I am especially happy and honoured that four experts on the history of information graphics have contributed to my upcoming book: David Rumsey, Michael Friendly, Michael Stoll, and Scott Klein. This post is a preview of their individual chapters…
Tag: maps
New Book: “The History of Information Graphics” (June 2019)
In the age of digital distribution, when news travels ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting … More
Preview: The Early Modern Age in Infographics (June 2019)
With the early modern age in Europe began a long-term process of intellectual development that brought with it an increasing appreciation of individual expertise as compared to the authority of traditional knowledge. Intellectual culture began to be shaped more and more by thinkers and artists who were devoted to the “study of reality”…
Preview: The 19th Century in Infographics (June 2019)
In the 19th century there was tremendous growth in the use of information graphics, such that by the end of the century a natural proliferation of maps and diagrams can be noted across many areas of media culture…
Preview: The 20th Century in Infographics (June 2019)
My new book with art & design publisher TASCHEN looks at the incredibly rich history of infographics and data visualisation, tracing … More
Summary II: Malofiej 27 summit (Pamplona)
This is part two of my brief summary of the Malofiej #27 conference (March 27th to March 29th, 2019) in … More
Book: “The Minard System” (Fall 2018)
Charles-Joseph Minard was the engineer behind THE most famous historical infographic: The flow map tracing the loss in soldiers during … More
History: “The Comparative Machine” (1836)
There is a very basic joy in roaming through atlases and in looking at maps. Atlases are rich collections of places, and if there is one thing they can do it is making you travel around the world, to places near and far…
Book Review: “Mapping Time” (Esri Press)
There’s hardly any infographic that is more famous, more often cited and more often re-designed than the graphic on Napoleon’s march … More
Workshop: “The Future(s) of the Atlas” (Leipzig)
My work throughout the past years has involved researching current trends as well as the long history of information visualisation. This research focus … More
Article: “Ephemeral City” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Urban cartography has long been an authoritative matter: companies or authorities invested time, energy and money in researching the data … More
Jury Member: “Information is Beautiful Awards” (London)
I felt honoured to be part of the jury of this year’s “Kantar Information Is Beautiful Awards”. The awards’ winners … More
Teaching: “Diagrams, Maps, Trees” (Potsdam)
This semester, I have the great pleasure to teach again within the interface design programme of the University of Applied … More
Book Review: “Map. Exploring the World” (Phaidon)
When I think about cartography, I am always fascinated by the different associations the term evokes in my brain: from … More
Interview Moritz Stefaner: “The city is alive”
Moritz Stefaner came to the field of data visualisation with a background in cognitive science and interface design. His works … More
Research: “The Forgotten Maps of Minard” (Paris)
UPDATE January 2019: This article is a few years old and outdated. In 2018, my book on Minard’s work and … More
Book Review: Mapping Manhattan (Abrams Books)
Maps are a means to store and communicate location-based data – from physical landscape information to climate data, from popular … More
Inspiration: Wind map by Viégas & Wattenberg
Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas have been working in data visualisation for many years now and are currently leading Google’s … More
