Moritz Stefaner
Moritz Stefaner is a German data visualization designer. He is notable for his work for organisations like the OECD, the World Economic Forum, Skype, dpa, and Max Planck Research Society. Stefaner is a multiple winner of the Kantar Information is Beautiful awards.
Moritz Stefaner
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- Moritz Stefaner
- Occupation
- Designer
- Born
- 1977
- Languages
- German
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Moritz Stefaner is a German data visualization designer. He is notable for his work for organisations like the OECD, the World Economic Forum, Skype, dpa, and Max Planck Research Society. Stefaner is a multiple winner of the Kantar Information is Beautiful awards.
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His data visualisation work has been exhibited at Venice Biennale of Architecture and Ars Electronica. He has contributed to Beautiful Visualisation published by Springer and was interviewed for the books New Challenges for Data Design published by Springer and Alberto Cairo's The Functional Art. One of Stefaner's most widely known works is the visualisation of the OECD Better Life Index. Among other notable projects is his interactive installation On Broadway, his work for the FIFA, and his design of the new OECD data portal. Fast Company featured Stefaner's work for Deutsche Bahn, describing it as transformative and impactful for a $45 billion company. His work on Einstein Designer was featured in the German language book "Design und Künstliche Intelligenz", covering the relationship of design and artificial intelligence. HAS Magazine (A project by UNESCO-MOST) featured his data artwork MULTIPLICITY in an article. His work on the German COVID vaccination dashboard was widely recognized for its novel design and on-point execution. Lately, he has been working on the Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index, which has been launched by Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the BCSC 2024 conference. Stefaner studied Cognitive Science (B.Sc, University of Osnabrück) and Interface Design (M.A, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam). He lives in Lilienthal, Germany.
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Moritz Stefaner born.
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- 1.2014 - The Winners — Information is Beautiful Awards. www.informationisbeautifulawards.com.
- 2.Iliinsky, Julie Steele, Noah. Beautiful Visualization.
- 3.New Challenges for Data Design David Bihanic Springer.
- 4.The functional art Alberto Cairo Peachpit Press.
- 5.OECD Better Life Index. www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org.
- 6.Manovich., Daniel Goddemeyer, Moritz Stefaner, Dominikus Baur, Lev. ON BROADWAY. on-broadway.nyc.
- 7.FIFA development work around the world. FlowingData. 26 November 2012.
- 8.OECD Data Portal.
- 9.Kuang, Cliff. The Data Viz That's Helping Transform A $45 Billion Company. Fast Company. 18 October 2017.
- 10.Multiplicity – Humanities, Arts and Society.
- 11.The rise of the pandemic dashboard. Bloomberg. 25 September 2021.
- 12.BCSC 2024 | Keynote Speech Annalena Baerbock—Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs (English). YouTube. 30 October 2024.
- 13.Data Stories.
- 14.Data visualization freelancing. FlowingData. 12 August 2011.
- 15.Stefaner's personal page - About. truth-and-beauty.net.
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