Attila Bátorfy

How do you search for "chart" in Finnish or Polish? A modest aid for those who want to search for old dataviz in languages other than English.

New series on Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities: Cabinet's toolbox. You can download the glossary is csv and html.

Swedish people in front of charts
Source: digitaltmuseum.org

We are simply delighted to have the opportunity to share with the commuters of the LA region. There's really a lot to discuss in the exhibition, and we hope you can check it out for yourself! More info here: art.metro.net/artworks/exh...

Text "MISSION AND ORGANIZATION" is overlaid on a fragmented map with a blue grid and multicolored sections.

A dynamic painting depicting U.S. Air Force and Navy missiles and aircraft in flight against a colorful sky background.

A pie chart from the 323D Flying Training Wing displays FY 1979 graduate assignments, with SAC at 46%, TAC at 36%, MAC at 15%, and other at 3%.

A pie chart from AFSC FY 80 showing the distribution of total funds managed, totaling $17.4 billion, with sections for procurement (43%), RDT&E (25%), foreign military sales (21%), and other (11%).

✨📊 Cold War Military Slides

A reporter stumbled upon a treasure trove of Department of Defense slides from the 1970s and 1980s depicting data from missile systems, Soviet capabilities and America’s nuclear ars…

🔗

https://beautifulpublicdata.com/cold-war-military-slides

digitaltmuseum.org/021018210152...

It started with the migration crisis, then came the Covid-crisis, then came the Russia-Ukraine war crisis. The reason: during times of crisis, the government has no time for parliamentary processes, Orbán must make quick decisions.

Cabinet's drawer #1 / September 2025 Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities' monthly recap.

Cabinet's Drawer #1 - Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities' monthly recap, September + book and article recommendations, some extras,

The newsletter will be back up and running later today, with a new issue compiling the best dataviz related things I saw during July-August.

With non-work life now a little more settled, from next month I'll be able to revert back to my monthly-issue rhythm.

visualisingdata.com/newsletter/

Found in my parents' basement. #dataviz from the 1932 Olympics

I want to know too

Just four out the the many graphic methods for presenting statistics on maps proposed by an Austrian colonel. From the first failed handbook on data graphics. Forthcoming article on Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities. Monday. You can subscribe here: attilabatorfy.substack.com

I'm not the touchy type!

The good old days, when GIS data didn't have to be extracted from a hyper-complex data explorer after pressing 46 buttons!

Is this good?

Want to know more about the Ottoman sultans diagrammatic spiritual lineage? Here: attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/a-look-int...

A look into the world of the magnificent Ottoman silsilenames The spiritual genealogical charts of the sultans from Adam and the Prophet Muhammad from the 16th to 19th centuries.

New post on Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities

Collage of type specimens with overlaid text saying, Printing Types: Their History, Forms & Use

Screenshot of chapter on French types from 1500 to 1800

Screenshot of a list of illustrations with thumbnails

Poster overlaid on top of a closeup of it

New: I went on a months-long treasure hunt for 1,200+ books spanning 450+ years to digitize Daniel Updike’s Printing Types from 1922, detailing the history of printing and typography. Made a nifty poster too.

Explore: www.c82.net/printing-types
How it was made: www.c82.net/blog/?id=100

Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Use Digital edition of Daniel Updike’s history on printing and typography

Wow Another monumental digital restoration project by @rougeux.bsky.social — a treasure trove for typography lovers! www.c82.net/printing-typ...

It's been a week since we launched @chartle.cc with @adnaanj.bsky.social and we had an amazing start!

- Average of 700 users/day
- Record 1.2K users yesterday
- From 78 countries
- 66% win overall
- 2m 18s average engagement

Thank you to all who played + shared the game
Any feedback, send our way!

Magic carpet pattern or diagram? We will find out on Monday! Subscribe here to Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities, a weekly selection of rare, lesser-known dataviz, information graphics and maps from all around the world. Link: attilabatorfy.substack.com

Works in Progress - Now in print.

Five years after we started it, I'm super happy to share that Works in Progress is now available as a print magazine! 🥹

It'll have everything on web and more. You can subscribe today for $100/£75 to receive 6 beautiful, 120-page issues of our magazine a year.

worksinprogress.co/print

Of course, read RJ's @infowetrust.com wonderful essay. Sublime. www.chartography.net/p/clarity-un...

YouTube video by Charles Webster & Cathy Batistessa - Topic I Am the Sun (Mix1)

One of my favourite music producers, Charles Webster is also from San Francisco.

work in progress

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.

Original essay coming to chartography.net tomorrow. My most original writing since INFO WE TRUST. I've been working on it since June and look forward to your reception.