Stories
Inspiring graphic novel narratives about the pioneers who shaped the science of information design and data visualization.
-
The Shape of Numbers: William Playfair's Visual Revolution
A Scottish engineer who apprenticed under James Watt invented the line chart, bar chart, and pie chart in a single decade — and died in obscurity without knowing that his radical idea would become the universal language of data for every civilization that followed. -
The Ink That Matters: Edward Tufte's Crusade for Clarity
A Yale professor mortgaged his home to self-publish the most influential book on data visualization ever written. His relentless insistence on clarity over clutter changed how the world presents information — and showed that bad design can have life-or-death consequences.