
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 –…

Keeping it real
This bit of work… …reminded me of this bit of work: They’re both great for bringing things that are hard to get your head around to a more familiar level.
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…

Human infographic
The only graphic that really captures a human element, this is undoubtedly the best one about the Chilean miners’ plight I’ve seen.

Bespoke museum tours III
Johnson Banks – a graphic design studio I’ve admired for years for their witty, intelligent designs – has just done for the V&A what I imagine Tate Britain were aiming for in my previous blogpost. Both are based on the…

Using the depth of a web page
While its style and consistency aren’t as polished as they might be I still love this graphic for its use of the vast depth of a web page. Simple but effective, and original. Which puts me in mind of this…

Oz, tbsp, tsp
Being English and enjoying cooking pints, ounces, tablespoons and teaspoons are common currency to me. Except I never knew tbsp and tsp were related to an oz. Learning something new about something that is so familiar was a pleasure.