This year’s IIB Awards Ceremony will bring back the elegance, enthusiasm, fun, and whimsy of Awards Ceremonies past. Data visualization enthusiasts from around the world will gather November 30th in Washington DC at Hook Hall, and can, for the first time, join the event virtua...

Announcing the 2022 Shortlist The shortlist has been announced! Check out the entry showcase to see 60+ entries on the shortlist. Our judges will begin reviewing shortlisted entries and select final winners for each category. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony. ...

You still have time to nominate someone or their work to be considered for 3 Special Awards. This is your chance to recognize a tool that changed how you work, someone who made a significant mark in your community, or a book that made an impact on you. Submit your nomination b...

The longlist is out! Check out the IIB Awards entry showcase to see this year’s entries, including over 1,000 entries that have been selected for the longlist. What happens next? Our judges will start reviewing the Longlist to create the Shortlist which is announced on the...

This year, we’re bringing back five Special Awards while introducing three new ones! Special Awards are separate from Category Awards, and have a different judging process. To clarify how Special Awards work, see the table below: Special Award ...

We received 1,275 submissions, the highest number of entries to the IIB Awards, ever! The entries came from 55 countries, though it is important to note that 47% of entries came from the United States and the United Kingdom. This shows how much work is left to do in making bot...

With changes to the program, including new Categories, updates to the judging criteria, and new Special Awards, we know that there will be questions about the submission process, judging, the Entry Showcase, and the Awards Ceremony.  You can find our growing list of FAQs on...

We are hosting a second Fireside Chat with past IIB Awards winners! What goes into an award-winning visualization? Are you figuring out what to enter into the Information is Beautiful (IIB) Awards this year? Join us live with past winners of the 2019 IIB Awards as they talk...

What goes into an award-winning visualization? Are you figuring out what to enter into the Information is Beautiful (IIB) Awards this year? Join us live with past winners of the 2019 IIB Awards as they talk about their projects, how they chose which work to enter, and if their...

This year, the Information is Beautiful Awards return after a two year pause during the pandemic, and are now hosted by the global Data Visualization Society. The window for submitting work for consideration opened last week, and we would love to see submissions from your t...

At the 2022 Outlier conference, the Data Visualization Society (DVS) shared exciting news: the Information is Beautiful Awards which return this year after a two year hiatus, now hosted by DVS. The Awards have been a beacon of data visualization excellence since 2012, showc...

During our State of the Industry panel at Outlier, we welcomed a video address from a special guest: David McCandless. Founder of the Information is Beautiful (IIB) Awards. He shared big news with our community: after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the Information is B...

There's only one cure for the depths of January... bright, gorgeous, dazzling data. Scroll down to see which vizzes got all the likes, shares, slow claps, and nods of approval in the past month.           View this post on Instagram   ...