David Mccandless quotes

By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes: a sort of information map. And when you're lost in information, an information map is kind of useful. (David Mccandless)
Information design has been around since the 1970s. Pioneers like Yale University design guru Edward Tufte and design agency Pentagram have long known and used its power. But now with the rise of the Internet, it's having something of a second birth. View quote
David Mccandless
What I love - and I'm a journalist - and what I love is finding hidden patterns; I love being a data detective. View quote
David Mccandless
Data is the kind of ubiquitous resource that we can shape to provide new innovations and new insights, and it's all around us, and it can be mined very easily. View quote
David Mccandless
In an endless jungle of websites with text-based content, a beautiful image with a lot of space and colour can be like walking into a clearing. It's a relief. View quote
David Mccandless

David Mccandless

Occupation: British Journalist
Born: 1971
Quotes count: 5

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