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Getting the basics right

Getting the basics right

May 31, 2014 · by lupi · in example, opinion

I’m surprised to discover it’s eight years now that I’ve been running workshops about drawing charts (amongst other things +). The reason this was brought to mind today was JP Koning‘s graphic doing the rounds on Twitter (for the second,…

The secret of good presentations

August 5, 2012 · by lupi · in opinion

In the course of other work I am repeatedly asked to help with creating better presentations. I don’t claim any expertise in this area other than being someone – admittedly with a background in visual communication – who’s been both…

The Unpacking of Complexity

The Unpacking of Complexity

January 31, 2012 · by lupi · in event

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…

To map or not to map

To map or not to map

October 18, 2011 · by lupi · in opinion

A bugbear of mine is people who jump at using a map as a solution for a set of data that happens to include place names. “But what’s the story?” I ask. Matt Ericson explains so eloquently, with examples, why…

Wow v ah-ha

Wow v ah-ha

July 20, 2011 · by lupi · in example, opinion

This title captures so perfectly a current theme in the ever more data driven infographic-land that I haven’t changed it. It’s lifted from a recent blog post from Juice Analytics that caught my eye a couple of weeks back. Whether…

Factual visuals II

May 10, 2011 · by lupi · in opinion

Following on from my previous blog post, the same “rush, speculation and invention” in evidence in the coverage of the Bin Laden story drove two industry heavy-weights – Alberto Cairo and Juan Antonio Giner – to issue a fine six-point…

The Design of Understanding

The Design of Understanding

February 1, 2011 · by lupi · in event, opinion

While last Friday’s ‘Design of Understanding’ managed to pose more questions than it answered, I have no doubt that the people who have the wherewithal to find the answers – multidisciplinary in their talents, interdisciplinary in their approach – were…

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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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