5W INFOGRAPHICS

Malofiej Awards

GREAT NEWS: 5W Infographics has been honored with three awards by the 2014 Infographics World Summit, also known as the Malofiej Awards, organized by the Society for News Design (SND). In addition, Juan Velasco, one of our cofounders, has won a Gold Award for his graphic Links to the Cosmos. Thank you so much to all the judges of the Malofiej Awards for noticing our graphics. It encourages us to keep trying our best. Take a look below to all our winning graphics.

Cosmic Journeys / Silver Award

National Geographic Magazine

National Geographic asked us to update our 50 Years of Exploration graphic, one of our all-time classics. We did so, and on the way, we made it not only current, but also more organized and easier to follow, including more details and a new color key. Big thanks are due to Sean McNaughton, the coauthor of the graphic, and Matt Twombly, from National Geographic.

The Search for Lincoln / Bronze Award

Smithsonian Magazine, online edition

This interactive graphic for the online edition of Smithsonian Magazine is based on a graphic on the same subject we created for the print edition. The story it illustrates is fascinating: after a painstaking investigation, a researcher managed to identify President Lincoln in an old picture of the ceremony in which he delivered the Gettysburg address.

Exploration Series / Bronze Award

National Geographic Magazine

In 2013, National Geographic celebrated its 125th anniversary with a series of issues centered on the idea of exploration. We were asked to create a series of nine stand-alone graphic spreads to be published though the year. We want to thank Alex Stegmaier, John Tomanio, and Matt Twombly, from National Geographic, for their help with this series.

Links to the Cosmos / Gold Award

National Geographic Magazine

Our cofounder Juan Velasco, in collaboration with illustrator Hernán Cañellas, created this amazing graphic showing the latest research on the mysterious Mayan subterranean water caves called cenotes.