The Daily Heller: Grundini’s Data Carnevale – PRINT Magazine

The Daily Heller: Grundini’s Data Carnevale – PRINT Magazine

Why shouldn’t data be carnivalesque? Peter Grundy, otherwise known as The Great Grundini, is an exemplar of the commedia dell’arte style of data visualization, a maestro of transforming statistics into pictorial passion plays. Icons are his meat, and they are seasoned with wit and humor, color and conviviality. They brighten up the stage, the page and the screen. They scroll with a certain rock and roll. Periodically, Grundini issues a paean to …