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David McCandless

David McCandless

Keynote Speaker: Author of "Information Is Beautiful" & Infographics Expert

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David McCandless Biography

David McCandless is a London-based author, data-journalist, and information designer, working across print, advertising, television, and web media. His design work has appeared in over 40 publications internationally, including The Guardian and Wired. He champions the use of data visualizations to explore new directions for journalism and to discover new stories in the seas of data surrounding us. His blog and book, Information Is Beautiful, are dedicated to visualizing ideas, issues, knowledge, and data – all with minimal text.

In an age of high-speed living and information overload, visualized information has incredible potential to help us quickly understand, navigate, and find meaning in a complex world. McCandless turns complex data sets – like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates – into beautiful, straightforward diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. He explores how infographics create simple ways to see information that might otherwise be too complex or scattered to be grasped.

In Information Is Beautiful, McCandless and his cadre of "info designers" take a spin through the world of visualized data, from hard stats on politics and climate to daffy but no-less-important trends in pop music. His genius is not so much in finding jazzy new ways to show data – the actual graphics aren't the real innovation here – as it in finding fresh ways to combine datasets to let them ping and prod each other. Reporting the number of drug deaths in the UK every year is interesting; but mapping that data onto the number of drug deaths reported by the UK press, broken down by drug, is utterly fascinating (more deaths by marijuana were reported than in fact occurred, by a factor of 484%).

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David McCandless Speaking Topics

Information Is Beautiful

Data Visualization: Changing the Way We See the World

Award-winning writer, designer and author, David McCandless turns complex data sets - like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates - into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. As a data journalist, McCandless' genius is in finding fresh ways to combine datasets to let them ping and prod each other, which ultimately changes the way we see the world.

Data Visualization, Infographics and Learning

David McCandless is an information designer, visualizer and author of the Information Is Beautiful book and online resource. David demonstrates through his own work how it is possible to cut through information overload and make sense of the vast quantity of data that we are confronted with in our everyday lives.

David McCandless Videos

David McCandless - Does my graph look big in this? on Vimeo
David McCandless on Knowledge is Beautiful - YouTube
Welcome to our office: David McCandless, renowned data journalist ...

How do I book David McCandless to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like David McCandless for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for David McCandless, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for David McCandless or any other speaker of your choice.

How much does it cost to book David McCandless for a speaking engagement?

Speaking fees for David McCandless, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book David McCandless are $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire David McCandless, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does David McCandless speak about?

David McCandless is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Technology, Science, Social Media and Culture.

Where does David McCandless travel from?

David McCandless generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for David McCandless?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like David McCandless for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David McCandless for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host David McCandless or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.

Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.


David McCandless is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Technology, Science and Social Media. The estimated speaking fee range to book David McCandless for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. David McCandless generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jason Silva, Vasant Dhar and Tal Ben-Shahar. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David McCandless for an upcoming event.

David McCandless Speaking Topics

  • Information Is Beautiful

  • Data Visualization: Changing the Way We See the World

    Award-winning writer, designer and author, David McCandless turns complex data sets - like worldwide military spending, media buzz, and Facebook status updates - into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. As a data journalist, McCandless' genius is in finding fresh ways to combine datasets to let them ping and prod each other, which ultimately changes the way we see the world.

  • Data Visualization, Infographics and Learning

    David McCandless is an information designer, visualizer and author of the Information Is Beautiful book and online resource. David demonstrates through his own work how it is possible to cut through information overload and make sense of the vast quantity of data that we are confronted with in our everyday lives.

David McCandless Videos

David McCandless - Does my graph look big in this? on Vimeo
David McCandless on Knowledge is Beautiful - YouTube
Welcome to our office: David McCandless, renowned data journalist ...
Aziz Cami interviews David McCandless
An interview with David McCandless

David McCandless News

  • Talks — David McCandless

    A writer, designer, creative director, artist & entrepreneur living in London.

  • Visualisation expert David McCandless teams up with Kantar

    UK— David McCandless, the data designer behind Information is Beautiful, has teamed up with research group Kantar to launch an award programme for data visualisations, and provide creative support...

  • David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization

    David McCandless describes data as the “new soil” since it’s a fertile medium that nurtures flowers of understanding. He creates aesthetically pleasing infographics that use shapes and colors to show patterns and connections in data, such as a 3D timeline called “Mountains Out of Molehills” that shows how non-issues (such as the Y2K bug) receive excessive coverage in the media during periods when there is no major news...

  • How do I book David McCandless to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like David McCandless for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for David McCandless, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for David McCandless or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book David McCandless for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for David McCandless, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book David McCandless are $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire David McCandless, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does David McCandless speak about?

    David McCandless is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Technology, Science, Social Media and Culture.
  • Where does David McCandless travel from?

    David McCandless generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for David McCandless?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like David McCandless for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David McCandless for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host David McCandless or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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