Silver at Malofiej 2021

Silver at Malofiej 2021

The Language of Science won a silver medal at the Malofiej awards, the (self-proclaimed) "Pulitzers of infographics". This project visualizes word usage trends over the 175 year history of the Scientific American magazine.

June 18, 2021

Pamplona, Spain · Award

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