Information is Beautiful Award Winners 2013

This year's ceremony announces the best in data visualization, infographics and motion

In an information-obsessed society, a new crop of artists is representing visual data in engaging, imaginative ways. In June, we were pleased to announce this year’s Information is Beautiful Awards. It’s a competition, open to the public, that was founded last year by data visualizer David McCandless and data investment agency Kantar‘s creative director Aziz Cami. With the aim to recognize the most excellent and …

Interview: Kharma Vella of Poler

Portland-based label's co-founder on the disconnect between outdoor and action sports, the brand's cult following and #campvibes

by Tariq Dixon Poler is the self-proclaimed maker of “the world’s highest standard of stuff.” Founded in 2010 by longtime buddies Benji Wagner and Kharma Vella, Poler makes stylish and well-priced wares for the everyday outdoor enthusiast. With novelty items like a wearable sleeping bag called The Napsack and the multipurpose Magic Tarpit, this offbeat and irreverent brand has garnered cult followings among outdoor pros …

Test Drive: 2014 Cadillac ELR

A hybrid that marries luxury, efficiency and freedom with a healthy dose of design

“I don’t want people to buy our cars simply because they’re made in America. I want them to buy them because they’re the best.” -Bob Boniface, Director of Exterior Design Based on the 2009 Converj concept car, Cadillac’s new electric ELR is finally hitting showrooms, with deliveries starting in January 2014. The car is rooted from GM’s successful Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) platform, which …