Bringing Your Data to Life

Elemental Flows / A data art collection about the elements

At Visual Cinnamon, I am passionate about helping clients captivate and engage their audiences with the insights data can reveal. By transforming complex data into clear, beautiful, and compelling visual narratives, I enable clients to communicate their message effectively, make informed decisions, and make their stories memorable.

Whether the data only has a few numbers or is a complex, multi-dimensional dataset of millions of rows, I can help you bring your data to life.

So, if you’re looking to transform your data into captivating and impactful visuals, feel free to email me at info@visualcinnamon.com or fill in the form here.

What I do Best

I offer a range of data visualization services designed to unlock the full potential of your data. Each project is bespoke and fully custom, starting from the actual data and considering the goals, rather than using generic charts. This approach results in engaging, memorable, and effective visualizations tailored to your specific needs:

  • Static Visualizations: Creating captivating static data visualizations — images, vector files, etc. — for use in magazines, websites, social media, reports, posters, or presentations. These visuals are the most cost effective and also allow the greatest freedom in the creative possibilities of the design / see here

  • Interactive (web-based) Visualizations: I design and develop interactive visualizations with subtle interaction or animations to give a deeper level of context and even more engagement with your data. These are perfect for placement in online articles, a customer environment, or websites / see here

  • Animated Visualizations (videos): Adding a touch of motion to your data visualizations can make them even more engaging and memorable when shared. These can be used in presentations, websites, online articles, social media or at events/conferences on a screen to draw the eye and make the data come to life / see here

  • Data Art: Transforming your data into an artful and visually striking canvas to evoke emotion. These can be used as a unique piece of art for your office, as branding material, the cover for an important report, make a splash during an event, or as a gift for your clients on a special occasion, to name but a few options / see here

  • Speaking Engagements: I enjoy spreading my enthusiasm for good data visualization and love inspiring the audience about the possibilities of bringing data to life by speaking for companies and at (international) meetups and conferences / see here

Space Wars / Scientific American
Re-imagining the Gold Record / Sony Music Entertainment

Note | I focus on creating visualizations that use a fixed dataset. This means that I generally don’t take on the creation of dashboards or visualization (tools) that require continuous data updates. However, I can provide feedback on existing dashboards, or build a standalone prototype for your team to continue with if the visualization is expected to be complex and unique.

The Design Process

1

Data + Goals

I start by understanding your data (the variables, the size, etc.) and the goals you have for the visualization through initial calls. This is crucial to ensure the final visualizations are effective and meet your needs.

2

Sketching + Design

I analyze the data and sketch out ideas and designs to explore the best way to visualize it. I will share my findings and ideas with you for feedback and we decide which direction to follow.

3

Creation + Iteration

I start developing the chosen design direction into reality using the full dataset using tools such as d3.js and JavaScript. I share the visuals with you, often through a hidden URL, for feedback throughout this process and iterate on the design until you are satisfied with the results.

Project Options

Whether you require the full creation of a visual, focused design expertise, or professional consulting, here are the different ways we can collaborate:

  • The Full Process | A Visual From Start to End: This is the most common type of project. From possible data cleaning and analysis to sketching designs and creating the final visuals through a deeply iterative process with the stakeholders, I manage the entire process and deliver the images or interactive visualizations to you.

  • The Design | Taking on the Difficult Part: In case you have a complex dataset that you need help to reveal the intricacies within, but you have a team of developers, I can focus solely on the design and possible prototype, but leave the building to your team while providing advice to your developers along the way.

  • The Advice | Providing Consulting Services: I can offer consulting and advice to review and improve your existing data visualizations and dashboards, ensuring they are effective and visually appealing.

My typical sketching tools

An Astronomer Passionate about Captivating and Bespoke Data Visualizations

Photo by Piek.cc

My name is Nadieh Bremer (pronounced Na-di, with di as in ra-di-o). I’m a best-selling author and multi-award-winning data visualization designer and artist, living and working from a lovely house in the woods in the Netherlands. Since 2017, I’ve been the founder and owner of Visual Cinnamon.

With a background in astronomy and a career that began as a data scientist, my analytical skills enable me to quickly understand and manage complex datasets. Alongside my analytical abilities, I’ve always had a creative side, whether that is folding paper lampshades, laser cutting wooden earrings, cross-stitching cute Zelda sprites, or anything in between. Data visualization is the perfect blend of these interests, allowing me to combine my love for math and puzzles with my passion for creating visually captivating images. I’ve been immersed in this field for almost a decade, and my enthusiasm for it continues to grow.

When I’m not working on my visuals, I love to teach my two cats some more tricks, hike through nature with my partner, disappear into a good fantasy book, or spend too long playing on my Nintendo Switch.

Selected Awards

I’ve been fortunate and honored to receive recognition for my work from various prestigious organizations. Here are some of the awards I’ve won throughout the years:

IIB Best Individual Award Silver SPIN Award IIB Rising Start Award

Selected Exhibitions

With my growing interest in data and generative art, I’ve gotten to exhibit my work at various art galleries and art fairs. Here are some of the exhibitions I’ve participated in: