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The 2009 Feltron Annual Report

I’m sure many of you in our community have already encountered the Feltron annual reports – if not, we’re glad to be the ones to introduce you to them. Those who haven’t seen the report are probably asking “What is Feltron?” , the answer is not so much a “What?”, but rather a “Who?”.

The Feltron in question is Nicholas  Feltron, a graphic designer from New York who, since 2005, has been documenting and tracking particular statistics and events his life over the course of a year and then releasing the information in a beautifully designed visual format. It’s not so much what Feltron has been up to, but rather how he shares the information that should be of interest to any visual thinker out there.

Today Feltron released his 2009 report – and this year he took a slightly different tack compared to previous years, I’ll let him explain in his own words:

Each day in 2009, I asked every person with whom I had a meaningful encounter to submit a record of this meeting through an online survey. These reports form the heart of the 2009 Annual Report. From parents to old friends, to people I met for the first time, to my dentist… any time I felt that someone had discerned enough of my personality and activities, they were given a card with a URL and unique number to record their experience.

I kept track only of who I gave survey invitations to, the number of the card and where it was given. The surveys answers were submitted via text forms, allowing the respondee to write whatever they desired, and leaving the task of making comparisons between the data up to me. I have used only this information to create the report, however accurate it may be. I have strived to sort and collate the data in a clinical and repeatable manner that could be reproduced by someone looking for the same stories I have selected.

As I said above, any one who considers themselves a visual thinker should take a moment and have a read through the annual report.

He also sells printed versions – I ordered one a couple of years back and they’re great quality as well as a great source on inspiration when it comes to representing data visually. On his site you’ll also find the reports from the previous years as well.

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