Now open: the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2016
Announcing the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2016, celebrating the year’s most awesome data-visualization & infographics from around the world.
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What is Meditation / Mindfulness Good For?
What is Meditation / Mindfulness? How do you do it? What’s the best method? How effective is it, according to the latest science?
Read moreOur 2016 Workshops season: Learn to do Dataviz
Information is Beautiful founder David McCandless shares with you his dataviz method & process, tips & techniques, at Workshops are Beautiful:» New York Jun 14th (sold out)» San Francisco Jun 23rd» London Sep 22nd
Read moreThe Hollywood In$ider – Data on every major movie, visualized!
An interactive data explorer for slicing and dicing data on over 1000 major Hollywood films of the last eight years.
Read moreBased on a *True* True Story?
Visually explore your favourite “based on a true story” movies, scene-by-scene, beat-by-beat and test their veracity on a data level.
Read moreInformation is Beautiful’s Most Popular Dataviz of 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, have a dataviz reminisce with our most popular pieces this year.
Read moreWinners: Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2015
All the winners & honourable mentions in one blog postThis year’s Information is Beautiful Awards is a treasure trove of outstanding dataviz. Thanks to our esteemed sponsor Kantar for supporting creativity in information design, providing $30k in prizes to the winners below.
Read moreGlobal Warming Solutions Currently On the Table
The latest climate talks start in Paris on 30th Nov. Here’s a little visual primer interpreting the feasibility of the various geo-engineering “solutions” to “mitigate” or “ease” global warming over the next century.
Read moreVote for your Favourite Dataviz of the Year
Here’s the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards. Some of the most striking, innovative and beautiful dataviz work of 2015.
Read moreWho Old Are You?
Career highs. Creative Zeniths. Big life moments. Average ages. Compare yourself to the peaks and troughs of the talented and famous…
Read moreAnnouncing the Information is Beautiful Awards Longlist
2015 looks like another vintage year in the world of data visualization and information design.
Read moreSnake Oil Supplements – analysis
We’ve updated our Snake Oil Supplements? interactive with the latest scientific evidence for the health benefits of the 180 most popular nutritional supps.
Read moreCommon MythConceptions – interactive
The world's most contagious falsehoodsOur popular Common MythConceptions piece, now interactive & filterable, with 10 brand new myths and misconceptions. Did we miss any?
Read moreOut of Your Hands
Which medical conditions are most associated with your gender & descent?Can doctors predict your future health by looking at your fingers? Arms? Legs? Our viz shows the unexpected relationships between body parts and various conditions.
Read moreSnake Oil Supplements
Which health supplements are backed by science and which are snake oil? Boosted September 2015 with a revitalising injection of fresh data.
Read moreMaking data into art: a short film
My fascination with Excel led to this little film about my work and process, made by the team from #TheNewOffice.
Read moreTowards a Classification of Tech-Induced Mental Disorders
An increasing number of stories about internet addiction and the effect of constant device use on our minds, lives and relationships. From a culture of distraction and boot-camps for addicted teens to the “electronic apocalypse”.
Read moreAnnouncing the Information is Beautiful Awards 2015
Announcing our global awards for 2015, celebrating awesomeness in data-visualization and infographics. Now in our fourth year!
Read moreA Taxonomy of Hipster Coffee Shop Names
The hidden taxonomy of hipster coffee shop names. LDN edition.
Read moreOil Well
Almond? Olive? Sunflower? Which is the ultimate cooking oil?
Read moreWorkshops are Beautiful San Francisco
Information is Beautiful founder David McCandless shares his method & process for great dataviz in San Francisco on Monday July 27th.
Read moreWhat Makes A Good Data Visualization?
I’ve created a lot of data and information visualizations. Around 540 over six years.
Read moreThe Internet of Things – A Primer
By the year 2020, over 26 billion things – cars, coffee machines, even cows – will be connected to the internet.
Read moreHow Much Do Musicians Earn Online – 2015 Remix
Are digital music streaming services fair to artists?
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