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February 19, 2016 · by lupi · in opinion

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

Icons: Repeat, never scale

February 11, 2016 · by lupi · in example, opinion

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…

One delicious, home-made, mincepie

Good use of a pie

December 21, 2015 · by lupi · in opinion

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?

October 19, 2015 · by lupi · in opinion

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:…

logos of datawrapper, tableau, cartoDB, infogr.am and canva

Tools for creating infographics

September 24, 2015 · by lupi · in opinion

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…

What is an ‘infographic’?

September 21, 2015 · by lupi · in event, opinion

With the end of the summer holidays people are back at their desks and busy commissioning new projects. I’ve had a flurry of enquiries for ‘infographics’. Great news it seems, but only up until the point I realise my ‘infographics’…

Infographics: Versatile and useful

December 19, 2014 · by lupi · in example, opinion

2014’s been busier than ever, in no small part down to some lovely clients keeping me on my toes. And looking back through the work I’ve done has made me realise what a range of subjects and approaches and platforms…

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I am Lulu Pinney. This is my blog. Hello! contact at lulupinney dot co dot uk
The majority of work featured on this blog isn't mine. They are examples of infographic design and visual journalism drawn from all over that I consider to be good*. With more and more visual infostuff out there I’m interested in curating a collection of good* work. And in this way I can further explore my definition of what good* is. That is why I blog.

*Good infographic design is…

…clear, relevant, engaging, useful, original, elegant

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