From complex information
to visuals that click

From complex information
to visuals that click

With dedication and intention, I partner with NGOs, newsrooms, publishers and sustainability teams to transform complex content into thoughtful visual stories that stick in their audience’s mind.

With dedication and intention, I partner with NGOs, newsrooms, publishers and sustainability teams to transform complex content into thoughtful visual stories that stick in their audience’s mind.

Step by step, we work together to distill and structure their content into impactful visual reports, microsites, articles, infographics and datavisualizations.

Step by step, we work together to distill and structure their content into impactful visual reports, microsites, articles, infographics and datavisualizations.

From complex information
to visuals that click

With dedication and intention, I partner with NGOs, newsrooms, publishers and sustainability teams to transform complex content into thoughtful visual stories that stick in their audience’s mind.

Step by step, we work together to distill and structure their content into impactful visual reports, microsites, articles, infographics and datavisualizations.

  • image of a report with illustrations
  • View of a website of a newspaper: Die Zeit and an article with a hero image showing yummy meals illustrated
  • magazine layout with infographics
  • image of a newspaper with an infographic about the metaverse and its techmologies
  • Image showing an infographic with a volcano at the center. Title: volcanic eruptions
  • view of a magazine with illustrated food that contain proteins
  • View of a printed article, a tablet and a phone with a visualisation showing illustrated birds
  • illustrated icons of food that contain sugar
  • Different visualisations about drones and the war in the Ukraine for an online article for Die Zeit
  • image of a report with illustrations
  • View of a website of a newspaper: Die Zeit and an article with a hero image showing yummy meals illustrated
  • magazine layout with infographics
  • image of a newspaper with an infographic about the metaverse and its techmologies
  • Image showing an infographic with a volcano at the center. Title: volcanic eruptions
  • view of a magazine with illustrated food that contain proteins
  • View of a printed article, a tablet and a phone with a visualisation showing illustrated birds
  • illustrated icons of food that contain sugar
  • Different visualisations about drones and the war in the Ukraine for an online article for Die Zeit

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Turning text and spreadsheets
into engaging visuals

Turning text and spreadsheets
into engaging visuals

Turning text and spreadsheets into
engaging visuals

With a background in visual journalism and visual communication, I bring a high standard of quality to your content. With thoughtful design to every detail.

With a background in visual journalism and visual communication, I bring a high standard of quality to your content. With thoughtful design to every detail.

The visuals your content was missing

The challenge

Your article, presentation or publication would work much better with a strong visual. Something clear and on-brand with memorable takeaways for your audience.

What changes

A tailored illustration, dataviz, or infographic that makes your reader stop, understand, and remember the one thing you need them to take away. And it's scalable on any support.

Ideal for

Editorial teams, communicators, and researchers with a specific message to land

Pricing

400€ — 1500€

Show me an example

A page that explains it for you

The challenge

Your complex, data-heavy, technical content isn't understood by your public who doesn't have the time or background to read it. You need the one piece that explains it for you.

What changes

A structured visual print or online page that your audience grasps with little effort. The type of content that clicks and that people save and share with each other.

Ideal for

Newspapers, magazines, scientific publications, policy-driven organisations

Pricing

900€ — 4500€

A report with impact

The challenge

Your report or annual publication is packed with important information. It's dense and text-heavy and needs to be read, understood and convincing.

What changes

A thoughtfully designed print or digital layout where visuals and text work together. The information is clear and your organisation gains in credibility.

Ideal for

Foundations, NGOs, research institutes, and consulting firms

Pricing

1400€ — 8000€

"I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Charlotte on multiple data storytelling microsites, and have been so impressed by her ability to seamlessly collaborate with others on creative problem solving and design."

Marisa Asari
Lead Designer at Dataculture

"When creating infographics, instead of choosing the obvious solution, Charlotte hones her sketches and ideas further; resulting in elevated visualisations that break the mould while remaining clear and legible."

Kaspar Manz
Graphic Team Lead at NZZ

"Charlotte knows to ask the right questions in order to quickly understand the main message of a scientific story. Reducing to the max she translates complex content into graspable visualizations."

Eveline Geiser
Neuroscientist and Lecturer, Unil
Science writer and Journalist, NZZ

"We would like to thank you warmly for the quality of your work, your responsiveness, your support and your availability throughout this collaboration. We are completely satisfied with the final result and have already received very positive feedback from our partners."

Ilaria Fagone
Cultural Officer at the Institut français du Luxembourg

"The report was incredibly helpful for the presentation and the client really appreciated how clear and engaging it was. It’s such a gift to see this vision come to life. Thank you for your care in bringing it forward!"

Martena Reed and Karla Mendez
Founder of Reflect Evaluation
Project manager at Reflect Evaluation

Hi! I'm Charlotte, a freelance
Information Designer

Hi! I'm Charlotte,
a freelance
Information Designer

Hi! I'm Charlotte, a freelance
Information Designer

I'm working at the intersection of datavisualization, illustration and visual storytelling to turn your dense and complicated content into visual narratives that your audience understands and loves to read (and you too).

I team up with agencies, foundations, newspapers, NGOs and more to create work on topics that matter to me: science, the environment, society. The kind of topics I love to read and learn about.

I speak French (very very well, it's my mothertongue), German (very well) and English (only well). 8 years in Berlin do that to you. The cold and dark winters eventually sent me back home to Nantes, France, where I also share my passion for design as a teacher at l'École de Design Nantes Atlantique.

Maybe we'll work together on your next project?

A little more information

What type of work do you do?

I create print and online visualisations for reports, microsites, booklets and other communication supports.

What type of deliverables can you produce?

I can deliver any print asset from a JPEG to a booklet (PDF). I also create datawrapper graphics, microsites and other interactive formats.

How do you work?

Most projects unfold with the following steps: 1. Reviewing ordering content (making sure the project has solid bases) 2. Research and discovery (gathering inspiration and creative axes) 3. Concept development (working on low-fi sketches that match final output) 4. Refining and coloring (high-fi sketches) 5. Implementing last details and finalising the project.

How long does a project take?

That depends on your needs, my availabilities and your responsiveness when I need feedback from you. Simple visuals can take less than a week. Speed for reports and layout rely on the final format and how far we need to go in the review of your content. Plan at a minimum 1-2 weeks but it can go up to 4-6 weeks depending on the complexity of your project.

Why do you include reviewing and ordering content?

We make sure that your content is coherent and consistent, to ensure the project serves your goals and strategy. During this phase we might see that some elements need to be modified, removed or added. This phase is important as it is a solid base to work from for the rest of the project.

What influences the price?

The price varies according to the complexity of a project: number of pages, simple or complex creative options, wether the creative identity is already available or not, how far you’re in the project, etc. According to the project and formula you choose we can discuss options that work for you.

Let's work
together

Let's work together

Charlotte Eckstein
Freelance Information Designer

Designing publications your audience loves to read

Designing publications your audience loves to read