Photographers Rights In The UK
Here in the UK, there’s been a recent spate of harassment and even arrests of innocent photographers by police invoking anti-terrorism laws.
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What makes a successful online dating photo?
Dating site OKCupid uses data from their members to overturn myths about what makes a successful online dating profile photo. A fascinating & funny read.
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Mike Deal charts The Beatles
New York-based designer Mike Deal has a great project going visualizing The Beatles.
Read moreWhat Does China Censor Online?
The Great Firewall Of China.
Read moreWin Signed Copies of the Visual Miscellaneum!
The Visual Miscellaneum sold out in North America over Christmas. Woo! Thanks to all those who bought a copy.
Read moreClimate Change: A Consensus Among Scientists?
Off the back of the recent Climate Skeptics vs The Consensus image, we were curious how many scientists might make up ‘The Consensus’.
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Earth In SpaceThanks to Steve Haddock for that one. Apparently this map is secreted on Google Earth somewhere. Can anybody find a link for it? Thanks!
Read moreThe Climate Deniers vs The Consensus
A visual map of the arguments for and against human-caused global climate change. I’m fascinated by climate deniers.
Read moreThe Billion Pound o Gram
My latest visual piece for The Guardian, The Billion Pound O Gram, is a British cousin of The Billion Dollar Gram. It reveals the scale of the budget deficit in the centre of the British economy. SPOILER: It’s a big one..
Read moreThe Visual Miscellaneum: Errata
My beautiful book is out. Unfortunately a freak printing error has affected the text on 12 out of the 256 pages. I’m really sorry this has happened.
Read moreIs the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?
Some frequent questions about the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine answered as clearly and as visually as I could manage. A few people asked for this so I thought I would oblige.
Read moreAfghanistan: The Information Is Not Beautiful
I took a visual look at the casualty figures coming out of the Afghanistan war for The Guardian. It’s part of my effort to understand what’s going on there. It’s not easy reading. But I think it helps to give some context. See what you think.
Read more2012: The End Of The World?
A piece exploring the myths around 2012, Mayan Prophecy, geomagnetic reversal, The Long Count, consciousness shifts, Hunab Ku, galactica alignment, the Precession Of The Equinoxes, rogue planet Nibiru, solar storms, pole shifts, timewave zero, the return of Quetzalcoatl and THE END OF THE WORLD December 21st 2012!
Read moreInteresting, Easy, Beautiful, True?
I’ve been doing a few interviews to promote my book, The Visual Miscellaneum, and a question keeps coming up. What makes good information design?
Read moreVisualising the Guardian Datablog
I’m doing a regular weekly visualisation for the excellent Guardian Datablog, the front-end for an amazing library of statistics and data, lovingly hand-gathered by The Guardian.
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The Change In Carbon EmissionsAnother beautiful viz from Good Magazine. This time by Spanish viz supremo Lamosca. Twinned with Kyoto Targets.
Read moreThe Visual Miscellaneum
Would you consider pre-ordering my book? That way I can get it into more bookshops. And we can spread the good news about the amazing ALL-GRAPHIC FUTURE OF CIVILISATION THAT AWAITS US!
Read moreLeft vs Right
NEW: Limited edition signed prints of this image now available the Left vs Right political spectrum. A collaboration between David McCandless and information artist Stefanie Posavec, taken from my book The Visual Miscellaneum (out Nov 10th).
Read moreHow Safe is the HPV vaccine?
I’ve been reading a lot about the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine and the risk of serious side effects and even death. I thought I would seek out the numbers and put them in context. Especially given headlines claiming the HPV jab is “as deadly as the cancer” it seeks to prevent.
Read moreWho Rules The Social Web?
Thanks to data gathering by Brian Solis. My data here.
Read moreKyoto: Who’s On Target?
There’s a lot of talk of a new world climate agreement in Copenhagen in December to succeed Kyoto. I wondered how the signatories of the first one were doing. Make up your own mind.
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Michael Paukner
I’m really loving this guy’s visualization style. And the esoteric subjects too. I’ve got a bunch of esoteria visualized in my book. Sadly, for me, I think Michael does a better job.
Read moreFatal Infection
A few people asked for this. And I was curious about it too. So here it is. Case fatality rates for well-known diseases.
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How To Get Replies Online DatingDating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply. Hilarious and revealing.
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