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RJ Andrews
@infowetrust.com
Obsessed with data graphics. I design high‑stakes charts.
Founder, Visionary Press • CHARTOGRAPHY weekly
Talks • workshops • consulting → infowetrust.com
Pinned
Almost anything can be treated as a map. Projections, charts, and diagrams are all ways of flattening the world so we can understand.

But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...
Maps for Kids
Celebrate information graphics!
visionarypress.com
www.pizzint.watch is an all-time best Internet dashboard.

Including this gem: "The gay bar theory: when establishments that typically see consistent evening traffic suddenly become quiet, it may signal that government personnel are working extended hours on sensitive matters."
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Coming tomorrow morning.

I plowed a couple months of development into this one. Maybe you'll find it as interesting as me.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Lake Jingyu Hu in western China.

Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Nov. 14, 2025.

h/t @brockmannconsult.bsky.social 😊👍
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Some pen-plotted heart globes for you.
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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We should talk about standard deviations rather than rating 1 to 10 and I have made this handy table to provide intuition.
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
designed and installed a soundproofing felt sun for a very special client
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
all maps are political
January 10, 2026 at 6:21 AM
"Your sketches become the blueprint, and Scribble Magic brings your vision to life while preserving geographic accuracy."
youtu.be/8Rm4GbhfQ4s?... scribblemagic.com
Scribble Magic
YouTube video by Scribble Magic
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Courage Bob, courage.
youtu.be/wgc2s8n1vzc?...
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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This is a great idea and there’s so much low hanging fruit to make the world a little better.
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Loooooooooooooooong Book

#NewberryLibrary (Vault Case MS minus VM 1619 M98) #shelfie
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
MAPS FOR KIDS spotted in the wild—at the right height!
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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I made a thing
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Day 8 of #365DaysOfMaps. January 8th is National Bubble Bath Day and after a week of AI prompt derived web maps we experiment with a static map.

Bathtime! 8/365

mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/01/happ...
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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New Year, New Colour Tool
for you data visualizers and maybe the odd designer

obumbratta.com/colour
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Q: Why don't we do classic chart analog wizardry in digital?

A: It's REALLY REALLY hard. If I can solve my current side quest in time you'll set it this week at chartography.net (hey look at that new avatar!)
Chartography | RJ Andrews | Substack
Information-design insights and inspiration. Featuring charts and more, from yesteryear to today. Click to read Chartography, by RJ Andrews, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
chartography.net
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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In Chicago, Luftwerk draws on the characteristics of sunlight as it broaches the horizon, cultivating a body of work that conjures luminosity through negative space and pigment.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/luft...
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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New Year's resolutions for men and women that we will definitely follow through with this year flowingdata.com/2026/01/05/n...
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
EAT CHARTS FOR BREAKFAST

Herbert Bayer, 1953
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
missing Alex greatly, a neighborhood hero
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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This time from Finland
The dangers of alcoholism for children
The Finnish illustrator Akseli Einola's board series for schools from 1928.
attilabatorfy.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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We’re honored to hold hundreds of original lettering sketches and inkings, including early (1970s–80s) logos and lettering, and his ambigram artwork for Dan Brown’s novel, Angels & Demons. We will share more soon.
January 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Oil
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM