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Data visualizations & information graphics by David McCandless. Plus favourite finds & graphics from around the web. Making sense of the world - well, trying to - since 2009. https://linktr.ee/infobeautiful

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 6h ago

Design costs (classic!)

Design agency price list displayed on black letterboard: ranging from 'WE DESIGN EVERYTHING' at 500 EUR to 'YOU DESIGN EVERYTHING' at 8000 EUR, with prices increasing based on client involvement. Shows ironic pricing structure where less designer involvement costs more.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · yesterday

What percentage of the world is farmland? (via ourworldindata.org/global-land-...)

Infographic titled 'Global land use for food production' by Our World in Data, depicting how Earth's land is utilized. The diagram breaks down Earth's surface into 29% land (141 million km²) and 71% ocean (369 million km²). Land is further categorized into habitable land (76% of total land), glaciers (10%), and barren land (14%). Habitable land is divided into agriculture (45%), forests (38%), shrubs (13%), urban areas (1%), and water bodies (3%). Agricultural land is predominantly used for livestock (80%), with 16% for crops and 4% for non-food crops. A section highlights that 83% of global calories come from plant-based food, while 38% of protein comes from meat and dairy. Data sources include the FAO and research by Poore & Nemecek (2018), licensed under CC-BY by Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (September 2023).

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · yesterday

The lethal doses of 55 substances...

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2d ago

Come learn the a different ‘concept-driven’ approach to creating impactful charts & visualisations 2 x virtual half days: 4th & 5th Nov 🇺🇸 USA timezone 9th Nov 🇬🇧 LDN in person Deets: bit.ly/IIBWAB Reviews: geni.us/WABreviews

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2d ago

Topographical map of Europe by @cstats1

A three-dimensional digital elevation model of Europe, rendered as a relief map. The map shows the topography of the continent, with different colors representing varying altitudes. Low-lying areas, such as the northern European plain, are depicted in light blue and green, while mountainous regions like the Alps, Pyrenees, and Carpathians are shown as elevated spikes in shades of orange and brown. The map has a slight drop shadow, giving it a floating appearance, and shows a range of terrain from the British Isles to the Ural Mountains and Scandinavia. The bottom right corner credits the creator, @cstats1, and the data source, NOAA ETOPO1.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2d ago

How many people still die of lung cancer after quitting smoking? By age (by reddit user @daysleeperrr)

This bar chart titled “How many people still die of lung cancer after quitting smoking by age [OC]” shows, per 1,000 people, the number who develop lung cancer by age 75 (red bars) and the number who die from it (black bars), across six smoking behavior groups: Never smoke, Quit before 30, Quit before 40, Quit before 50, Quit before 60, and Never quit smoking. For “Never smoke,” 4 get lung cancer and 3 die from it. For those who quit before 30, 20 get it and 15 die; quit before 40: 30 get it, 22 die; quit before 50: 60 get it, 44 die; quit before 60: 100 get it, 74 die; and for “Never quit smoking,” 190 get lung cancer and 141 die. The chart illustrates that quitting at any age reduces risk compared to continuing, but risk remains elevated relative to never smokers, with earlier quitting yielding substantially lower numbers. The legend clarifies red = “Get Lung Cancer by 75”, black = “Die from it”. The post is attributed to user daysleeperrr and marked [OC] (original content).

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2d ago

Making Data into Art - a microfilm we made with Microsoft a few years back, starring Information is Beautiful founder, David McCandless. Learn more about our process & work & beautiful things 🌼 bit.ly/IIBWAB geni.us/IIBLive #iibwab

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 3d ago

Differing communication styles Germany vs Japan vs France vs China. Takes a moment to work this one out, but worth it. Unsure of the source, so hold lightly.

A matrix-style chart comparing management styles across different countries, specifically Germany, France, China, and Japan, through a series of scales. Each row represents a different aspect of management, such as "COMMUNICATING", "EVALUATING", "LEADING", "DECIDING", "TRUSTING", "DISAGREEING", "SCHEDULING", and "PERSUADING". For "COMMUNICATING", Germany is shown as "Low-context", while China and Japan are "High-context". For "EVALUATING", Germany is "Direct negative feedback", while China and Japan are "Indirect negative feedback". For "LEADING", Germany is "Egalitarian", while China and Japan are "Hierarchical". For "DECIDING", Germany and France lean "Consensual", while China and Japan are "Top-down". For "TRUSTING", Germany is "Task-based", while China and Japan are "Relationship-based". For "DISAGREEING", Germany and France are "Confrontational", while China and Japan "Avoids confrontation". For "SCHEDULING", Germany is "Linear time", while China and Japan are "Flexible time". For "PERSUADING", Germany is "Specific", while China and Japan are "Holistic". The chart uses colored dots (green for Germany, blue for France, red for China, brown for Japan) connected by thin lines to show each country's position on these scales.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 5d ago

$2.6 trillion of global military spending source: SIPRI www.sipri.org/databases/mi...

Treemap showing world's military budgets with rectangles sized proportionally to spending. USA dominates at $968B (red), followed by China $318B, Russia $151B, Germany $86B, India $84B, Saudi Arabia $79B, UK $77B, Ukraine $67B, France $63B, Japan $58B, and South Korea $48B. All other countries total $602B. Source: SIPRI 2024. Information is Beautiful

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 5d ago

Win a copy of our Beautiful News book 📚 If you know & like our evidence-based optimism side-project Beautiful News, plz share your thoughts & ideas. Every 100th person wins a book. bit.ly/BNEWSsurvey26 Thanking you! 🙂

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 6d ago

We use this prism in our workshops to help create an impactful, communicable, beautiful #infographic Learn more in our forthcoming seminars: 2 x virtual half days: 4th & 5th Nov 🇺🇸 USA timezone 9th Nov 🇬🇧 LDN in person bit.ly/IIBWAB #iibwab Reviews: geni.us/WABreviews

A Venn diagram titled 'The Four Elements That Make An Impactful Infographic' showing the intersection of four main elements: 'data information' (yellow), 'concept, question' (blue), 'goal, function' (pink), and 'visualisation design' (grey). The overlapping sections contain specific elements like 'wireframe', 'plot', 'template', and 'rough sketch'. The central overlap shows 'impact', while some intersections are labeled as 'BORING' or 'USELESS'. Created by Information is Beautiful for their training intensives

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 6d ago

What is the liquid substance that powers internal combustion engines called in your country? by instagram user: @the.world.in.maps

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 6d ago

Our evidence-based optimism project Beautiful News is returning next week! A chart a day visualising amazing, progressive & positive things happening globally. Stuff we can’t always see when fixated on the negativity of the news. Follow us geni.us/BNEWS-Website/ @beautifulnews.bsky.social

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

Radium atom visualized by Niels Bohr 🌼

Beautiful flower-like geometric pattern visualizes the structure of a radium atom by Niels Bohr

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

Australia explained for Americans Creator: unknown

This humorous map titled “Australia explained for Americans” reimagines the geography of Australia by overlaying the names of U.S. states onto its regions to create a playful, culturally relatable comparison for American audiences: Western Australia is labeled “Texas,” the Northern Territory is “Florida,” Queensland is “Alabama,” New South Wales is “California,” Victoria is “New York,” Tasmania is “Oregon,” South Australia is “Ohio, Idaho, and Iowa,” the Australian Capital Territory is “New Mexico,” and a small coastal region near Sydney is humorously dubbed “New Jersey,” while a sliver of land on the eastern coast is labeled “Louisiana”; each state name is color-coded and positioned roughly according to the relative size and shape of the corresponding Australian region, using bold, simple text and bright, distinct colors to emphasize the satirical analogy between the vast, sparsely populated landscapes of Australia and familiar U.S. states, with no data sources or scale provided, clearly intended as lighthearted cultural commentary rather than a factual geographic representation.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

The Left vs right political spectrum - visualized. A fave image from the Information is Beautiful book. Still relevant? (nb: this is the ‘world’ version, left = blue) Full size bit.ly/LvRWorld Poster bit.ly/LvRW-Poster USA ver (where left=blue) bit.ly/LvRUSA

A detailed concept map comparing left-wing and right-wing political ideologies, split into two mirrored halves (blue for left, red for right). The map covers key aspects including government types, economic approaches, social values, family structures, and beliefs. The left side emphasizes progressivism, equality, and social support, while the right side focuses on traditionalism, individual freedom, and established order. The diagram uses icons, text, and connecting lines to illustrate the relationships between concepts.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

Rotation periods & speeds of the planets www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

This I did not know. English adjectives almost always follow this order... by Jono Hey of @sketchplanations.bsky.social sketchplanations.com/ordering-adj...

ALT text: A comic-style illustration explaining the order of English adjectives using the example "A terrific giant old circular gray Scottish stone throwing toy." Categories listed are opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose. Below, stick figures are depicted in a landscape with hills, with one figure excitedly reacting to a flying object.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

The real size of Iran by @the.world.in.maps made using thetruesize.com

A map titled "THE REAL SIZE OF IRAN" shows the outline of Iran, colored bright pink, overlaid onto the map of North America. The shape of Iran is positioned over the central United States and a part of Canada, with its borders stretching across multiple states and provinces, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and others, illustrating a scale comparison. The map also labels the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hudson Bay, and the Northwestern Passages for geographical context.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · last wk.

Think there might be some truth in this matrix... (creator: unknown)

A grid showing how different IT roles (Developers, Designers, Project Managers, QA, and Sysadmins) perceive each other. The matrix format uses humorous images for each intersection - like developers seeing designers as children with crayons, QA seeing everyone as problematic, and sysadmins being viewed as either chaotic or mysterious by others. The images range from professional photos to memes, creating a satirical take on tech workplace stereotypes and interdepartmental relationships

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2w ago

May we mention our online store? Where you can buy high-quality art prints of our most popular infographics & visualisations bit.ly/IIBStore

Homepage of Information is Beautiful (IIB) store showing sample data visualization prints, including a left-right comparison chart, a colorful circular diagram, and a word cloud of books. The page includes store navigation, environmental notes about sustainable printing practices, and a welcome message introducing David McCandless's work

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2w ago

If the whole history of the Earth was squeezed into one day... #dataviz Source: flowingdata.com/2012/10/09/h...

A 24-hour clock illustration depicting Earth's history as a single day. The clock starts at midnight for Earth's formation, with major events like meteorite bombardment from 12:00 to 3:00 AM, origin of life at 4:00 AM, oldest fossils at 5:36 AM, sexual reproduction at 6:08 AM, emergence of seaweeds at 8:28 AM, and mammals at 11:39 PM. Humans appear at 11:58:43 PM, just before midnight.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2w ago

The only correct way to divide Europe, apparently (by Reddit user: garis53)

A humorous map of Europe divided into four quadrants labeled "Northwest," "Northeast," "Southwest," and "Southeast." This unconventional division is presented as the "only correct" way to divide the continent. Note: This ALT tag reflects the humorous nature of the image and its intended message.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's fun to learn how to create impactful #infographics & data-visuals like this. 2 x virtual half days: 4th & 5th Nov 🇺🇸 USA timezone 9th Nov 🇬🇧 LDN in person Details geni.us/WAB2024 Reviews geni.us/WABreviews