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{"id":4084,"date":"2019-04-20T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T17:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/?page_id=4084"},"modified":"2020-04-18T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T12:59:19","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556472254502{background: #1e00a5 url(http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3_home_jounrnal.png?id=4214) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Design for understanding&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:75px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:75px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Learn about my journey in data design!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_button_6633b20abb44c{font-size:13px !important;}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.muz.li\/@defilippovale\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-underlined btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_6633b20abb44c vc_custom_1587214756066\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">FOR LONGER THOUGHTS, VISIT MY MEDIUM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t<span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605669434{margin-top: -120px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#journals\"><img style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/\/wp-content\/themes\/ave\/assets\/img\/down_arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section el_id=&#8221;2019&#8243;][vc_row el_id=&#8221;May2019&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;May 2019&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604918934{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4365&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Signed by the CIA!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whoop Whoop! I have just been signed by the folks at the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/centralillustration.com\/illustration\/valentina-defilippo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central Illustration Agency<\/a>, or CIA \u2013 an international resource for the very best in commercial art and motion graphics for the advertising, design and publishing industries and I\u2019m chuffed to be among their roster of talents. Looking forward to seeing what this collaboration will bring![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604817447{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4366&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604834917{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>European Data Visualisation Conference in Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had the pleasure to visit Milan this month to speak at the <span style=\"color: #ff344e;\"><a class=\"\" style=\"color: #ff344e;\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/cros\/content\/programme-4_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Data Visualisation Conference<\/a><\/span> organised by Eurostat. I was honoured to be one of the keynote speakers along Professor Alberto Cairo and Semiologist Daniela Panosetti. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event brought together experts from National Statistical Institutes from all over Europe and although being in the presence of such a technical and high profile audience was pretty intimidating at first, I enjoyed being an outsider and being able to share a different (hopefully refreshing!) perspective on data-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">driven storytelling. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604808872{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4371&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604826962{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Inconceivable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proud of <span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a class=\"\" style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/report\/inconceivable-the-science-of-womens-reproductive-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my contribution<\/a><\/span> to Scientific American May issue \u2013 a timeless editorial feature on women\u2019s reproductive health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magazine features a menstrual cycle infographic by <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fedfragapane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federica Fragapane<\/a> with fascinating details as well as a detailed and moving article on the alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US. Thanks to<\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristiansenJen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jen Christiansen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unamandita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Montanez<\/a> for getting me involved and kudos to <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mclemoremr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monica McLemore<\/a> for sharing this heart wrenching, in-depth, and data-rich science writing. Best seen in print, check newsstands!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;April2019&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;April 2019&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604918934{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4364&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Another award for Reimagine the Game<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantastic news! Our campaign for Siemens &#8216;Reimagine the game&#8217; won the award for best Technology &amp; Telecommunications campaign at the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/world-media-group.com\/awards\/2019-winners\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> World Media Awards 2109<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604817447{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4377&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>My first collaboration with Scientific American<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last month I worked on a fun visualization for <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/scientific-american-is-the-source-of-more-than-1-000-new-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientific American<\/a> illustrating how (and how often) the magazine appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, by total number of quotations, first evidence for word, and first evidence for sense (a particular meaning). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markfischetti?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Fischetti<\/a> wrote the text and the immensely talented <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristiansenJen?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer Christiansen<\/a> took my visualization and beautifully edited to fit with the Scientific American style. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visualization is now published. Grab a copy! \ud83d\ude42<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604808872{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4376&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Project launch!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excited to share <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;The Atlas of Digitalization&#8217;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a data-driven interactive experience that illustrates digitalization across six cities. This another result of the partnership we have been building between Signal Noise and Siemens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data from 21 indicators has been analyzed from Buenos Aires, Dubai, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, and Taipei. From this analysis a Digital Readiness and Digital Potential Scores have been defined, revealing the current level of maturity of each city\u2019s digital infrastructure, and its preparedness for a connected future. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We created six 3D eco-systems that represent key characteristics of each individual city across the areas of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mobility<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opportunity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sustainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Visitors can interact with each city and explore its data, taking an in-depth look into how each is addressing its own challenges and opportunities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the first <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/atlas.dc.siemens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlas of Digitalization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;March2019&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;March 2019&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604727143{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4363&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>I love this Zine!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth issue of <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketcafemag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Market Cafe Magazine<\/a> &#8211; a zine about data visualization \u2013 was launched this month and it\u2019s another greatly curated editorial work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This issue revolves around truthfulness in data, and the exhibition Data Obscura that we created last year at Signal Noise is featured along with a beautiful spread of our deconstruction of the Metoo Movement \u2013 Metoomentum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magazine is printed in two Pantone colours including a metallic ink. As usual, it&#8217;s a limited-edition with each copy being hand-numbered by Piero and Tiziana, so hurry up and grab a copy before it\u2019s too late.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604795239{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4362&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557604772250{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Twelve years on&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had the pleasure to visit the LCC \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/12728\/?legacySchoolId=12728\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of the Arts London<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 at the beginning of the month to teach at the new MA in Data Visualization a fun (and messy) workshop on data and visual literacy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And It was a privilege to return later this month, for an evening talk open to all students and be interviewed by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0SUPER-TUTOR <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyplcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tony Pritchard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about my journey in data design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was such a thrill to be back where it all began and I loved the stimulating c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">onversation we had with students. We touched on many different points &#8211; from feeding my creativity with self-initiated work and the importance of collaboration, to some of the challenges faced in a non-diverse-enough industry and dealing with many pressures (especially in an Instagram world).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope the students got this message out of my interview: be kind to others and most importantly be kind to yourself!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Feb2019&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;February 2019&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4386&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>A brief update: a beautiful, but painful, holiday!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I visited France. I enjoyed the snow. I ate lots of cheese. I took a chair lift for the first time in my life. I attempted snowboarding. I thought I almost got it&#8230;when I fell and I broke my arm!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4393&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Building the data culture through an identity system<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past few months, at Signal Noise we have partnered with McKinsey and their branding agency <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wolffolins.com\/case-studies\/mckinsey-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolff Olins<\/a> to update its identity system, culminating in the recent launch of a new global visual identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were specifically commissioned to create a powerful and robust design system that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enables McKinsey &amp; Company\u2019s consultants, editors, marketeers and partners to deliver insights visually, quickly and impactfully &#8211; revolutionising the way they communicate to clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a design system that works for everyone in one of the world\u2019s best consultancy firms was no mean feat &#8211; but after a discovery period in which we immerse ourselves to fully understand the current state of dataviz within the firm we were able to design a living, breathing, framework, capable of evolving with the needs of the firm. The design system gives designers the tools to be able to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encourage change so that McKinsey &amp; Company can communicate consistently in a recognisable way. \u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Jan2019&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;January 2019&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4361&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>New Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Had a great time up in Nottingham attending the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newadventuresconf.com\/2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Adventure Conference<\/a>. An amazing lineup of speakers (I truly enjoyed every single talk) and a very warm community! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was great fun to be sharing my experience and some thoughts around data design at the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newadventuresconf.com\/2019\/fringe\/dxn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DXN fringe event<\/a>! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see my talk, and for the lovely folks that welcomed me to the city with a pub crawl! <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;2018&#8243;][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557606692274{background-color: #ff344e !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;septr&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2018&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;journal_year&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;November2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;November 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4426&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Spoke at Information+ about mapping the world<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/300585415&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;October 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4428&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Sentinel \u2013 V2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I collaborated for the second consecutive year on &#8216;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk\/manchester-science-festival\/past-festivals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sentinel<\/a>&#8216; \u2013 a project by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardevans1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard Evans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performed during<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Manchester Science Festival. The performance is a multi-sensory journey through the present and future effects of global warming brought to life through projected dataviz, opera singing and electronic music. If you happen to be in Manchester on the 25th of October try to catch the show at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waterside Theatre<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4422&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Spoke at ND2C,<\/b> <strong>Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just returned from Islamabad where I attended my first truly international design event. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had the honour of speaking at the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nd2c.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Digital Design Conference<\/a> in front of more than 800 people. It&#8217;s been a phenomenal experience to share the stage with some exceptional designers and discover some local talent! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I never bounded so much with the other speakers and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will hold close to my heart the crazy laughs we shared. I also hope to find more reasons to visit Pakistan again, and for longer, the impression I had it\u2019s been extremely positive. Thanks all for the warm welcome!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Sep2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;September 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4415&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>A dandelion to give form to the shape of #MeToo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/metoomentum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MeTooMentum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is my latest self-initiated project \u2013 a visual analysis of the MeToo Movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project was exhibited during Data Obscura in London in May. But it took me and my collaborator Lucia, a few evenings and weekends, to put the adapt the project for online usage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I\u2019m super excited it\u2019s finally ready to be shared. Not perfect, but hey it works on mobile too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.muz.li\/the-anatomy-of-a-hashtag-a-visual-analysis-of-the-metoo-movement-ba4ecf9b130b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Medium article<\/a>, I explain the process and ambitions behind the project. I\u2019d love to hear what you think!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4416&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Outliers &#8211; our new meetup group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of the year, I started a new networking group called Outliers in Data Design with a few other women. Our intention is to create a space for women and other under-represented voices working in the intersection of data and design to get together, to share experiences, ideas, and experiments with data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy to report that after a couple of informal events run at the pub, we had our first official <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet-up<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it was a success &#8211; thanks all for coming along! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have now set up a <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Outliers-in-Data-Design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet-up group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so anyone can sign-up and keep an eye on future events!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4414&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>It&#8217;s out! <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Rocket\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/1f680.png\" alt=\"?\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" aria-label=\"Emoji: Rocket\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Brain\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/1f9e0.png\" alt=\"?\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" aria-label=\"Emoji: Brain\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Pencil\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/270f.png\" alt=\"\u270f\ufe0f\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" aria-label=\"Emoji: Pencil\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The latest book by New Scientist, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Brain-Users-Guide-New-Scientist\/dp\/1473629322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Brain: a user&#8217;s guide<\/a> was presented at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/live.newscientist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NS Live<\/a> the world&#8217;s largest Science festival hosted at the ExCel Centre.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;aug2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;August 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4413&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Booooom!! Excited to share &#8216;Reimagine the Game&#8217;!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Signal Noise we have just launched \u2018<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/reimaginethegame.economist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reimagine the Game<\/a>\u2019, a project that has kept us busy for a few months, and the dev team has literally worked around the clock these last few days to process the data from the first game of the series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is a totally unique platform allowing football fans to view FC Bayern games by listening to thousands of data points captured within key moments during the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using incredibly precise audio detection technology, we created a 3D soundscape that maps the noise of the entire Allianz Arena and celebrate the partnership between Siemens and FC Bayern. We analysed the fan noise in combination with match data to identify interesting narratives and surface new perspectives on \u2018fan energy\u2019 and its interplay with on-pitch performance. From the fans calling out the team sheet to the game timeline, match highlights, most supported players and the social ripple of excitement, it\u2019s through the voices of 75,000 fans that we can now judge and compare the quality of each game. By responding to every change of possession, questionable decision or missed chance, the fans give us the perfect lens through which Siemens reimagine the game.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MonvsKB8Suk&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;jul2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;July 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4410&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>My first Glug<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lovely folks at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glugevents.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glug<\/a> have invited Signal Noise to present our latest exhibition Data Obscura. I had fun presenting with Hem (one of the three founders of Signal Noise) and now you can see the recording of the<\/span> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glugevents.com\/watch\/2019\/signal-noise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">talk online <\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;jun2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;June 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4405&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>\u00a1Ol\u00e9!\u00a1Ol\u00e9!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This June marks the 5th anniversary since we published The Infographic History of the World. And what best way to celebrate than receiving a copy on the new Spanish Edition. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hrilled to see that the book is still expanding its global footprint&#8230;thanks <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DespertaFerro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desperta Ferro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for making it possible!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;may2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;May 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>How can you use visual metaphor to evoke emotion?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Happy to be part of <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dataviztoday.com\/shownotes\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">episode 14 of Data Viz Today<\/a>. Host Alli Torban dives into specific ways to find a visual metaphor that&#8217;s right for your data and I had fun discussing with her some thoughts on how to use visual metaphor to create a beautiful, meaningful, and memorable data viz.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4403&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Data Obscura and the launch of MetooMentum<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m very proud to be part of <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/dataobscura.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data Obscura<\/a> &#8211; an exhibition curated by Signal Noise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past few months, we have had some very stimulating discussions in the studio about the relationship between data and truth. How does our online interaction distort, refract, obscure or enhance what we hear, what we see and &#8211; ultimately &#8211; what we believe? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exhibition is the outcome of many collaborations and the effort of many talented individuals that inspire me every day at work. In particular, I had the pleasure to collaborate with kick-ass developer Lucia Kocincova on a project that it\u2019s very important to me: a visual deconstruction of the MeToo Movement \u2013 aka MetooMentum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are in London, don&#8217;t miss the chance to see our projects at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proteinstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protein Studios<\/a> until the 10th of June!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;April 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4398&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>A masterclass during the D&amp;AD Festival<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, I was proud to be among the judges of the D&amp;AD New Blood Awards, and this year I was thrilled to be part of the festival with a 2-hour masterclass attended by forty people. Thanks to everyone for participating and for the stimulating conversations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the workshop, I also had the great pleasure to catch up with <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/author\/ruth-hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruth Hamilton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who interviewed me on my process and advice on creating infographics. You can read the<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/advice\/how-to-create-great-infographics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full interview on Creative Blog<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4401&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>On show in Turin<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 12 years of living abroad, I finally had the opportunity to exhibit my work in my hometown with a solo exhibition dedicated to Oddityviz. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildmazzini.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild Mazzini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the first art gallery focusing on representing artists working with data and I was so excited to be selected as their first exhibition. I&#8217;m very grateful for all the positive feedback, and the great press, but more than anything I&#8217;m so happy I was finally happy to show my family and close friends what I do for a living! If you happen to be in Turin the exhibition is on until the 8th of May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks Wild Mazzini for the awesome opportunity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Mar2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;March 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4399&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>A new collaboration<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the beginning of the year, I have started a new project with the New Scientist. I have been commissioned the illustrations and art direction for a new book about the Brain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m pretty excited about how it has been shaping up. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unusual brief (not much data involved, but lots of scientific information) but I&#8217;ve truly enjoyed learning about how our most complex organ works.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a lover of anatomical art, vintage science illustration, I instantly delved myself into mid-century references like <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fritz-kahn.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fritz Kahn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who has become a huge inspiration for this work. In his 1926 classic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/dreamanatomy\/da_g_IV-A-01.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man as Industrial Palace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> described the human body as \u2018the highest performance machine in the world\u2019 and used industrial metaphors to illustrate its remarkable capacities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book will be out at the end of summer \u2013 I can\u2019t wait to share more! <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Feb2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;February 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4391&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Still thrilled to have been on that stage!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month, I visited Munich and spoke at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/edch-the-idea-salon-8474.eventcreate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EDCH Conference<\/a> \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was an impressive festival for editorial design, visual storytelling and digital content. With great people, inspiring lectures and wonderful moments. For example, LinYee Yuan, who has just founded the magazine Mold in New York, which deals with the future of food, or the powerful talk by photographer and artist Claudia Kent on portraying Gender and Sexuality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m still overwhelmed by all the talks, chats and the fact that I had the opportunity to talk about the importance of communicating with data in front of an audience of five hundred people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;d like to say a big thank you to the organisers \u2013 especially Sven Ehmann \u2013 for having me, it\u2019s been a wonderful experience!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;Jan2018&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557508189854{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;January 2018&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4389&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>A new venture: Signal Noise, here I come!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gives me great pleasure to announce that this new year has begun with a brand new collaboration. I\u2019m excited to be joining the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/signal-noise.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Signal Noise<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This data design agency has been at the forefront of data-driven products and information design. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve followed their growth closely throughout the years. And I recall first meeting the founders in 2012. Five years on, they&#8217;ve joined the Economist Group, expanded their London-based team and recently opened an office in New York City &#8211; pretty impressive!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I&#8217;ll carry on running my own projects and workshops, I&#8217;m looking forward to connecting our visions and exploring together the future of information design, dataviz and user experience.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_bottom_small:10%25&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557605430188{padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4408&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Oddityviz featured in Computer Arts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month marks the second anniversary of David Bowie\u2019s passing and one year since our tribute with data \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddityviz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OddityViz<\/a>. I wrote an article for Computer Arts sharing i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nsights into the process behind this self-initiated project, my motivations behind the work, and how I started to work in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt below&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555835731181{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy personal interest in data visualisation took off more than ten years ago, when working on my thesis for a postgraduate degree in visual communication. By exploring bias in gender cues that children receive through visual stereotypes, I started to collect and visualise data. Since then I have kept exploring the world collecting, deconstructing and mapping information. This curiosity and investigative approach lead me to publish a book &#8211; The Infographic History of the World &#8211; \u00a0in which 100 infographics take the reader on a journey through human history.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data can be found all around us. Simply put, data exist as a set of values. These can be observed in where we go, what we consume, touch, read, watch or hear. In fact, my latest self-initiated project explores the application of dataviz techniques to music &#8211; giving form to what we hear, imagine, feel while listening to a song. OddityViz is also a tribute to an extraordinary artist, exhibited in January 2017 to mark the first anniversary of David Bowie\u2019s death.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/australia\/computer-arts\/20180109\/283180083850513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_id=&#8221;journals&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557591980091{padding-top: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;enable_parallax&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557422758765{background-color: #4439a9 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;septr&#8221;][vc_column parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; scale_from_x=&#8221;1&#8243; scale_from_y=&#8221;1&#8243; scale_from_z=&#8221;1&#8243; from_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; scale_to_x=&#8221;1&#8243; scale_to_y=&#8221;1&#8243; scale_to_z=&#8221;1&#8243; to_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; translate_from_x=&#8221;0&#8243; translate_from_y=&#8221;-378&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2017&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:60px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;December 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1557422819160{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3359&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1514065317986{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>A year in numbers&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know that time flies when you&#8217;re having fun. Well, this year flew by and\u00a0it\u2019s definitely been a great one with a lot of adventures and exciting projects: working, teaching, speaking and playing. Thanks for being part of it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here is a summary of my\u00a0 2017 in numbers:<br \/>\n<\/span><b>One \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project acquired by a museum<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Two<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the times I was asked to judge design awards (including the prestigious D&amp;AD New Blood Awards!)<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Three <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 the exhibitions I took part in<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Four<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 holidays (that&#8217;s the way: work hard, play harder!)<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Six<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the talks I gave<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Eight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the nights spent in the desert during my first incredible Burning Man<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Nine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the chapters in Sentinel, a project on climate change performed during the Manchester Science Festival<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Ten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the commercial projects completed including two long full-time contracts<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Eighteen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the workshops I run<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This counting is getting exponential \u2013 so time for some rest over the Christmas break and I will be back in full swing in the new year with some news. 2018, bring it on! <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555838910190{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3358&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1514065368393{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Music, dataviz, typography \u2013 what do they have in common?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typographic 70 \u2013 a beautiful magazine published in the UK by the International Society of Typographic Designers \u2013 has just been released. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this issue, I talk about music, dataviz and typography. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an extract below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you enjoy the reading and if you wish to grab yourself a copy,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istd.org.uk\/shop\/typographic-70\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">head over to here<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner cols_mode=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513983902896{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music notations, dataviz, typography \u2013 these are all languages and as such they have commonalities. They <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convert information into a coded form that is designed to be universally read, to be decoded.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These disciplines are interconnected. Think of music notation as a kind of visualisation; pitch height corresponds to vertical height on the stave, and the type of note describes the tempo. Traditionally, typography has been understood as &#8216;the work of setting and arranging type&#8217;, but broader understandings of the discipline encompass &#8216;the procedure of arranging type or processing data and printing from them&#8217;. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This piece of work sits at this intersection. Bowie\u2019s alien language is visualised through a system that reveals patterns and insights. Similarly to music, the system is not something universally understood. However, as you learn how to read it, the language becomes meaningful and legible. We are hoping that the project will make the experience of listening to a song more \u2018visible\u2019. Giving form to what we hear, imagine and feel while listening to the song is at the core of OddityViz. In my opinion, dataviz is more than a tool to render numbers, it\u2019s a way to make sense of any experience and communicate the stories that the data reveal.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;November 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3314&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513979530031{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>OddityViz won a Silver at the IIB Awards \u2013 Yay!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am still buzzing from yesterday\u2019s IIB Ceremony. You can tell from the picture\u2026 we were pretty excited!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel so honoured and proud to have won a Silver for OddityViz at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informationisbeautifulawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information Is Beautiful Awards 2017<\/a>. Ok, it&#8217;s not a Gold, but still a great achievement! Especially considering that a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mong this year\u2019s finalist entries there were some truly impressive projects. Sharing the stage with so many awesome people is my motivation to do even better, it\u2019s really inspirational. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huge thanks and hi-fives to everyone who has been supporting me and Miriam along the way!\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3322&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513982728299{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Workshops, workshops and, you guessed it, more workshops!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past three months, I have delivered nine workshops while travelling from London to Vienna, Geneva to Amsterdam. It has been very demanding but the rewards have been more than worth it. Every section enriches me with new insights into what people think about dataviz and the experiences everybody shares. I am also becoming more and more obsessed with the beautiful maps everybody draws during one of the practical activities, where we learn the basics of a visual display of information by mapping personal stories. In the new year I should publish an online gallery, or perhaps create an online course on Skillshare &#8211; would you join? I\u2019d like to hear your thoughts!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;October 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3319&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513981498058{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Lifetime goal: my work in a museum?!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time had finally come on 25<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> October 2017: the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltmuseumwien.at\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weltmuseum Wien<\/a> opened its doors after three years of reconstruction \u2013 and we were there celebrating the grand reopening!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were invited to an exclusive VIP party among the likes of the Austrian president, Wes Anderson, and Tilda Swinton. We had this exciting privilege because the museum has acquired my work Poppy Field &#8211; a visualization of the last century wars in the form of an interactive touch screen display, where visitors are invited to share messages of commemorations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having my work as part of a permanent collection is a dream come true and I could not be more honoured to be in the permanent collection of\u00a0one of the world&#8217;s leading ethnographical museums which values are tolerance, respect, and cooperation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3343&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513991060779{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Dataviz meets electronic music in an engaging live performance dedicated to climate change &#8211; aka Sentinel<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the past few weeks I have been working on the art direction and animating dataviz content for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestersciencefestival.com\/event\/sentinel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sentinel<\/a> \u2013 a live performance on climate change in sound &amp; light. It has been incredible to see all our efforts coming to fruition this week in the Waterside Theatre during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestersciencefestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester Science Festival<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project, conceived and performed by Richard Evans, with vocals by mezzo-soprano Olympia Hetherington, is a one-hour performance featuring my dataviz work to discuss issues around climate change, and get the audience closer to these important issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show was followed by an in-depth panel discussion with climate scientist Dr Ed Hawkins, evolutionary biologist Professor David Robertson, and immunologist Dr Jo Pennock. The discussion was about the show\u2019s compelling, challenging and thought-provoking themes.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;September 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3315&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513974590840{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Poppy Field exhibited at EDIT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Toronto&#8217;s Port Lands, the inaugural <a href=\"http:\/\/editdx.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EDIT<\/a> \u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0a 10-day immersive festival full of world-changing ideas \u2013 brought together art from all over the world to discuss the UNDP&#8217;s Sustainable Development Goals. I am honoured that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/projects\/poppy-field\/\">Poppy Field<\/a> was selected by renowned Canadian designer Bruce Mau to be in the showcase of infographics that demonstrate both our achievements in social change and the challenges we must confront together \u2013 piece being one of our goal as a global civilisation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3313&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513974626683{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Sharing my work and thoughts at <a href=\"http:\/\/brightondigitalfestival.co.uk\/uncategorized\/creative-data-valentina-defilippo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton Design Festival<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was thrilled to be sharing my work and some thoughts about information design and dataviz with a vibrant and warm audience. I specifically focused on what I believe to be at the core of what I do: rendering numbers to create\u00a0experiences, and build an empathetic bridge with the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks everyone for coming to my talk on a late Monday evening!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;July 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3229&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500659747152{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>A swarm about Climate Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase reach and accelerate action. These were two of the primary objectives we addressed in last week\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/swarm.gd\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swarm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about Climate Action. I was thrilled to be invited to join more than 50 brilliant minds from different continents and different sectors \u2013 NGOs, scientists, designers, artists, activists \u2013 in the beautiful Norfolk countryside. At the West Lexham meetup, we convened to explore strategies for accelerating and scaling action for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mission2020.global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission2020<\/a> \u2013 a global initiative to bend the curve in carbon emissions, prior to the point of no return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s difficult to summarise this 48-hour task: a challenging, thought-provoking immersion into the reality of climate change, the breadth of its implications, and the challenges of communicating a message with so many different audiences. The experience left me enriched in many ways, beyond global warming. Design is a powerful tool to enable and initiate change. This experience solidifies my belief that the creative community can, and should, play a bigger role in such a pivotal movement. I hope that the seeds planted in this Swarm will grow to fully-realised partnerships and collaborations for action. I look forward to the next inspiring steps!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;June 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3223&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500658708537{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Heyyo Eyeo!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For the past seven years, the <a href=\"http:\/\/eyeofestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/eyeofestival.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1500745147135000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFbRxNEOLZr2253A-r0jhu3uVbrlg\">Eyeo Festival<\/a> has brought together some of the most exciting work in the fields of information visualization, digital art, and interactive technology. This year, I finally made it to Minneapolis for my first Eyeo and I am happy to report that it was an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Selected as one of the opening Ignite talks, I was thrilled to share OddityViz with such a generous and warm audience. I was overwhelmed by the positive feedback and really happy about the connections I made. While diversity of the programme \u2013 art, urban planning, biology, dataviz \u2013 \u00a0was great,\u00a0what really blew me away was the vibe of the festival. Apart from offering inspiring talks, Eyeo assembles an incredible community of creatives, coders, researchers, designers and artists. The festival encouraged some reflection on my practice and inspired my thinking about future projects. I hope to be back at Eyeo soon, and look forward to more exchange with this inspiring community!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_button_6633b20abc33d.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc33d.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc33d{background-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:10px !important;font-weight:600 !important;}.ld_button_6633b20abc33d .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc33d .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/233011461\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-md circle btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_6633b20abc33d vc_custom_1557222311714\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">Watch my ignite talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;May 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3135&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494691826041{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Judging the D&amp;AD New Blood Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was honored to be invited to judge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dandad.org\/en\/d-ad-new-blood-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Blood Awards<\/a> \u2013 the student category of the prestigious D&amp;AD awards. My fellow judges were a great bunch\u00a0coming from diverse backgrounds all linked by a passion for making sense of data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We consciously reviewed the many responses to a\u00a0Nationwide brief which posed a challenging question: how can data-driven storytelling and open banking engage their audience with a subject they might have previously ignored? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was an absolute pleasure (and an education) spending a day reviewing, pondering, and debating which projects to award. Thanks D&amp;AD for inviting me and well done to all the students who submitted their excellent work! Keep an eye on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dandad.org\/en\/d-ad-new-blood-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D&amp;AD\u2019s website<\/a> to find out about the winning projects!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3037&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227006839{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Did you\u00a0know that David Bowie sang in Italian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes indeed he did, and his accent&#8230;not half bad!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rm5prJDXxQk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Have a listen&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <em>La Lettura<\/em>, the weekly supplement of the Italian newspaper <em>Il Corriere della Sera,<\/em> I created a new adaptation of Oddityviz. The visualization\u00a0compares the original lyrics of <em>Space Oddity<\/em> and the Italian version<em> Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola<\/em> written by Italian lyricist Mogol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A constellation of emoji gives form to the semantics of the text in a universal language that breaks the boundaries of geography. The Italian vocal for <em>Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola<\/em> (which translated means Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl) is not Space Oddity sung in Italian, it\u2019s an entirely different song \u2013 the iconic dialogue between Ground Control and Major Tom becomes a love song in which stars, helmet and pills are replaced by broken hearts, love symbols and moons.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;April 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3043&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227033862{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Meeting the folks at the Financial Times<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anybody working in the field of dataviz\u00a0is familiar with the great work the folks at FT are doing in the communication of statistics to a wide audience. Well, I finally had the pleasure to meet with the team responsible for creating this outstanding output. \u00a0I have long been a follower of Alan Smith\u2019s work (Data Visualization Editor at FT \u2013 I highly recommend to check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/479\/statistically_speaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his TED talk here)<\/a> and it was great to have the opportunity to discuss with him and his team some ideas around why and how we visualise numbers, and how we can strengthen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the fabric<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of these renders to create an empathetic bridge with our audience. The road is long and full of twists!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;March 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3042&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227044672{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Data Stories \u2013 my first podcast interview!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t quite decide whether I was more excited about my first podcast or more embarrassed about listening to my own recorded voice.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The great team behind Data Stories \u2013 Stefan Moritz and Enrico Bertini \u2013 interviewed Miriam and me about our OddityViz project. We had so much to say and not enough time, but I hope we covered some interesting thoughts about the project, our collaboration, our learnings and some of the difficulties we encountered. Thank you so much for listening, hope you\u2019ll enjoy it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for listening \u2013 hope you\u2019ll enjoy it!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_button_6633b20abc50a.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc50a.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc50a{background-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:10px !important;font-weight:600 !important;}.ld_button_6633b20abc50a .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc50a .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}<\/style><a href=\"http:\/\/datastori.es\/93-oddityviz-with-valentina-defilippo-and-miriam-quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-md circle btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_6633b20abc50a vc_custom_1557222609642\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">Listen to the interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3049&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227055323{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>OddityViz on the road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just returned from Italy, where I had a great time speaking at Visualized Milan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visualized.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visualized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a data, storytelling and design-driven event which originated in NY. For its Italian edition, Base in the heart of Milan&#8217;s creative hub brought together more than 200 awesome people from the European data viz community. \u00a0The line-up presented a nice mix of disciplines, covering a range of topics from the arts to politics \u2013 mixing students, academics, data journalists and designers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was thrilled to return to Visualized (I presented my book in 2013 in London) and share my journey in deconstructing and visualising Space Oddity \u2013 aka OddityViz. Distilling months of work and presenting ten visualizations in a 15-min talk, was not an easy task. But the positive feedback post-talk really paid off! I don&#8217;t know yet when and where the next event will be, but if you have the chance \u2013 go!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you Maral and Piero for inviting me!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3054&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227066295{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>A nice chat with the creators of Market Cafe \u2013 a new &#8216;zine about dataviz <\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nI was recently interviewed with Miriam Quick about our OddityViz collaboration\u00a0by the creators of a new\u00a0dataviz\u00a0magazine: <a href=\"http:\/\/marketcafemag.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Market Cafe<\/a>. This beautiful small format duotone &#8216;zine is about people working in the data visualization industry. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tizianaalocci.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiziana Alocci<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierozagami.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piero Zagami<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> look for different voices about what designing information means and where it\u2019s going. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the full interview here, but I highly recommend that you get your hands on one of the 500 copies before it sells out. The magazine is self-initiated, self-funded and distributed \u2013 well done Piero and Tiziana!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_button_6633b20abc6a7.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc6a7.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc6a7{background-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);border-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:10px !important;font-weight:600 !important;}.ld_button_6633b20abc6a7 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}.ld_button_6633b20abc6a7 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 52, 78);}<\/style><a href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-md circle btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_6633b20abc6a7 vc_custom_1557223536736\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">Read the interview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;January 2017&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3077&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227076732{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Wieden+Kennedy&#8217;s\u00a0exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To close the OddityViz chapter, Wieden+Kennedy provided the best exhibition space I\u00a0could have hoped for. Not only were we given full creative freedom and production support\u00a0to create an installation on their window display on Brick Lane, but they also hosted an opening night that marked the first anniversary of Bowie&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t lie \u2013 getting everything ready came with last minute headaches and sleep deprivation but I am really proud of the final result and very happy about the overwhelming\u00a0feedback. Thanks all for coming to the exhibition and for buying the artworks in support of music therapy!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3075&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227088726{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>A tribute to David Bowie called OddityViz<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I consider data a raw material that allows me to explore topics through various lenses and to express how I feel, what resonates with me \u2013 hoping others will find it compelling too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of 2016, when David Bowie died, I decided that I wanted to create something to celebrate his work. I sought the expert knowledge of music and I started a collaboration with Miriam Quick \u2013 data journalist and phd in Music. This\u00a0self-initiated project is aimed to visualise once of Bowie&#8217;s most iconinc songs Space Oddity in order to better understand how the song was created. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s been a journey. From learning about music, digging into the many layers of data, reading about Bowie, sharing ideas with Miriam, researching how to encode the information, and play with different materials and formats. I truly enjoyed the process and I hope you will enjoy reading about this journey into seeing music on the website that we have just launched!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556824864837{background-color: #ff344e !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;septr&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2015&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555839175235{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;December 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/205124725&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227112496{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>&#8217;17 Global Goals for the United Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was incredibly honoured to be invited by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.glugevents.com\/glug17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glug<\/a>\u00a0to be one of the 17 artists to take part in a campaign aimed to raise awareness around the updated UN&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalgoals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">17 Global Goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was asked to reflect on the goal \u2018Sustainable cities\u2019. My final poster seeks to widen the lens on our approach to sustainable cities, referencing the timeless 1970s literary investigation of Italo Calvino \u2013 <em>Invisible Cities<\/em> \u2013 hence the &#8216;invisible&#8217; art direction of the poster. The 17 posters were exhibited at the House of Vans as well as the UN convention. More about this project\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/projects\/invisible-cities\/\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3035&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227116949{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>In Beirut for Data4Change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s been an incredible experience to be one of the mentors at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/data4chan.ge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data4Change<\/a>\u00a0in Beirut. Expertly organised, the workshop brought together a great mix of talents from all over the world to help visualise important and urgent data stories. The programme was constructive and inspiring, including thought-provoking activities and productive work sessions. It is my hope that the solutions offered to the human rights organisations will prove effective \u2026 and that the experience (and its impact) will endure with new collaborative relationships.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1799&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461056153488{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Book launch&#8230;And time to party!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The book has been out for a couple of weeks now, and it&#8217;s still a surprise every time I see it in a bookstore. A pretty big achievement, probably the most difficult but also the most satisfying project I have ever worked on. To celebrate the book launch, I will host an exhibition and event at the <a href=\"http:\/\/kemistrygallery.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kemistry Gallery<\/a> in Shoreditch. Come and join us for a big celebration!<\/p>\n<p>*Update 4th July: the night has been a great success, thanks for everybody who made it! Pictures of the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.548430058525518.1073741834.537915299576994&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;October 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/145507617&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227126008{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>The making of: Everything Harle Left Behind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was recently commissioned by the National Trust in collaboration with Studio Weave two large-scale maps and a board game, as part of the first public exhibition at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/rainham-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rainham Hall.<\/a>\u00a0The hall has opened to the public following a major conservation and interpretation project about its first inhabitant \u2013 Captain John Harle (1688\u20131742). In this video, I am sharing the process and research involved in the creation of the artworks I designed and illustrated. Hope you&#8217;ll enjoy it!<br \/>\nFull project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/projects\/everything-harle-left-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;September 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2009&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227131644{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>In Belgium for a day &#8211; quick but sweet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Embracing the picture-worth-a-thousand-words perspective, people continue to use visual metaphors to share their ideas with others. <a href=\"http:\/\/cypres.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cypres<\/a> invited me to talk about the power of visual storytelling in connecting with the audience during a corporate event at their offices. And the guys do know how to run an event, they even offer a complimentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Wereldgeschiedenis-infographics-druk-Valentina-DEfilippo\/dp\/9059565746\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1413803609&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=d%27efilippo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copy of my book (Dutch version)<\/a> to the participants. 90 books signed \u2013 made me realise I need to shorten my signature! :)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;August 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1991&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227140185{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Two years. Eight languages. Nine countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s been two years since The Infographic History of the World has been published in the UK. And even more incredible is that our book&#8217;s now being sold in nine countries around the world, from North America to Japan.<br \/>\nItalian publishers out there, I am still hoping for an Italian edition! ;)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;July 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1990&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054077071{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>The Art of Bureaucracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eliane Glaser with Pil and Galia Kollectiv brought together academics, writers and artists at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICA<\/a> to expose and represent the meaning and function of bureaucracy \u2013 the scourge of everyday life that we all contend with, yet rarely think or talk about. I partnered with my friend and colleague Tom Hartnell to investigate a bureaucratic artefact: receipts.\u00a0Paper receipts will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by yet another digital substitute. We aimed to capture the aesthetic language of these curious artefacts and the stories associated with them before they go. We had a great day presenting our findings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;June 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1988&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494227145855{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Project launch \u2013 CITIE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year I collaborated with <a href=\"http:\/\/futurecities.catapult.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future Cities Catapult<\/a> to design\u00a0the interactive report <a href=\"http:\/\/citie.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CITIE<\/a> \u2013 a partnership between Nesta, Accenture, and the Catapult. The project is a global benchmarking study designed to help city governments develop an actionable policy to support innovation and entrepreneurship to address some of these issues. The developers at <a href=\"http:\/\/uniform.net\/blog\/june-2015\/citie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uniform<\/a> have done a great job and I am excited to report that the website is live. It has been featured across the international press, including the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/briefly\/2015\/06\/24\/5-things-cities-can-do-to-foster-startups\/\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2015-06\/24\/nesta-cities\">Wired<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/citie-report-the-5-best-cities-in-the-world-for-government-support-of-entrepreneurs-2015-6?r=US\">Business Insider<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;May 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1987&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054101653{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Let&#8217;s Data Rave!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.datarave.club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Data Rave<\/a> is an initiative that emerged during Visualised.io London in 2014 with the aim to bring talented data &amp; design lovers from London closer together. I was delighted to be one of the two guest speakers at the first event, which was hosted by IIB Studio. Fun and inspirational night with some old and new faces.<br \/>\nThanks for having me and my pain anatomy![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;April 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1986&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054110674{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>In Utrecht with Graphic Hunters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0have just returned from the Netherlands, where I run a very enjoyable workshop to a mix audience about Infographic Storytelling. Thanks to all participants and to Graphic Hunters for organising the event.<br \/>\nAnd the good news is that I will be back, so if you could not attend this workshop I&#8217;ll be back in the Autumn for two more dates. You can reserve your place <a href=\"http:\/\/graphichunters.nl\/infographic-storytelling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> or read <a href=\"http:\/\/graphichunters.nl\/we-should-avoid-compromising-functionality-for-the-sake-of-beauty-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my interview<\/a> to find out more about the topics covered in the programme.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;March 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1985&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054122488{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Irish Design Year<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was delighted to be in Dublin to run an Infographic Workshop as part of the Irish Design year ID2015. I enjoyed discussing with a group of professional designers the role of infographics in conveying complex ideas in an easy to understand and visually compelling format.<br \/>\nFollowing the high demand for the workshop, I will be back during the summer for another one-day workshop. Keep an eye on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishdesign2015.ie\/programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">programme<\/a> for updates.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;February 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1894&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054141331{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Ready for the next creative challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had a lot of fun working with data-driven start-up <a href=\"http:\/\/fathomlondon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fathom<\/a> for a good portion of 2014 \u2013 I met incredibly talented people and I got involved in some challenging but very satisfactory projects (most of which I cannot disclose unfortunately).<br \/>\nAnd I am now very excited to start a new collaboration with a very special place: <a title=\"Future Cities Catapult\" href=\"https:\/\/futurecities.catapult.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future Cities Catapult<\/a>. Future Cities is all about urban innovation aiming to improve quality of city-life, strengthen economies and protect the environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;January 2015&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1902&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054152006{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Judging the MJA 2015 Winter Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Late last year, the Medical Journalist Association invited me to judge the Data Journalism entries for the 2015 Winter Awards.<br \/>\nEntries have now closed and judging is underway. The winners will be announced at the presentation at BMA House on February 5. Good luck to everybody![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]Update 6 Feb 2015:<br \/>\n<strong>And the winner is&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nDawn Connelly from The Pharmaceutical Journal took the Data Journalism prize for a great infographic charting <a title=\"The Ebola Virus Outbreak\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmaceutical-journal.com\/news-and-analysis\/features\/a-visual-guide-to-the-ebola-virus-epidemic\/20066664.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ebola virus outbreak<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556824893976{background-color: #4439a9 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;septr&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2014&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555839295840{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;November 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1792&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054161869{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Visualized, what an awesome conference!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was extremely excited and honoured to be the opening speaker at\u00a0Visualized London. This year I have been able to share my work in various conferences, and I could not have wished a better event\u00a0for the last talk engagement\u00a0of the year. \u00a0I not only enjoyed the variety of the talks, but I also got to meet some designers that I have been following for years! Great crowd, inspiring talks, and fab organisation!<br \/>\nThanks for having me,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/visualized.io\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visualized<\/a>![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1766&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054174699{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>MasterClass at The Guardian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve started a collaboration with The Guardian &#8230; To add some variety to my routine, I&#8217;m teaching MasterClasses on Infographic Storytelling. The first one, actually happened last week, and I enjoyed discussing the role of information design in representing data with a full class of 20 people. The second class is already sold out, but I believe there will be more to come in the new year.<br \/>\nI hope to see you<a title=\"Infographic Storytelling\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/guardian-masterclasses\/infographic-storytelling-a-one-day-workshop-valentina-d-efilippo-digital-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0there<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;October 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;external_link&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/lcc.jpg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054185713{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Back to my origins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I spent the afternoon at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arts.ac.uk\/lcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London College of Communication<\/a> with students of the Post-Grad in Visual Communication, the same course from which I graduated. It was a pleasure sharing with them the experience of finding my way in the London design scene &#8230; and a nice reminder of my experience at LCC.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;September 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461053973692{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;external_link&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/google.jpg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054198800{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Sharing my work with Google<\/strong><br \/>\nI just came back from Google Catalyst 2014 in Dublin. The event gathers Google analysts from all over the world. I was thrilled to be invited as external speaker, along with Ajaz Ahmed and Philip Evans. My task was to deliver an inspirational talk on how to design compelling data-stories. The icing on the cake? Everybody received a copy of my book. It was the first time I saw 150 copies of my book altogether. Thank you, Google![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;external_link&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/wired.jpg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054207741{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>My work for Wired UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Excited about my first collaboration with Wired. Their September issue features two of my designs: \u2018World Television Translated\u2019 and &#8216;The Stress Nexus&#8217; in the Innovation Untold section. To view them visit my <a title=\"Wired\" href=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/work\/wired-uk-september-issue\/\">portfolio<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;June 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;external_link&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/beach-London.jpg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054217879{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Beach meets&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have recently met the lovely team at Beach London. As part of their series of interviews &#8220;Beach meets&#8221;, they have asked me a few questions about my work, my book and what&#8217;s next. Here you can read the <a title=\"Beach Interview\" href=\"http:\/\/beach.london\/beach-meets-valentina-defilippo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full interview<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;May 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1539&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054243156{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>And the winner is&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drum roll please. Ladies and gentlemen, I am excited to announce that I&#8217;m the winner for the 2014 Core77 Awards for the Visual Communication category!<br \/>\nVisit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77designawards.com\/2014\/award_category\/visual-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Core77 Awards<\/a> or read the jury&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/core-77-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feedback<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1528&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054253770{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Want to study Data Visualization?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Data visualization skills are strongly in demand, but where can you study the subject? The Guardian has recently wrote an article about this. As part of it, they featured LCC, the university where I studied and they asked me to share my experience. Here you can read the full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2014\/jun\/20\/studying-data-visualisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1462&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054476296{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Medal at the European Design Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>YAY! Happy to announce that &#8216;The Infographic History of the World&#8217; has received another award, a bronze medal in the Infographic category at the European Design <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europeandesign.org\/ed-awards\/categories\/23-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1795&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054592442{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Talk at Rave Lates<\/strong><br \/>\nI was delighted to share my work with the graphic design students at Ravensbourne University today. Great bunch of students, awesome building and inspiring evening. Ravensbourne&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ravensbournegraphicdesign.com\/RAVE-LATE-Guest-speakers-Gustavo-Fernandes-and-Valentina-D-Efilippo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a> about the evening.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;April 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1798&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054698870{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>My talk at Technoport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was invited at Technoport to talk about the role of visual storytelling in simplifying and communicating complexity. At the three-day event held in Trondheim \u2013 Norway\u2019s technology capital \u2013 technology and innovation were discussed, celebrated, and implemented. Despite battling a bad cold, I was delighted to share my experience during such a great event. From inspiring talks to innovation workshops and a live experiment in equity crowdfunding, the conference was a big success!<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/2014.technoport.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full programme<\/a> or read <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.technoport.no\/technoport-2014-valentina-defilippo-on-the-power-of-infographics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my interview<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1398&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461054840411{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Live theatre and data viz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infographics and dataviz during a theatre performance? It was new to me too, but I was thrilled to collaborate with the Donmar Warehouse Theatre on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donmarwarehouse.com\/en\/whats-on\/donmar-warehouse\/2014\/privacy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy<\/a>, a play by James Graham. I couldn&#8217;t have asked for a better project for my theatre debut! I immersed myself into issues of data-privacy bringing the very current topic to life through data visualization projections. Do not miss it if you are in London before the end of May. More about the play <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonstage.com\/london-theatre\/reviews\/04-2014\/privacy-donmar-warehouse_34216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/theatre\/theatre-reviews\/10779811\/Privacy-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1453&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461055013028{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Information Design Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was delighted to talk at the Information Design Conference. The two-day event, organised by the Information Design Association, brought together information design professionals, researchers, educators, students, and anyone interested in information design. Inspiring talks and stimulating discussions.<\/p>\n<p>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/InfodesignUK\/photos_stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pictures of the event <\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/infodesign.org.uk\/Conference\/conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full programme<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;March 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1412&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461055149789{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Bronze Medal at Malofiej 22 Awards <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Extremely happy to announce that I was awarded a Malofiej for the design work of &#8216;The Infographic History of the World&#8217;. Since 1993, the Malofiej Awards have given recognition to the best infographics published in print and on-line across the globe. I am honoured to receive such a prestigious award. Big thanks to the jury and huge congrats to all the winners!<\/p>\n<p>Full list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.malofiejgraphics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/M22-Premios-OK3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">awarded projects<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;January 2014&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1414&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461055331261{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Service design and big data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the past few months, I have collaborated with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtidea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newt Idea<\/a>, a UX and data driven startup. We produced a detailed service design piece of work for a major British retailer to create a shared internal view of the ideal end-to-end customer experience. My role focused on visualising the findings in visual tools that can be used internally to guide decision making, strategic direction and business prioritisation.<br \/>\nBeing a strategic piece with a 10 year scope the project can not be disclosed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556824951962{background-color: #ff344e !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;septr&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2013&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556099181287{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;December 2013&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;external_link&#8221; custom_src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.valentinadefilippo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Xmascard.jpg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461055654030{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>The Christmas cards are finally here!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again: Christmas! Well, this year to celebrate my book, I have created a limited edition greeting cards with the mankind silhouettes I designed for the book pagination. The cards are printed on 300gsm matte paper and Spot UV gloss varnishes is applied on the grey silhouettes. Some of these\u00a0are also available for free when buying a copy of the book in Magma and other bookstores in central London.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;November 2013&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1511&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461055781054{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Information is Beautiful Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Field of Commemoration&#8217; has received a honourable mention at the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards in the data-visualization category. It&#8217;s not exactly a medal, but I feel like a winner &#8211; especially after reading this tweet! It&#8217;s awesome to be recognised by a jury composed of some of the most radical and famous designers in the world including Jon Maeda!;)<br \/>\nView <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationisbeautifulawards.com\/2013-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> the other winning projects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;July 2013&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243;][vc_row_inner 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;983&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461056364648{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong> Talk at YCN &#8211; A summer of learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The book is finally out and we have been asked to share our experience with the lovely bunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ycn.org\/events\/34-a-summer-of-learning-the-infographic-history-of-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YCN<\/a> during their summer talks. This has been our first attempt to pack the 9-month journey of the making of the book into a less-than-1-hour long presentation. 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