Expert data journalist, best-selling author and international speaker, David McCandless is a big believer that ‘Information is Beautiful’, and has created over 600 data visualizations for various industries within nature, science, thought, food, popular culture and digital, to name just a few.
Founder of multiple organisations, Information is Beautiful, a business that develops factual and data graphics for clients to use to help understand the world and their industry clearer, The Information is Beautiful Awards, an annual event that recognises the work of information art, and the IIB Studio, which he sold in 2015. His most recent venture, Beautiful News, is a digital news site that shares good news, positive trends, uplifting statistics and facts. Thus, David has worked with and advised a range of international clients that include the likes of Google, Kantar, SAP, GE and Facebook.
A brilliantly creative individual, David’s work on information design has even appeared in art galleries that include the Tate Modern, the Wellcome Trust gallery and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
A leading speaker in his field, David has featured at various corporate events, conferences and lectures, as well as having spoken for companies such as Microsoft, The Guardian and Canon. He also produces his own podcast, Science Friday Podcast, where he discusses the latest news and updates from the world of science. He has also presented talks at the prestigious TED, to rave reviews.
