Information is Beautiful Awards
Presented by the Data Visualization Society
The Information is Beautiful Awards has been celebrating excellence & beauty in data visualization, infographics, interactives & information art since 2012. Every year, hundreds of visualizations are submitted to the Awards which are judged by a panel of experts & a public vote. The Awards are open to creators from across the spectrum — rising stars, students, individual practitioners, established studios, media brands, NGOs and more.
The 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards submission is now open.
2024 Timeline
December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2025: Submission form open for the ten open Awards categories
March 10, 2025: Announce the long list publicly
April 20, 2025: Short list announced at the Day of Inspiration Virtual Awards Ceremony
June 2025: Award Presentation at Outlier 2025 reception event
Participating in the Awards
How to submit your work
Data visualization creators and studios can submit their work for consideration across various Awards Categories. Select Special Awards will have options for you to nominate others for their leadership or designs, or will be selected from the submissions by a special panel of judges.
Submission is now open. Submit your work.
Attend the Ceremony
Each year, the annual Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony is a memorable celebration bringing together data visualization creators and enthusiasts from around the world. Our Awards Ceremony celebrates the amazing shortlisted entries from this year and attendees will be the first to celebrate the winners.
The ceremony will be on April 10, 2025.
Sponsor the Awards
Sponsoring the IIB Awards is an opportunity to align your organization with excellence in data visualization, and reach a global audience of 100K+ dataviz enthusiasts through the combined platforms of the Information is Beautiful Awards and the Data Visualization Society.
Interested in being a sponsor in 2024? Reach out to DVS Partnerships Director.
Have additional questions? Visit our FAQs page for answers.
IIB Awards Photo Gallery
2023 IIB Awards Ceremony & Day of inspiration
Hybrid (Baltimore, Maryland)
Visit the full 2023 IB Awards photo gallery.
2022 IIB Awards Ceremony
Hybrid (Washington, D.C.)
Visit the full 2022 IIB Awards photo gallery.
about the awards
The Information is Beautiful (IIB) Awards originated in 2012, led by David McCandless, journalist and data visualizer of Information is Beautiful, in collaboration with Aziz Cami, then Creative Director at Kantar.
For eight years, the IIB Awards celebrated beautiful visualizations from across sectors, developed in various platforms and physical spaces, including data art installations. The Awards also recognize exceptional studios and individual talent, including rising stars and students creating data visualizations. Reading through past winners, data visualization enthusiasts are likely to see many names and organizations whose work they admire.
Day of inspiration mini conference
The Day of Inspiration is a mini conference leading up to the IIB Awards Ceremony, featuring lightning talks from shortlisted creators. Hear from the leading voices and designers in data visualization and get a look behind the scenes of how shortlisted and award-winning works were created.
Day of Inspiration 2023
Hybrid (Baltimore, Maryland)
Watch all recordings of talks from the 2023 Day of Inspiration.
Day of Inspiration 2022
Hybrid (Washington, D.C.)
Watch all recordings of talks from the 2022 Day of Inspiration.