visualisations and a personal two year labour of love and intricate graphisme.
Read moreWe’ve unleashed the long- and short-lists for the 2014 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards.
Read moreA quick visualisation comparing infectiousness & deadliness of the major pathogens, including Ebola.
Read moreA fun one for a Friday. Some of our most common myths & misconceptions.
Read moreRare opportunity to join our beautiful team.
Read moreKnowledge is Beautiful: 196 new hand-crafted infographics and visualisations, free-ranging across many subjects areas: science, power, money, health, film, space, art, thought. Each with their own unique dataset available online. Enjoy!
Read moreRemember our Rhetological Fallacies graphic? An index of most common errors and manipulations of rhetoric and logical thinking. It’s one of the most popular pages on Information is Beautiful ever.
Read moreAn interactive visualisation of key players & notable relationships in the Middle East created by David McCandless & Univers Lab. Part of the Knowledge is Beautiful project. Powered by our dataviz software VizSweet.
Read moreThat’s the sound of an author seeing their book for the first time… Just received the first physical copy of mine, Knowledge is Beautiful. Watch me ‘unbox’ it live. Will I laugh? Or cry?
Read moreGet your dataviz entries into this year’s Information is Beautiful Awards by midnight EST September 8th.
Read moreAfter 15,832 person hours of effort over two years (yes, I tracked them), I would like to announce the completion of my new infographic ultra tome, Knowledge is Beautiful.
Read moreAn interactive visualisation of every major commercial passenger plane crash of the last 20 years.
Read moreSunni? Shia? Hanbali? Ismali? Deobandi? Taliban? ISIS? A visual guide to the major & notable sects, schools & movements within Islam.
Read moreA lot of fear and furore around the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. We took a look at the numbers.
Read moreI got stuck visualising a dataset for my new book, Knowledge is Beautiful (US & UK). I wondered if you could help?
Read moreWhat romantic relationship advice do twenty five popular guides agree upon? A visualisation of romantic wisdom.
Read moreLooking forward to this year? Why not look forward to the next 5 QUILLION years?
Read moreAmazing competition. Incredible entries. Sterling judges. Great ceremony. Big thanks to everyone who to entered their work. Congratulations to the winners. See you next year.
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