40 Fascinating Visuals Curated By The Brilliant Minds Behind ‘Information Is Beautiful’
In a world overloaded with information, clarity is a rare and precious thing. That’s what ‘Information Is Beautiful’ project aims to do. Created by David McCandless, this groundbreaking project transforms data into striking visualizations that not only inform, but also delight the eye. Whether it’s breaking down scientific studies, comparing global habits, or revealing surprising truths hidden in statistics, the team excels at one thing: making data digestible, compelling, and yes, beautiful.
At its core, Information Is Beautiful is about showing, not just telling. Instead of lengthy paragraphs or dull charts, the project uses clean, colorful, and creative visuals to uncover patterns, trends, and insights. A scroll through their work feels more like browsing a modern art gallery than reading a spreadsheet. Check out some of their amazing posts below.
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#1 Lovely Chart Of Doggie Body Language
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#2 Classic Isotype Infographic From The 1940s
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#3 Because Vaccines Work
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#4 Truthpaste! Love This Labelling – Let’s Roll It Out Across All Products
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#5 Har Har Yes
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#6 Most Offensive Types Of Pillow Cases
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#7 Beautiful Elevation Art
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#8 In The First Half Of The 20th Century, Tens Of Thousands Of People (Mostly Children) Suffered Paralysis From Polio. The First Vaccine Was Introduced In The USA In 1955
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#9 Revealing Cross Section Of A Road In England
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#11 True? True
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#12 Wait, Who Is My Third Cousin Twice Removed? Oh
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#13 Periodic Table By Lickability
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#14 How Rich People Avoid Paying Tax
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#15 Love A Revealing Cut-Away! (From A London Transport Museum Poster By Gavin Dunn)
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#16 Design Costs
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#17 Global Antidepressant Use
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#18 One 18 Inch Pizza Has ‘More Pizza’ Than 2 X 12 Inch Pizzas!
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#19 May I Present To You, The Potsdam Gravity Potato? Areas Of The Earth Where The Gravitational Field Is Mysteriously Weaker (Blue) Or Stronger (Orange)
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#20 What Mood Will Your TV Detective Be In?
Image source: informationisbeautiful, Alasdair Beckett-King
#21 Measurement Unit Differences Between The U.s.a. And Most Of The World
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#22 Frequency Of Red Hair In Europe
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#23 Telling. Quantity Of Male Versus Female Dialogue In Best Picture Films Of Recent Decades
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#24 The World’s Solar Capacity Reached 1,419 Gigawatts In 2023, Way Beyond Any Predictions. 1 Gigawatt = Power For A Medium Sized City
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#25 How Reliable Is The Us Weather Temperature Forecast? Didn’t Know That About Florida
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#26 Africa Is Big
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#27 Rubbish? Fine? Brilliant? British Superlatives Graded And Ranked
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#28 Yet Another Reason To Tut At The Mercator Map Projection
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#29 The Nearest Other Country…
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#30 One Of Humanity’s Greatest Achievements
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#31 Al-Barquq > Albercoc > Aubercot > Apricot
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#32 Every Hotel Bar Ever
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#33 We Were Curious
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#34 How The World Will Look In 250 Million Years
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#35 Ever Heard Of The Butter Line?
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#36 Damn … How Far Bilbo And Frodo Actually Walked (If The Shire Is Kansas, Mordor Is Jacksonville)
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#37 What’s Actually Worth Doing To Make A Climate Difference, According To Data?
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#38 How The Concept Of Marriage Has Changed Across Centuries
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#39 If You’re Aged 30 Or More, Then 50% Of All Human Fossil Fuel Emissions Happened During Your Lifetime
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#40 Woah Australia – Global Cancer Rates In People Under 50
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