
Before you hit the ‘chart’ button…
By and large most charts originate from a set of absolute figures, that is to say the actual numbers of people, or $ of GDP, or barrels of oil. However I’m suggesting you should pause before you hit the ‘chart’…

Visuals that add meaning
“Done well, infographic design clarifies, explains, reveals or adds meaning”. This poster is a perfect of example of the latter. See it – and lots more besides – at London Transport Museum’s Poster Parade Painting by Numbers, 6 January –…

Working with numbers
It was three ‘zero-confused’ examples from last week – see bottom of this post – that got me thinking about tackling this topic. The result is wordy, but I hope helpful. Feedback welcome, I’d love to nail down some good…

A benchmark
This combines the best of all the best things that are happening in the industry at the moment. It’s human, interactive, tells a story, uses motion graphics, has something to share at the end of it. Of course it also…