Moritz Stefaner is a German

data visualization Data and information visualization (data viz or info viz) is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the graphic representation of data and information. It is a particularly efficient way of communicating when the data or information is nume ...

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 Venice Biennale of Architecture (in Italian Mostra di Architettura di Venezia) is an international exhibition of architecture from nations around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. It was held on even years until 2018, but 202 ...

and

Ars Electronica Ars Electronica Linz GmbH is an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute active in the field of new media art, founded in Linz in 1979. It is based at the Ars Electronica Center (AEC), which houses the Museum of the Future, in th ...

. 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. With

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, 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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