Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions by David McCandless

Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions by David McCandless is positioned as a follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful. Described in the source as a “king of infographics”, McCandless uses bold visual design to present what it calls “good news” through data-led storytelling.

Set within the Information Age and its constant stream of information across television, print and online, the book frames infographics as a clear, visual way to relate to complex or abstract ideas. McCandless’s approach is described as simple and elegant, combining facts with connections, contexts and relationships to help make information meaningful, entertaining and visually appealing.

Key details

• Author: David McCandless
• Third book by the author
• Follow-up to Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful
• Presents information using infographics and visual displays
• Centres on positive news from around the world

Synopsis

In this third book, David McCandless uses infographic art to explore positive news and trends. Presented as a response to modern information overload, it uses visual formats intended to make complex ideas easier to understand. The content brings together facts with their wider connections and contexts, offering an informative look at uplifting statistics and creative solutions.