Posts tagged ‘infographics’
Visualizing the story: How El Mundo covered the world economic crisis with infographics
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
As the world economic crisis unfolded, Spain was hit especially hard. The depth and length of the story put a special challenge on visual journalists, to explain and show a complicated, ever-changing story.
Here is how El Mundo covered the story, a model for breaking news infographics, presented here as part of SND’s Year-Long Conversation. Read more Conversation pieces here.
Also, this week, stay tuned to snd.org for coverage of Malofiej,
the annual infographics gathering in Pamplona, Spain, the 20th anniversary of that great event.
Design lessons from 9/11
Friday, September 9th, 2011
What did you learn?
There was stunning photojournalism from the attacks. There were astounding information graphics. There was indelible design. As a visual journalist, what did you learn from 9/11? Share your story.
Oh Lord, anything but those Weather Channel graphics…
Monday, September 27th, 2010
John Grimwade talks about “the good, the bad, and the ugly” when it comes to data visualization.
Graphics without words (but) with Juan Velasco
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Juan Velasco, art director of National Geographic Magazine, stressed the importance of classic illustration and the ability to convey information without text in his SND Denver session. And you get to meet Wilma.
Heads up, Sarah’s speaking!
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Sure, we had to dodge projectiles, but Sarah Slobin’s presentation showed us that looking at a project in different ways can help to produce some fantastic work.
Creating effective interactive graphics with Kat Downs
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Interactive graphics, no matter how interesting or cool, should always hit home on the most important feature: the storytelling.
Free (and fabulous) software online with Karl Gude
Friday, September 24th, 2010
You don’t have to have a lot of money to make fabulous visuals in print or online. Karl Gude discusses the wiki he created that combines dozens of free pieces of software online to make your storytelling as dynamic as possible.
Losing the Plot
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
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Charts that actually work can be hard to find. John Grimwade is worried about the craft of understanding and presenting data being lost under an avalanche of infographic over-enthusiasm.
Graphics workshop in Xi’an, China, May 11 to 14
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Juan Velasco and Jeff Geortzen will guide a hands-on, three-day graphics bootcamp in Xi’an, China. The sessions will take place May 11 to 14 and will cover a wide range of graphics and visuals.
Hosted by the Chinese Business View, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Q+A with Thomas Molén — Malofiej’s Best of Show winner
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Thomas Molén, a visual journalist for Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), is a self-proclaimed “visual junkie” and “infographics nerd.” He’s also an award-winner. His online graphic showing voting patterns in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest won the Peter Sullivan/Best of Show award in this year’s Malofiej competition. We interview him and take a look at his amazing work.
GOLD: What happens to our naughty bits as we age
Monday, February 8th, 2010
The graphics judges have awarded a gold medal to Expresso in Lisbon, Portugal, for a non-breaking/features graphic called “Sex ages.” It illuminates the changes that happen to the penis and vagina over 50 years of life.
What we mapped
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
As Category 16D entries were put out on the table, it was interesting to see some of the topics deemed worthy of mapmaking in 2009, from the serious to the curious…
Visualize this: Is it information or is it art?
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
In one corner of the ring is information, and in the other is art, and they’re about to start slugging it out.
The making of the NYT’s Netflix graphic
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
A look behind the scenes of The New York Times’ visualization of movie rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities.
El poder de las infografías está por venir [Spanish]
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
By Cristián Bego, Universidad del Desarrollo/SND
Iniciando las charlas del segundo día, John Grimwade dejó la vara alta para los siguientes expositores que le seguirían. Y es que el británico entregó una cátedra de infografías y su futuro a las cerca de 100 personas que disfrutaron de los consejos del experimentado.
Provide information, attract and surprise, and create emotion
Monday, September 28th, 2009
By Andrea Zagata, Michigan State University/SND
Citing super heros that made his mother smile, to monsters that almost made her commit him, Luiz Iria showed that creativity is at the root of all art, even the most realistic. Now the director of Editora Abril’s infographics department, Iria says the best information graphics should preform three main functions: They provide information quickly and accurately, attract and surprise through striking images, and create emotion a reader can connect to.
