David McCandless

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David McCandless (born 1971)[1] is a British data-journalist, writer and information designer.

Education, personal life

McCandless is an alumnus of Westfield College and lives in London.

Career

McCandless is the founder of the visual blog Information Is Beautiful. Early explorations into the synergy between

data visualisation and his work as a journalist led to the development of Information Is Beautiful[2] and the subsequent publication of his book of the same name (titled A Visual Miscellaneum in the United States).[3]

McCandless began his career writing for cult video game magazines such as

Museum of Modern Art in New York,[4] the Wellcome Trust gallery in London, and at the Tate Britain.[5]
His second book, Knowledge Is Beautiful, was published in 2014

A third book, Beautiful News, was released in 2023.

Bibliography

  • Information is Beautiful (2009)
  • Knowledge is Beautiful (2014)
  • Beautiful News (2023)

References

  1. ^ Kirk, Andy (5 January 2011). "Visualisation Insights: #6 Data Journalist & Information Designer: David McCandless". VisualisingData.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015. I'm 38 years old
  2. ASIN B00BAJ6G4O
    . Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ISBN 978-0062236524
    . Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ^ "The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions". Museum of Modern Art, New York. 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Bio". David McCandless. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

External links

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