Conference with a cause
I’ve been collecting the work and ideas of people I admire on this blog and in reviewing the recent Information Design Conference under the title of Designing with a cause I ended up referencing most of them. Which means I’ve…
And one more great moment…
Further to Eye magazine’s Winter 2010 issue featuring a series of ‘great moments in information design’ I’ve contributed this map as a piece of work I’ve long admired. Read why on Eye’s blog. (Other contenders on my short list were…
Great moments in information design
I’ve mentioned before that while infographics are my thing I still have a healthy regard for and interest in information design. (For anyone thinking ‘Huh? But aren’t they the same thing?’ I took a stab at explaining here). But, to…
Really useful maps
Hurray, they’ve arrived in West London! It’s a simple concept well executed and deserves to be taken up across the city: site-specific maps, oriented to their situation which show how many places are within either a 5 or 15 minute…
Infographic v information design
Both information design and infographic design are concerned with presenting information to an audience in a clear, useful, relevant way. However, as the name suggests, infographic design relies on a graphic element to achieve this. So while it’s not inappropriate…
Introduction to information design
I’ve just recently been asked why I have an interest in ‘information design’ which caused me to dig out something I wrote six years ago. In the summmer of 2004 I’d been working as a graphic designer for 2 years…
The history of train timetables
I know I have an absurd enthusiasm for my industry, and I’m often mocked for it, so it was a gift to my friends when I said I was off to talk about the history of train timetables at the…