Infographics news: 2007/08

31/08/2007

NAO 2Q 2007 Showcase is open

You can already vote (or just take a curious look) at the NAO 2Q 2007 Awards, organized by the News Artists Association. The procedure is more or less the same of the last time: you can vote for the best of the competition and the best of each category.
For those who would like to vote, click here.
YOu dopn't need to be a NAO member, so there are no excuses for not voting.s

20/08/2007

Great graphics we see almost everyday

The clock
I think it was Juan Velasco who chose it as the best graphic in history on one Malofiej edition book. Some don't agree because yo need some "education" to understand it, but, in my opinion, it solves one of the big human problems.

Tube map
Each time I see one I get surprised on how well is that mess of communications explained, easy to use for every single human. It looks simple at first sight, but it explains lots of data in a very simple way.

Ikea instructions
I must confess I had some doubts sometimes, but they have the big handicap of not using words at all. It remids me an exercise that Gonzalo Peltzer gave us on the Infographics subject during the career, on which we had to explains how to make the bed without words. Harder than it looks.

Free days schedules on the work
There are a lot of them but some are really impressive, if you have some of them, please send them!

And just the opposite...
Isobars map
Just a 1% understand it, teh rest of the people can't understand the weather of the next day looking at it, so it doesn't work.

15/08/2007

New projects, new life

Please excuse me for the lack of update of blog of these days. I have just left Diario de Cádiz in order to start in a new job in Madrid. The move, the quest for a flat and starting a new life in the big city is taking all my attention away from infographics these days. But this monday, my eyes will be fixed again on mouses, graphics and the blog.
Enjoy the holidays!

09/08/2007

Last days to submit entries for the NAO 2Q 2007 Awards

Tomorrow friday, at 00.00 h (in Spain), is the deadlibe to submit your entries in order to participate on the 2nd Edition of the NAO Quarterlies 2007. These awards, organized by the Layne Smith's News Artists Organization, show the best infographics works from april to june, and the votingis open for everyone. Sending is free, so seize the opportunity!

Call for entries, clicking here

07/08/2007

Program for the V World Summit of Newspapers Design in Estepona (Spain)

04/08/2007

SIP Infographics Award 2007 goes to La Prensa Gráfica

The Excellency Award of the Infographics category, given by the Interamerican Press Society , went this year to Óscar Corvera and José Luis Contreras, from La Prensa Gráfica (El Salvador) for their "complete infographic about the assault to an armoured truck, happenend the April 8th, 2006, including maps, sketches, photos and illustrations."