INFORMATION DESIGN FINDS PROFITS

Finally a way to make money from information design. A big problem in the field has been financing since the private sector has largely ignored the value of data visualizations. But now a company called Column Five Media has injected PR into the mix so as to position information design as an asset since it comes with press and guaranteed brand impressions. So now companies like TurboTax are using good design as a way of advertising by giving consumers valuable information. Pretty fucking smart.

MTA CHUTZPAH

Copy: "Instead of developing transit apps ourselves, we gave our info to the people who do it best."

Now if only they would lend some of that improvement to the G train. It would be easy because every single thing about that train needs help.