The data visualisation know-how project
Because, in a world awash with data, it is those who can make sense of charts and graphs who get to shape that world At last my PhD research project is taking shape. In the course of many jobs, far…
Visualisation literacy: The PhD
Since about the time of my last blog post my year has been gearing up towards today, my first day as student again after 20 years… A perfect storm of factors at the beginning of this year has come to…
#infographic #PetHate
In infographics we have another tool for communicating with. When appropriately used it’s a tool that makes ideas, results, concepts more understandable and more memorable. Sometimes however the story is better told in words, or with a photo, or a…
Icons: Repeat, never scale
I’m running a lot of workshops at the moment, and in reviewing delegates’ work, and the work of their organisations, there is one common pitfall: poor use of icons. A few blogs about icons are coming up… Here I simply…
Good use of a pie
Pies used for the right reason, at the right time, in the right way, have much to recommend them. Eat, drink and be merry this Christmas and here’s to another year of great graphics – and no doubt the odd…
Why bother with infographics?
OK, so creating an infographic is a bit of a hassle and, you might well ask, why bother? Is it really worth the effort? There’s (what I believe to be) a chinese proverb that I think answers this challenge well:…
Tools for creating infographics
I often get asked what tools to use for creating infographics. Online tools claiming to do this do exist. However in reality they are best for creating just charts and maps, not infographics. And by and large they do this…