The Information is Beautiful Awards have been recognizing the most visually stunning datasets and projects since 2012. This annual award ceremony, also known as IIB Awards, has been highlighting the best of the best in data visualization, infographics, and information design.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 10 most visually stunning winners of the Information is Beautiful Awards. These winners have been selected not only for their aesthetics but also for their ability to communicate complex data in a simple and engaging way.
1. The HIV Pandemic
The winner of the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2012 IIB Awards, The HIV Pandemic, is a map-based interactive data visualization that highlights the global HIV prevalence. This project presents a wealth of information on the demographics, trends, and issues related to HIV in a visually striking and accessible way.
2. Visualizing the Bible
Visualizing the Bible won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2013 IIB Awards. It’s a project that uses data visualization techniques to help users explore the biblical text. It presents the Bible as a network of texts, highlighting the relationships between different parts of the text and making it easy to explore and analyze.
3. Billion Dollar-o-Gram
The Billion Dollar-o-Gram is a data visualization that focuses on the U.S. government’s budget. It presents the federal budget in a way that is easy to understand and visually stunning. The project won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2010 IIB Awards.
4. Dear Data
Dear Data is a unique project that won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2016 IIB Awards. It’s a project where two designers, Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, exchanged hand-drawn postcards each week for a year. Each postcard contained data on a specific topic, and the project presents these data sets in beautifully designed visualizations.
5. The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense
The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense is a project that won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2017 IIB Awards. It’s a data visualization that presents a critical analysis of the most popular pseudoscientific beliefs. The project presents these beliefs in a visually stunning way, categorizing them into elements of the periodic table and highlighting their absurdity.
6. The Dark Side of the Web
The Dark Side of the Web is a project that explores the hidden parts of the internet. This data visualization won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2015 IIB Awards. It’s a visually stunning interactive project that shows the dark web’s structure, highlighting the types of sites and their connections.
7. The Size of Space
The Size of Space is a visualization project that presents the scale of the universe in a visually stunning way. It won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2014 IIB Awards. This project presents an interactive journey through the universe, highlighting the scale of different celestial objects and their distance from us.
8. Travel Time Tube Map
The Travel Time Tube Map is a project that won the Best Interactive Visualization Award at the 2019 IIB Awards. It’s a data visualization that presents travel time on the London Underground in a visually stunning way. This project helps Londoners and tourists plan their journeys with ease.
9. Protein Packing
The Protein Packing visualization project helps visualize the structure of proteins, which are often hard to understand. It won the Best Data Visualization Award at the 2018 IIB Awards. This project presents a visually stunning way of understanding protein folding, allowing researchers to explore new ideas and design treatments.
10. The American Panorama
The American Panorama is a project that won the Best Interactive Visualization Award at the 2017 IIB Awards. It’s a data visualization that presents the history of the U.S. in a visually stunning way. This project presents a wealth of information on significant events, trends, and patterns in U.S. history, making it accessible and engaging.
In conclusion, the Information is Beautiful Awards have recognized some of the most visually stunning and informative data visualization projects over the years. These projects have not only been visually appealing but also effective in communicating complex information to the audience. Each project has excelled in its own way, and they continue to inspire others to create innovative designs that are both beautiful and informative.
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