nigel holmes
nigelblue.bsky.social
nigel holmes
@nigelblue.bsky.social
explanation graphics; author (latest: let’s get Infografit, 2025); happy to be alive! working on a book about visual language…perhaps ready in 2026
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Now I'm finally here at Bluesky :).
The cult magazine is back. The new INGRAPHICS magazine has been available to buy for a few weeks now.
INGRAPHICS is a magazine for visual thinkers. It is published in English once a year. www.schwochow.shop
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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What an unexpected treat! I bumped into the one and only @nigelblue.bsky.social in the lobby at Informa in NYC today. We’re both filming videos related to our CRC books on information graphics. Nigel always brings a smile to my face.
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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going to overeat at Christmas? Work it off with my new book as your guide! letsgetinfografit.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Can't recommend this highly enough (you can skip the page where @nigelblue.bsky.social highlights me and my drums 🤣)
going to overeat at Christmas? Work it off with my new book as your guide! letsgetinfografit.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
going to overeat at Christmas? Work it off with my new book as your guide! letsgetinfografit.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Liking DIGITAL DIAGRAMS (2000) by Diagram Group’s Trevor Bounford much more than expected—And not just because it showcases lots of @nigelblue.bsky.social but that’s always a plus!
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
some of the contributors to my book are getting their copies already…and i haven’t seen it yet! rowland did a beautiful website for it: www.letsgetinfografit.com
have a look!
September 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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my university's library sorts out old Time magazines, bound by year. And look! @nigelblue.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
my book Let’s Get infografit is almost out (pub date sept 5); you can pre-order it at routledge/crc press and amazon. the preview there is for the ebook version; not quite the same as the real thing! oh well…here’s the cover:
August 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
great book about an oddly great guy!
This was an absolutely great book! An amazing story, Guy Delisle dug deeply into the challenges, triumphs & horrific moments of Muybridge’s life, I learned a ton, was captivated for all of it. My dad got it first recommended - I hadn’t heard of it. Def recommend! From @dandq.bsky.social great stuff!
July 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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This was an absolutely great book! An amazing story, Guy Delisle dug deeply into the challenges, triumphs & horrific moments of Muybridge’s life, I learned a ton, was captivated for all of it. My dad got it first recommended - I hadn’t heard of it. Def recommend! From @dandq.bsky.social great stuff!
July 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Combine Einstein (simple but not too simple) and @nigelblue.bsky.social (it's not about simplifying, it's about clarifying). Instead of simplifying q.b. and clarifying, you have a tool that forces you to go simpler and without options to clarify. It's unfixable, hence the cardification.
July 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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#TodayinHistory #dataviz #OTD 📊
💀May 8, 1904 Eadweard Muybridge died in Kingston upon Thames, England 🇬🇧

~ 1875 he developed a system for motion photography from a series of frames & pioneered the study of motion in humans and animals --a precursor of moving pictures & animated graphics.
May 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Some of the nice ideas that didn't make the cover of The Economist this week, and the one that did
economist.com/newsletters/cover-story
April 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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April 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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And here it is in motion. Can you spot where it is that the horse has all 4 feet off the ground? Leland Stanford made a bunch of money on this bet; Muybridge provided the proof.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊
🎂Apr 9, 1830 Eadweard Muybridge born in Kingston upon Thames, England 🇬🇧

Muybridge pioneered the use of photography in the study of motion, a precursor of moving pictures & animated graphics.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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"charts have meaning that works for everyone"—Thank you Steven Heller! www.printmag.com/daily-heller...
The Daily Heller: Information Trumps Disinformation Every Time – PRINT Magazine
'Info We Trust, Remastered' tells tales of the evolution of charts throughout history.
www.printmag.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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today I'm making the welcome placard for next week's exhibition at Cooper Union, featuring an insane collection of AMAZING information designers: @nadiehbremer.com @jenchristiansen.com @datavandals.bsky.social @kennethfield.bsky.social @nigelblue.bsky.social @shirleywu.studio & many more
April 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Background: in my last post, I speedwalked through millennia of science and history in the intersection of writing and art
Read The Signs
The Evolution of Writing, In Science and Art
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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An incredible explainer on the "tariff formula" from @felixsalmon.com @axios.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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#psy6135 An effective way to show change. Why does this work?
Hello, is that the printers? Cancel the red ink. Yes, all of it.
April 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Previewing "The Craft of Data Graphics"
Pairing data-graphic masterpieces with rare works.
www.chartography.net
April 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
here’s the cover of my new book…out later in the year!
March 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM