David McCandless

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

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Career

McCandless began his career writing for video gaming and computer magazines such as Your Sinclair , PC Zone , and PC Format from the late 1980s until the early 2000s. In 1995, McCandless published the trivia-based book TrekMaster (based on Star Trek ). [2] After the 1990s, he went on to work for The Guardian and Wired.

McCandless eventually created the visual blog Information Is Beautiful, followed by a book of the same name. Early explorations into the synergy between data visualisation and his work as a journalist led to the development of Information Is Beautiful and the subsequent publication of his book of the same name (titled A Visual Miscellaneum in the United States). [3] [4] Since the publication of Information Is Beautiful in 2009, his information design work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Guardian, Wired, and Die Zeit , and has also been showcased at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Wellcome Trust gallery in London, and at the Tate Britain. [5] [6] Another book, Knowledge Is Beautiful, was published in 2014. It was followed by Beautiful News in 2023.

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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. ↑ McCandless, David (June 1995). "Star Trek: A Final Unity Review". PC Zone . No. 27. p. 57. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Information is Beautiful (Kindle ed.). Collins. 2013. ASIN   B00BAJ6G4O . Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Visual Miscellaneum: The Bestselling Classic, Revised and Updated: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia (Revised ed.). Harper Design. 2012. ISBN   978-0062236524.
  5. ↑ "Bio". David McCandless. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions". Museum of Modern Art, New York. 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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