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Diagrams that changed the world

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Vitruvian Man

I’ve written about Information Graphics before on this blog, some of you will know it’s a passion of mine. The BBC News website has published a great article celebrating the crucial role diagrams have in helping us to understand the world around us - read it now.

Florence Nightingale is one of my favourite Information Designers. Better known for her nursing than her graphics, for me she represents a special anomaly: the anonymity which arises from communicating ideas so well that few people notice the means by which they are communicated.