Charles Apple

Here’s wishing the happiest of VizEds birthdays to Alberto Cairo, an assistant professor of infographics at the University of North Carolina. Alberto turns 34 today.

Alberto groovin’ in front of an audience.
Photo from the Master Digital blog .
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Alberto has taught for three years at UNC-Chapel Hill. Previously, he spent five years as director of online graphics at El Mundo, Spain’s second-largest newspaper. Earlier, he worked as an artist for La Voz, Diario 16 and El Mundo.

A few screen caps from Alberto’s wonderful interactive graphics:

Find Alberto’s personal web portfolio here.

Alberto is a warm and generous guy who was a tremendous help to our infographics judging team in 2007 in Syracuse. Seemed like a huge number of entries that were were in Spanish. And three of our five infographics judges couldn’t speak or read Spanish at all. If it weren’t for Alberto’s help, we’d probably still be wading through entries.

Alberto translates a Spanish tab page
for infographics judge Carrie Cockburn
at the 2007 SND juding in Syracuse.
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Alberto shares a birthday with Cindy Lacy of The Detroit News, tennis star Venus Williams, artist M.C. Escher, musician Barry Manilow, comedian Joe Piscapo and politician Newt Gingrich.

Plus, today is Watergate Day.

Best wishes for a very happy birthday, Alberto!

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