Si las infografías son buenas, las ilustraciones casi son mejores. Manuel Canales diseñador. Lugar: San José, Costa Rica www.canalesgraphics.com information graphics + infographics + illustration + web design Premios: Gold Medal Malofiej 17 Silver Medal Malofiej 18 http://www.flickr.com/photos/canalesgraphics/ Descubre lo que el diseño puede hacer por ti

Tradicional sanitation systems are costly to build and maintain, so the Reinvented Toilet initiative by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping to develop alternatives such as the toilets seen here. Graphic by Manuel Canales; research: Patricia Healy; Art: Bruce Morser.

The western side of the Antarctic Peninsula has been experiencing some of the fastest warming winters on the planet since observations began in the 1950s. Graphic by Manuel Canales. Research: Ryan T William. Art: Steve Tyson. #NationalGeographicMagazine #nov2018 #Krill #Antarctic

Forged by Fire #lavatubes #hawaii #natgeo #june2017 Graphics by Manuel Canales. Art: Tomas Muller. Diagrams: Daisy Chung. Research: Amanda Hobbs @canalesgraphics

The COVID-19 pandemic hit as NASA scientists and engineers were readying their newest Mars rover for liftoff. The aptly named Perseverance conquered its first challenge by launching last July, on target for landing in February 2021. The rover’s mission was planned for at least one Martian year—or 687 days, as humans calculate time on Earth. By Manuel Canales Research: Patty Healy Art: Bruce Morser #infographics #Marsrover #natgeo @canalesgraphics

These agile, high-altitude cats have been scraping out a living on the roof of the world for eons— and they have the body to show for it. Snow leopards balance their need for speed and power in pursuit of prey with adaptations to help them cope with steep terrain, low oxygen, and bitter cold. Graphic and main art: Manuel Canales; Research and internal anatomy: Mesa Schumacher; Hunt sequence: Taylor Maggiacomo. #natgeo #infographics #snowleopardd #canalesgraphics