Rudi Louw.

Visual storytelling

The archive

Before I wrote code, I made graphics for newspapers and news websites. This is a selection from those years: the work that taught me how to explain complicated things quickly. For my current work, start here.

Print & online

Infographics

Graphics for newspapers and their websites, built to be understood at a glance.

  • Infographic: anatomy of a U2 360° concert
    Anatomy of a U2 360° concert
  • Infographic: migration to Europe, in search of a better life
    In search of a better life
  • Infographic: 9/11 remembered
    9/11 Remembered
  • Infographic: Springbok players around the world, Dis koebaai, SA rugby
    Dis koebaai, SA rugby!
  • Map: where South Africa’s oldest people live
    SA’s oldest people
  • Infographic: 2011, the good, the bad and the great
    2011: The good, the bad and the great
  • Infographic: from the edge of space
    From the edge of space
  • Infographic: Wanderers cricket performances
    Wanderers nie SA se bondgenoot
  • Network graphic: global links between drug lords
    Global links
  • Infographic: the attack on Pearl Harbor, 75th anniversary
    Attack on Pearl Harbor: 75th anniversary
  • Infographic: the 2016 F1 World Championship teams, drivers and race calendar
    2016 F1 World Championship
  • Infographic: Heyneke Meyer and Peter de Villiers’ use of black players
    Meyer and De Villiers’ use of black players
  • Map: house crime in Gauteng
    Misdaad by wonings in Gauteng
  • Infographic: mother-tongue speakers in South Africa
    Moedertaalsprekers in Suid-Afrika
  • Infographic: Afcon 2017 squads and fixtures
    Afcon 2017: Squads and fixtures
  • Illustrated graphic explaining how ocean-current power generation works
    Water power

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