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Álvaro Valiño

He holds a Master’s degree in Graphic Design from the London College of Communication. He works as a freelance designer, information graphics specialist and illustrator in A Coruña, having previously spent five years working in Washington, D.C., where he had the opportunity to collaborate with publications such as National Geographic Magazine, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Science and Corriere della Sera, among others.

He was head of infographics at the now-defunct newspaper Público and began his professional career in the graphics department of La Voz de Galicia. His work has been recognised by the Society for News Design on 11 occasions, and he has received 28 Malofiej Awards, the most prestigious accolade in journalistic infographics. He has also received several ÑH Awards for journalistic design. In 2011, he was honoured with the Gràffica Award. In 2026, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for a piece on immigration published in The Washington Post.

As an educator, Álvaro Valiño has taught seminars on information graphics in Madrid, New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur. He has also taught on the online Master’s programme in Data Visualisation and Information Design at Shifta, Elisava. His infographics have been featured in Taschen’s publications Information Graphics and National Geographic Infographics, as well as Gestalten’s Visual Storytelling.

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