The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization

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John Grimwade(Condé Nast Traveler magazine)

The Infographics Gentleman

John Grimwade is graphics director of Condé Nast Traveler magazine (based in New York) and has his own information graphics business (www.johngrimwade.com). He has produced infographics for more than 30 major magazines and several books. Before moving to the United States, he worked for 14 years in newspapers in London (including six years as head of graphics at The Times). He co-hosts the annual Malofiej “Show Don’t Tell” infographics workshop in Pamplona, Spain, and teaches information graphics at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

The first time I crossed paths with John Grimwade’s work was when I was about to finish my B.A. in Journalism, in the summer of ...