The Data Journalism Handbook
It’s been an absolute pleasure preparing a poster about the Data Journalism Handbook, a free, open source reference book which shows how journalists can use data to improve the news. While the book’s being launched end-April at the International Journalism…
Magic in graphs
There’s a lot of blog-debate over what’s good and what’s not in the fields of data visualisation, data journalism, storytelling, infographics at the moment. Given it’s a growing field this isn’t hugely surprising, the old hands having their experienced feathers…
Bringing words to life
Happy New Year! Being a cyclist I always enjoy the occasions that I do travel on the tube to catch up on the latest posters and artwork on display all around. Fed up of getting a daily drenching most days…
All about Bloomberg Business Week
If I had a pound for every time someone’s recommended Bloomberg Business Week recently I’d be £5 better off. Which I could have put towards buying the latest issue of Eye in which Simon Esterson interviews BBW’s creative director Richard…
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…
China
Who hasn’t done a graphic – or ten – on China in some capacity or other? There are masses out there. China is exactly where I’m off to imminently (and Hong Kong) and I’m wondering and hoping I’ll see as…
Factual visuals
Amongst all the rush, speculation and invention in trying to cover the capture of Osama Bin Laden, Público stand out for working with facts, keeping it simple and, as always, integrating the visuals and words so well.