The Data Journalism Handbook
It’s been an absolute pleasure preparing a poster about the Data Journalism Handbook, a free, open source reference book which shows how journalists can use data to improve the news. While the book’s being launched end-April at the International Journalism…
The Unpacking of Complexity
Another great Design of Understanding just happened here in London on Friday. Max’s conference set out to explore mark making and meaning on the basis that, as designers, we should only communicate if we understand something. Well, so what? That’s…
Analogue interactive infographics
One project at this year’s Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design’s exhibition The Problem Comes First caught my infographic eye. Florie Salnot’s Healthy Pregnancy: redefining the experience was full of interactive infographics, interactive in the analogue – paper, scissors, glue, string…
Infographics in an editorial world
It’s one thing wanting an infographic and quite another knowing how to use them. That’s me paraphrasing – and agreeing with – illustrator-cum-infografista Nathalie Lees, someone who knows what makes for a good editorial infographic. Talking at the EDO’s infographic…
Infograduates?
I was just updating dates for the grad shows I usually visit in London – over there in the right-hand column ‘Food for thought in London’ – and once again the volume of work on offer is enormous. So, to…
When to use an infographic
If only I was in Perugia this afternoon… For a concise rundown of good reasons for deploying every newsroom’s favourite format – the infographic – just read the titles that the NYT’s deputy graphics director Matthew Ericson uses to describe…
Snapshot of the industry
It’s the end of March, it’s nearly spring, that means only one thing: Malofiej. It’s hard to describe Malofiej to newcomers. It’s more like a community than a conference. This year was no different. It’s always lovely to catch up…