We turn complex data into dynamic and engaging visual narratives
Workshops, events and presentations
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2022
London College of Communication
Fireside chat on hiring
Creative Partner Duncan Swain in conversation about what we look for when interviewing a data visualization designer.
2021
London College of Communication
London
A series of talks looking at different careers opportunities in data visualization.
S-H-O-W 2021
Online
Using data to change the world.
London College of Communication’s Design School Lecture Series
London
We took part alongside design luminaries such as Alice Rawsthorne, Tamika Abaka-Wood and Richard Van der Laken.
2020
London College of Communication
London
Our annual talk on what we do and how we do it to the 2021 crop of students on LCC's MA in Data Visualisation.
Coding workshop
London
A free workshop for the Coding Black Females network, about how to use coding for data analysis and visualization.
Vodafone _VOIS Conference 2020
London
Putting heart and soul into data visualization, a presentation and Q+A with 20,000 Vodafone staff around the world.
Designing with Data
London
A talk about our process alongside the Met Office to set a brief about climate change for the YCN awards.
2019
London College of Communication
London
Presenting to this year's new MA Data Visualisation students, helping them understand how we explore and visualize data.
Cytora Sessions
London
Discussing our story-led approach at this event focused on data science, engineering, strategy and design.
encode conference
London
Sharing our thoughts and experiences on the power of truthful data to make a positive change in the world.
EDCH conference
Munich
Speaking about data visualization at this three-day festival for journalists and visual storytellers of all kinds.
WHO workshop
Amsterdam
Helping the World Health Organization to understand more about how to effectively visualize data.
London College of Communication
London
A hands-on data visualization workshop with the students of the MA in Data Visualisation.
2018
Data Natives
Berlin
Attending the conference on tech that’s shaping the data-driven generation.
Paris Peace Forum
Paris
Providing visualization and digital expertise to the hackathon at the inaugural Paris Peace Forum.
London College of Communication
London
Talk on data journalism and our process to the students of the inaugural MA in Data Visualisation.
World Health Organisation workshop
Slovenia
Helping international WHO teams to visualize health data.
Visualizing Knowledge 2018
Helsinki
Discussing how information design can reveal unknowns and inspire actions.
Financial Times presentation
London
Presenting our work to the FT's international graphics team.
YCN: Data, design and digital UX
London
Sharing insights on using data to design meaningful user experiences.
Data4Change
Beirut
Design mentoring for human rights organisations.
Hyper Island
Stockholm
Workshopping on data visualization at the "digital Harvard", Sweden's renowned creative business school.
2017
Malofiej
Spain
On the judging panel and speaking at the world's most venerable data visualization conference.
Hyper Island
Stockholm
Workshopping on data visualization at the "digital Harvard", Sweden's renowned creative business school.
2016
Data4Change
Beirut
Mentoring researchers, designers and developers in creating data visualizations for human rights organisations.
Collaborative Gain
New York
Sharing our experience in data storytelling with some of the US's industry-leading companies.
Visualized Conference
New York
'Lost for Words' was our workshop on the importance of headlines, standfirsts, captions, labels and any other text in data visualizations.
New York Public Library
New York
'What can data do for the New York Public Library?' was our presentation to the Chief Digital Officer and his team.
BBC Worldwide
London
'What is data visualization?' was our presentation to senior marketing executives at BBC Worldwide.
D&AD Awards
London
We pioneered, and were part of the jury for, D&AD's very first data visualization category.
2015
European Commission workshops
Brussels
A series of how-to data visualization workshops across the European Commission.
Data Rave
London
Hosting this inaugural celebration of all things data at our Shoreditch studio.
London College of Communication
London
'The place of data visualization in design' was our presentation to 250 of LCC's student faculty.
Department of Health
London
'The power of data visualization and public policy' was our presentation to a selection of influencers with the Department of Health.
2014
D&AD New Blood
London
Representing all things data on a panel at 2014's New Blood.
Google Squared workshops
London
We devised and ran regular data visualization workshops as part of Google's digital marketing leadership course aka Google Squared.
Appearances in the press & publications
Some of our press coverage
YCN Magazine
You Can Now - The Learning Issue
D&AD
Data Visualization at the D&AD Awards
Creative Review
The story behind the studio
NPR
How global health has changed since you were born
Design Week
Visualizations for a design survey
Digital Arts
Apocalypse when?
Fast Company
See your life through the lens of history
Creative Bloq
Find out how we're all going to die
BBC America
Visualizing Doctor Who
London Design Festival 2016
Design-led data visualization
Selected books we feature in
Data-driven Storytelling
Introduction to data-driven storytelling
The Book of Circles
'Stock Check' visualization
Data Visualization for Success
Interviews with 40 experienced designers