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 moreWhich health supplements are backed by science and which are snake oil? Boosted September 2015 with a revitalising injection of fresh data.
Read moreMy fascination with Excel led to this little film about my work and process, made by the team from #TheNewOffice.
Read moreAn 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 our global awards for 2015, celebrating awesomeness in data-visualization and infographics. Now in our fourth year!
Read moreThe hidden taxonomy of hipster coffee shop names. LDN edition.
Read moreAlmond? Olive? Sunflower? Which is the ultimate cooking oil?
Read moreInformation is Beautiful founder David McCandless shares his method & process for great dataviz in San Francisco on Monday July 27th.
Read moreI’ve created a lot of data and information visualizations. Around 540 over six years.
Read moreBy the year 2020, over 26 billion things – cars, coffee machines, even cows – will be connected to the internet.
Read moreAre digital music streaming services fair to artists?
Read moreFancy learning to be a data-viz ninja?
Read moreBig buzz about the ancient practices of meditation and mindfulness. Now cited to improve everything from stress & depression to binge-eating and appreciation of music.
Read moreExciting year ahead for Information is Beautiful. So we’re on the lookout for a Data Research Intern who’s inquisitive, quick and handy with a spreadsheet.
Read moreAt this time of giving and reflection, we wondered what might influence the choice of causes we support.
Read more78 classic cocktail recipes from the International Bartender’s Association’s list of drinks every bartender should know.
Read moreWhich 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.
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