Archive - How to Inform the World

Notes from Outlier: designing for real life and resistance

Our founder Gabby just got back from Outlier, the information design conference. Here’s what she’s bringing back to the studio.

Jul 19

May 2025

Behind the Scenes: creating the Escape Velocity data visualization series for Vox

Solarpunk data visuals that show clean energy's unstoppable progress

May 21

April 2025

The Chart Audit: your first step to better data visualizations (+ a free resource ✨)

The most effect step in our data visualization guidelines process is also the simplest: the chart audit.

Apr 22

February 2025

Clarity beyond color: creating data visualization guidelines that empower teams

How Moody's is gaining their audience trust with impactful data visualizations thanks to newly branded data visualization guidelines.

Feb 19

January 2025

Planning the Full Journey of Your Insights

Your insights deserve more than a PDF.

Jan 27

A New Chapter Begins: A Founder's Letter

Officially launching a new kind of data design studio, Figures & Figures.

Jan 16

December 2024

Splitting Up: from one newsletter to two

Hi there, data enthusiasts and design curious!

Dec 28, 2024

How Spotify Wrapped nails data storytelling (without a single chart)

Every year, Spotify Wrapped takes over social media.

Dec 12, 2024

November 2024

Deaf to Information

The election results didn't surprise me.

Nov 21, 2024

May 2024

Beyond pretty charts: the four pillars of influential data-driven organizations

Four pillars to assess your organizations' data-driven communications and insights to strengthen your data visualization processes.

May 9, 2024

April 2024

It's time to change how we use data-driven stories for impact.

Part I: how data-informed stories should help us envision a better world.

Apr 30, 2024

How to avoid Frankeinstein data designs

Setting up your creative projects the right way.

Apr 15, 2024

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