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Simon Rogers: “Infographics are just as much journalism as a written piece is”

Posted on March 29, 2011 by andytweddle

Beautiful infographics are great to look at but they don’t mean a thing without good data. We caught up with Guardian data journalist and recent XCity Award winner Simon Rogers to talk infographics from a data point of view. Hi Simon! … Continue reading →

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Budget 2011 as a Wordle

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Rakesh Ramchurn

A while back I posted an article about the beauty of wordles and how they are useful in dissecting data that is mostly word-based. Following my recent attempt to create a bubble chart, I decided to try and create a … Continue reading →

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Give it a go! My attempt to create an infographic…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rakesh Ramchurn

As anybody who has read my posts recently will realise, infographics have become a bit of an obsession for me recently. I have been looking at the best infographics modern media has to offer. But could I produce my own? … Continue reading →

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UK arms to the Middle East – An infographic breakdown

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rakesh Ramchurn

UK exports to the Middle East has come into focus recently and this infographic from the Guardian shows just how much we have been exporting to each of the countries in the region. Good points: 1 – The use of … Continue reading →

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Mark Hooson

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Helly

You might remember Mark Hooson from when we posted his rather excellent BAFTA infographic (look here for a refresher). We thought it would be a nice idea to talk to the man behind the brilliance and get some top infographic … Continue reading →

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