Around the world, around the world…
Around the world, around the world…
Information is Beautiful Awards 2017
I won Gold for Rhythm of Food and Bronze for Peak Spotting at the Information is Beautiful Awards 2017.
This marks awards number 9 and 10 from a winning streak of 6 consecutive years(!). It's an incredible honor to receive such amazing ongoing support and recognition. Huge thanks and hi-fives also to my numerous collaborators on these projects!
moreInformation is Beautiful Awards 2016
I am thrilled to have been awarded three Information is Beautiful Awards 2016.
Project Ukko exhibitions
Project Ukko was exhibited at Future Everything, Manchester, 2016 (Multitouch installation and ambient loop) as well as Information+ exhibition, Vancouver, 2016.
Information is Beautiful Award 2015

On Broadway won silver in the Dataviz Project category of Information is Beautiful Awards 2015.
Selfiecity London
We created a special London version of the Selfiecity project for the Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House, London. The installation is up 03 Dec 2015 — 28 Feb 2016.
FutureEverything Conference
I was speaking at FutureEverything Conference 2015 as part of the session "What now for memory and identity?".
moreNew challenges for Data Design

David Bihanic's "New challenges for Data Design" for Springer features a full-chapter interview with me on my work process and approach. Read the pre-print version here!
moreBest American Infographics 2014

Where the Wild Bees are is featured in Best American Infographics 2014. Thanks to Jen Christiansen and Jillian Walters for the great collaboration!
moreKeynote at Gurus of BI
I presented some of my the off-the-beaten-track work at Gurus of BI 2014, a leading conference in Business Intelligence.
moreInterview on storytelling with data (german)
Virtual Identity AG asked me some questions on data visualization and storytelling.
moreEyeo 2012
"OMG — it's all connected": I presented my experiences with network visualizations at eyeo festival 2012.
moreLandscape Architecture Frontiers
On Broadway was featured in the leading Chinese journal Landscape Architecture Frontiers.
moreInformation is Beautiful Award 2014

Selfiecity and OECD Regional Well-Being won Gold and Silver in the website category of Information is Beautiful Awards 2014.
Data with a cause
I moderated a panel on visualization for policy change at VIS 2014, featuring Tariq Khokhar, Scott David, Matteo Maggiore, and Greg McInerny. We tried to shed some light on what it’s like to work with and publish data in the NGO context, and how we can improve!
moreRaw Data — Infographic Designers' Sketchbooks
The design sketches for the OECD Better Life Index are featured in Best Raw Data — Infographic Designers' Sketchbooks, a great collection of design sketches from a variety of information designers.
morePlaces and Spaces 2014
The Visual Funding Portfolios project is part of the Places&Spaces exhibition.
Selfie São Paulo
The Selfiecity project was displayed as a media facade installation at São Paulo. SelfieSaoPaulo (2014) is a project by Moritz Stefaner, Jay Chow and Lev Manovich created for SP_Urban Festival (São Paolo). The project develops further the ideas from Selfiecity published in February 2014. SelfieSaoPaulo animates hundreds of São Paulo Instagram selfies images sorted by age, gender, and degree of smile, as analyzed by software. The animations play on a large media facade in the center of São Paulo.
Truth & Beauty at resonate
Together with Dominikus Baur, I taught a 3-day workshop on data visualization at resonate.
moreInformation is Beautiful Award 2013

The emoto project won Bronze in the data visualization category of information is beautiful awards 2013.
WEAVE magazine cover
WEAVE magazine featured my Stadtbilder project on as cover image of edition 03/2013
Full semester course at HfK Bremen
As part of the master's program at Digital Media program in Bremen, I taught a full-semester course on Information visualization undder the title of "Weltbilder" ("World Images").
moreGeoCity SmartCity
The emoto project was shown in the GeoCity SmartCity exhibition in Beijing, as part of Beijing Design Week 2012 curated by CMoDA, the China Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Arts.
Max Planck Science Gallery
The Max Planck Research Networks project is at display at the Max Planck Sciene Gallery, Berlin.
The functional art
Alberto Cairo's book The Functional Art features a long interview with me and introduces some of my works.
Insect Smarts Workshop

I taught a workshop at eyeo festival on how complex patterns can emerge from networked interactions in ensembles of simple agents.
moreInformation is Beautiful Award 2012

The Notabilia project was awarded as best Interactive Visualisation 2012 in the information is beautiful awards.
Places and Spaces exhibition
The MACE classification visualization is part of the Places and Spaces exhibition.
Designpreis 2010: Nominee

I was nominated for the Design Award of the German Federal Republic in 2010.
Workshops for scientists
I have taught one to two day workshops at various universities and research institutions, among others at HU Berlin, University of Osnabrück, and Bernstein Center Berlin.
moreWorkshops for designers
I have taught one to two day workshops at various universities and research institutions, among others at resonate festival, HfK Bremen, Haute Ecole Albert Jacquard, Namur, and Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd.
morePowerdome Potsdam
The Well-Formed Eigenfactor project is shown in the powerdome in Potsdam, an immersive visual projection environment.