Lessons from visual journalism
"Telling the story with the picture you create." via @lulupinney #visualDEN pic.twitter.com/rUFoaedUJN — James Lethem (@Sycren) June 5, 2014 Many people in industries beyond journalism are having to communicate visually in their work, or to put it another way tell…
See how they all dance together
I saw two things on Twitter recently that got me very excited but that also might sound the death knell of my blog. Telling Information came about through my desire to rationalise all the things that contribute to the making…
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…
Desire lines
I haven’t yet worked out the implications for interaction and UX design but I’m sure ‘desire lines’ have something to teach us: design what you like, people will still do what suits them best. I learnt what a ‘desire line’…
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…
What role for design in London’s future?
Once again the latest STIR lecture didn’t disappoint with three excellent speakers from the worlds of design, engineering and business. These talks are inspiring because they make you lift your head out of your particular speciality with speakers who are…