Around 5 p.m. the best infographics will be presented - All the winners of gold, silver and bronze medals will be listed and shown here:

http://www.snd-e.com/

Be inspired and let´s stay tuned !

Hannah Fairfield from the NY times showed how to visualize huge amounts of data and tell a story. sometimes You have to take the high risk of losing Your readers. Because they simply won´t understand. So it stands data density vs. clarity. She advised very passionately to take the risk and try and welcome failure once in a while. Most important: To grab the reader by the hand and lead him into and through the chart. So let´s chart it up ! (I like this quote)

Lukas Kircher gave us some insights in his company´s work and philosophies. Remarkable: He started as an infographic artist in Austria and experienced the “black sheep role” in the newsroom. Now he´s the boss of a huge communication company. And the infographic dominates. Hi joked about his ultimate goal: KILL TEXT! Besides, he did an experiment with text editors: They had to scribble their story before starting to write (he! he!) Here are some slides of his presentation with the title “the rabbit conspiracy”. Find out how he came upon this title :-)

Connie Malamed gave us the chance to step back and think about brains. Encouraging, that our brains are equipped with the hardware to understand visuals rather than words. She explained five rules that might help us designing our graphics more suitable to our senses….here are some highlights of her presentation

Now it´s time for the sessions at the Social Sciences Faculty of Pamplona University - here are some impressions from the very interesting presentations from National Geographic,  La Nacion, IL, Svenska Dagbladed and an overview about the infographic scene in Russia.

It´s that time of year again - the infographic créme meets again in Pamplona to improve their skills and knowledge in Pamplona. And, of course to meet and chat again. Opening was held at the historic palace of the constabulary. the ceremony was enrichened with an exhibition about Fernando Rubio, spanish infographic pioneer, comic artist and illustrator who passed away recently. (to be continued…)