This article was co-published with Source. While the tools and techniques to present large datasets in graphics and news apps may differ from project to project, the basic design principles stay ...

A new tome from Taschen explores why National Geographic‘s approach to information design has changed little since the 1800s. As deputy creative director Kaitlin Yarnall writes in the preface to the ...

At the end of his freshman year at Princeton, 42 years ago, Tim Ramis sought entry into an upper-division class titled, "Quantitative Analysis in Policy and Politics." In the ensuing interview, Ramis ...

Some graphic forms are so ubiquitous today that it’s hard to remember that they were ever novel. But of course, there was a first time for everything. A new and comprehensive visual survey of graphic ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Researchers and designers at Pew Research Center often create faceted ...

Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, information graphics, and cartography. Complex ideas begin as simple drawings. And data-visualization—the use of visual ...

Drexel’s undergraduate Graphic Design curriculum provides a balance of traditional and technical artistic studies enhanced by general education coursework in the humanities and the physical and social ...

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present the “Graphic Design—Now in Production” exhibition at Governors Island, from May 26 through Sept. 3. Co-organized by Cooper-Hewitt ...

How can scientific graphics about climate change be made more accessible, while retaining their scientific integrity? This question has been posed by the IPCC as they look ahead to the Sixth ...