i recently attended the much hyped what design can do event in amsterdam, here is an article from the ny times and a few nice sketches from max kisman made during the event, see more stuff around the event and watch some of the presentations on the wdcd site
the fact that what we today call data visualisation is not new, is in itself also not new… but this collection of infographics, from as early as the 1920’s on the london underground, are worth a look
the cynic in me says that this story is a bit too romanticised to be true, nonetheless worth a look: dangerdust make some lovely chalk artwork
