Moritz Stefaner is a German

data visualization Data and information visualization (data viz/vis or info viz/vis) is the practice of designing and creating Graphics, graphic or visual Representation (arts), representations of a large amount of complex quantitative and qualitative data and i ...

specialist. He is notable for his work for organisations like the

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, the

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, dpa, and Max Planck Research Society. Stefaner is a multiple winner of the Kantar Information is Beautiful awards. His data visualisation work has been exhibited at

Venice Biennale of Architecture The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. Originally held in even-numbered ...

and

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. He has contributed to ''Beautiful Visualisation'' published by Springer and was interviewed for the books ''New Challenges for Data Design'' published by Springer and

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's ''The Functional Art''. One of Stefaner's most widely known works is the visualisation of the

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. Among other notable projects is his interactive installation ''On Broadway'', his work for the FIFA, and his design of the new

data portal. Fast Company featured Stefaner’s work for Deutsche Bahn, describing it as transformative and impactful for a $45 billion company.. His work o
Einstein Designer
was featured in the German language boo
"Design und Künstliche Intelligenz"
covering the relationship of design and artificial intelligence. HAS Magazine (A project b
UNESCO-MOST
featured his data artwor
MULTIPLICITY
in an article . His work on th
German COVID vaccination dashboard
was widely recognized for its novel, user-centered and thoughtful design and on-point execution. Bloomberg featured it in the articl
"The rise of the pandemic dashboard"
Lately, he has been working on th
Climate—Conflict—Vulnerability Index
which has been launched by Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the BCSC 2024 conference . With Enrico Bertini, he produces ''Data Stories'', a

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on data visualization. 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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