Networks: Coming to a network near you soon
If you haven’t been asked to create a network diagram yet, you will be soon. Here’s some good context, illustrating how we’ve got to our current state of organised complexity. See and hear the full story below – another excellent…
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…
Education – time for a change
There is no obvious career path for people who end up being infografistas, and maybe that’s because it pulls on a raft of skills from a raft of disciplines that aren’t addressed by our education system today. And I’m well…
Infographics v illustration
Further to a recent conversation, I think the difference between an illustration and an infographic is as follows: An illustration alludes to the subject matter it is accompanying. An infographic adds meaning, has ‘content’ embedded in it so contributes to…
High speed rail link summary
A successful layman’s version of some of the engineering challenges faced by the high speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel. By choosing both appropriate language and visual style it is engaging and informative, but not daunting. This…
Kid’s illustrated history of Washington
[To see the rest of the series click on image and scroll down to HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, bottom of the blue column on the right.] This series, which repeats the same scene for 11 different periods in history, is a…
The power of NATO
Clear, relevant, engaging, useful, original and elegant – it’s not often a graphic ticks all those boxes.