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The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) is a global network for people who work to make information clearer – for everyday life, business, education and science.


IIID Conversation: Design for Emergency Management, 18 January 2024, 17:00 UTC 2024-01-08 This time we delve into the emerging discipline of Design for Emergency Management, where the application of design takes on a comprehensive role in preventing and addressing disasters. Continue reading "IIID Conversation: Design for Emergency Management, 18 January 2024, 17:00 UTC"
Visualising chronic pain. 2023-12-23 Rita Giordano visualised pain and wrote about it. Continue reading "Visualising chronic pain."
New book: ‘Woodcuts as Reading Guides.’ 2023-12-04 This book applies information design to the understanding of woodcuts. Free download. Continue reading "New book: ‘Woodcuts as Reading Guides.’"
AI Unleashed: 27 to 29 November 2023 (hybrid) 2023-11-17Asia convergence logo, a dark gray circle with intersecting coloured lines. Exploring the Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence: An excellent opportunity for creative professionals to acquire the most up-to-date AI knowledge. Continue reading "AI Unleashed: 27 to 29 November 2023 (hybrid)"
New book: ‘Design for Emergency Management’ 2023-10-18 A new book about the critical role and relationship between design and emergencies. Continue reading "New book: ‘Design for Emergency Management’"
TEDx talk by Karel van der Waarde 2023-10-13Karel v d Waarde on the TEDx stage Karel's TEDx talk is published right on time. It highlights some arguments why the European legislation about medicines information in package leaflets needs to be changed. Continue reading "TEDx talk by Karel van der Waarde"
Article in ‘Nightingale’ 2023-09-22 A case study about the visualisation of a large data set. Continue reading "Article in ‘Nightingale’"
IIID Conversation with Gillian Harvey, 5 October 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-09-21Photo of Gillian Harvey with "IIID conversations" speech bubble. Gillian Harvey will discuss two projects designed to increase empathy and reduce stigma toward people who experience addiction. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Gillian Harvey, 5 October 2023, 15:00 UTC"
Conference: Creating Effective Warnings for All 2023-07-30 A conference about warnings. 11-13 September 2023, London, UK. Continue reading "Conference: Creating Effective Warnings for All"
Book: ‘Information Design unbound’ 2023-07-09 A new book by Sheila Pontis and Michael Babwahsingh can be pre-ordered. Continue reading "Book: ‘Information Design unbound’"
IIID Conversation with Sigitas Gužauskas, 6 July 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-07-03Photo of Sigitas Guzauskas with "IIID conversations" speech bubble. To enhance clarity, information design often simplifies complex real-world phenomena into basic visual representations. By adding an experiential layer to the dry data, designers can aim to captivate a wider audience and offer a broader range of interpretations. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Sigitas Gužauskas, 6 July 2023, 15:00 UTC"
Live lectures: Swiss Center for Design and Health 2023-07-03 The Swiss Center for Design and Health AG (SCDH) offers the opportunity to link digitally to five lectures on July 10 and 11. Three keynote in-person lectures and two online interviews will be focused on opening discussions, pose questions, and… Continue reading "Live lectures: Swiss Center for Design and Health"
ISO Plain Language standard 2023-06-22 A new ISO standard about Plain Language ... Continue reading "ISO Plain Language standard"
Webinar June 21: DataViz in Healthcare 2023-06-18 A 45-minute webinar about data visualisation in the healthcare industry. Continue reading "Webinar June 21: DataViz in Healthcare"
Visualizing Knowledge conference 2023 – Visualizing Uncertainty 2023-06-12Visualizing Uncertainty. A colourful panel of various shapes set out in squares. 16 June 2023, Aalto University, Finland - livestream available! We’re going through uncertain times. In a complicated world where it seems that everything we encounter brings doubt and unpredictability, it is easy to forget that this can be a positive… Continue reading "Visualizing Knowledge conference 2023 – Visualizing Uncertainty"
On Data and Design #24 – Data and Design 2023-06-01Data and Maps, On Data and Design #24 On Data And Design is an evening lecture series initiated by Darjan Hil in 2018. The goal is to connect design, data science, coding, and many other disciplines at the intersection of data visualization. Continue reading "On Data and Design #24 – Data and Design"
IIID Conversation with Rui Caminha, 1 June 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-05-20 Rui Camilha introduces award-winning legal information design from Villa - Visual Law Studio, in Brazil. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Rui Caminha, 1 June 2023, 15:00 UTC"
Call for presentations: Information+ conference 2023 2023-05-20 After a virtual Information+ in 2021, this is again an in-person event, with special emphasis on exchange and community building. Continue reading "Call for presentations: Information+ conference 2023"
Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop 2023-04-17 Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop by Paul Kahn and Liuhuaying Yang (Vienna, August 28- September 1) Continue reading "Visualizing Complexity Science Workshop"
IIID Conversation with Sheila Pontis, 4 May 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-04-15 Information designers know that they should create solutions that address users’ needs. But while some of us claim to do it all the time, in reality many find it hard to integrate this way of working into our daily practice. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Sheila Pontis, 4 May 2023, 15:00 UTC"
IIID Visionplus conference 2023-04-11 Information Design for Healthcare - draft programme now online! Continue reading "IIID Visionplus conference"
Summer School preview, 14 March 14:00 UTC 2023-03-12 Thinking of coming to the Information Design Summer School this May? To help you decide, join our free taster session on 14 March. Continue reading "Summer School preview, 14 March 14:00 UTC"
IIID Conversation with Karel van der Waarde, 6 April 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-03-12Karel van der Waarde Taking medicines is a stressful activity. Opening a cardboard box, reading a leaflet, handling tiny pills, checking the dosage and the time, and considering potential side-effects require the capacities of a strong, astute, and healthy adult. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Karel van der Waarde, 6 April 2023, 15:00 UTC"
IIID Visionplus conference Vienna, 25-26 May 2023 2023-02-17 Information Design for Healthcare - call for papers open until 28 February. Continue reading "IIID Visionplus conference Vienna, 25-26 May 2023"
IIID Conversation with Stefania Passera, 2 March 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-02-17 "I have read and understood the terms and conditions" is the biggest lie on the internet – no one reads, and definitely no one understands (except the lawyers). Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Stefania Passera, 2 March 2023, 15:00 UTC"
IIIDaward 2023 2023-02-17 Open for submissions until 25 March 2023. The IIIDawards are a showroom for professional information design with international exposure in many different categories of information design applications. Continue reading "IIIDaward 2023"
Data And Design #23 • Visualizing Knowledge 2023-02-16 What do we know about an issue? What really is knowledge compared to the actual practice? Shedroff's theory states that data leads to information, information leads to knowledge, and knowledge leads to wisdom of an individual. Continue reading "Data And Design #23 • Visualizing Knowledge"
VK23 – Visualizing Knowledge conference, 16 June 2023 in Aalto, Finland 2023-02-15 Drawing from the best minds and voices in the information design field from across the globe, Visualizing Knowledge is a one day data visualization conference held at Aalto University, Finland. Continue reading "VK23 – Visualizing Knowledge conference, 16 June 2023 in Aalto, Finland"
Information Design Summer School: 3 days in Vienna, 22-24 May 2023-02-07 After two years online, the Information Design Summer School is face-to-face again – for three intensive days of expert talks, discussion and practical work. Continue reading "Information Design Summer School: 3 days in Vienna, 22-24 May"
Catch the early bird for IIIDaward entries 2023 2023-01-25white line drawing of a bird on blue background The IIIDawards are a showroom for professional information design with international exposure in many different categories of information design applications. Continue reading "Catch the early bird for IIIDaward entries 2023"
IIID Conversation with Maxwell Roberts, 2 February 2023, 15:00 UTC 2023-01-25 We’re marking the 90 year anniversary of the London Underground network diagram with a talk by Maxwell Roberts, who is the pre-eminent expert on the diagram and author of several books on it. Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Maxwell Roberts, 2 February 2023, 15:00 UTC"
Book: ‘Information Visualisation’ 2023-01-01 New book by Maria dos Santos Lonsdale about ‘Information Visualisation’. Continue reading "Book: ‘Information Visualisation’"
IIID Conversation with Rodrigo Ramírez (Chile), 12 January 2023, 14:00 UTC 2022-12-30Rodrigo Ramirez Rodrigo Ramírez will talk about "Visual Tools: Information design as a way to manage crises and emergencies." Continue reading "IIID Conversation with Rodrigo Ramírez (Chile), 12 January 2023, 14:00 UTC"
InfoDesign special issue on Health and Wellbeing 2022-12-12 Issue 19.3 of the Revista Brasileira de Design da Informação contains 4 English articles about health and wellbeing. Continue reading "InfoDesign special issue on Health and Wellbeing"
Job: Principal Teaching Fellow 2022-11-23 Hong Kong Polytechnic University is looking for a Principal Teaching Fellow. Continue reading "Job: Principal Teaching Fellow"
Conversation with Rupesh Vyas, 1 December 2022 at 1500 UTC 2022-11-17 Public participation is crucial in the present-day context of increasing complex scenario of data-driven approaches in various domains. I will discuss the challenges and exploration of information design approaches ... Continue reading "Conversation with Rupesh Vyas, 1 December 2022 at 1500 UTC"
New Zealand: Plain Language Bill 2022-10-23 The New Zealand Parliament approved a ‘Plain Language Bill’. Continue reading "New Zealand: Plain Language Bill"
IIID Conversations 2022-10-20Logo: speech bubble with the text "IIID conversations" As the name suggests, they are conversations as much as talks. The speakers make short presentations of their work or ideas, then the conversation will open out to include everyone. Continue reading "IIID Conversations"
Conversation with Carlos Rosa, 3 November 2022 at 1500 UTC 2022-10-19 The introduction of motion is an important contribution to facilitate the interpretation of pictograms and to enable them to develop in other ways, Continue reading "Conversation with Carlos Rosa, 3 November 2022 at 1500 UTC"
Job: Assistant Professor of Design 2022-10-12 Chapman University is looking for an Assistant Professor Continue reading "Job: Assistant Professor of Design"
Conversation with Will Stahl-Timmins, 6 October 2022 at 1500 UTC 2022-09-02 At the BMJ we use infographics and data visualisations to convey the information we publish to busy health professionals in an efficient and engaging way. Continue reading "Conversation with Will Stahl-Timmins, 6 October 2022 at 1500 UTC"
Updated book series by Rune Pettersson 2022-08-26 Prof. Dr. Rune Pettersson updates his series of 12 books on Information Design. Download these for free. Continue reading "Updated book series by Rune Pettersson"
Infographics Conference 2022-08-26 A one-day conference on Infographics on Friday September 2 in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Continue reading "Infographics Conference"
Call for papers: SYMBOL’22: SYMBOL SOURCEBOOK@50 2022-07-02 Call for papers for a symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Henri Dreyfuss’ Symbol Sourcebook. Continue reading "Call for papers: SYMBOL’22: SYMBOL SOURCEBOOK@50"