Adolfo Arranz

An infographic to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of Francis Ford Coppola's film. I tried to represent all movie characters and highlight the characters that die in this first saga. Proyecto realizado en un día y medio. Published by South China Morning Post.

A print back page for South China Morning Post that tells you in a glance the rainy records in Hong Kong for the latest 47,765 days.
Proyect in collaboration with Han Huang.

Infographic project to explain Hubert and Jan van Eyck’s Adoration of the Mystic Lamb paint, also known as the Ghent Altarpiece.
Print full back page version for South China Morning Post is shown here and digital version on this link. Participate in this production, Eduardo Baptista and Darren Long and Dennis Wong for the online version.

An Infographic print back page for South China Morning Post about the sixteen years of Angela Merkel as German chancellor. The page compares her career with other mandataries of different countries at the same time. With the collaboration of Joe Lo.

Post tally found at least 173 activists in the opposition camp - including 108 district councillors - have been arrested for an array of offences since the anti-government protests erupted in 2019. As police warned repeatedly they would not tolerate lawbreaking, most were caught or charged over public order offences. But at least 63 were accused of breaching the national security law imposed just over a year ago. As police also firmly enforced social-distancing measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 58 charges were slapped on opposition activists for violating the rules, mostly while protesting.

Infographic project for South China Morning Post with a print and an online version showing all the pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong arrested after the protests.

With the collaboration of Jeffie Lam, Dennis Wong and Kakuen Kau.

It is the mid-16th century and the beginning of modern-day globalisation with trade networks being forged across Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Spanish, who have discovered vast silver deposits in the Americas, are flush with cash while China is in the midst of a currency shortage. Assailing routes are mapped across the Pacific, Spanish merchant galleons, like the one illustrated here, start shipping and trading exotic goods. These galleons, called Manila and China ships, travel between Acapulco and the Philippines. Most of the goods they pick up, such as silks and porcelain from China, have been brought to Manila by junks. And as the silver dollar spreads across Asian markets, so too does a new wave of prosperity.

Infographic spread page for South China Morning Post about the Spanish “Galeón de Manila” and the “tornaviaje”.

Here you can visit the online version with four chapters.

A herd of elephants mysteriously upped sticks and left their home in southwest China’s Yunnan province last December. All the while marching north, they strolled through forests, villages and towns, along roads and highways. After 500km they reached Kunming. Theories abound, but nobody really knows why the elephants left their home. Print back page published in June 2021. The project was done with Dennis Wong and Han Huang, from SCMP’s graphics team.

Hong Kong police made 8,981 arrests, between June 9, 2019, and May 29, 2020, in connection with the protests. Here is where they stand. Infographic print for South China Morning Post to put in perspective the dimension of these arrests. Online version here

Infographic about the infamous Kowloon Walled City.
Back page print for South China Morning Post.

It was a largely self-governed jurisdiction in the heart of Hong Kong.
A microcosm of the city itself, numerous small factories and businesses thrived here. Almost 50,000 residents are crammed into 500 buildings in an area of approximately 200 by 150 metres.

A high-quality poster can be bought here.

Size: 60 x 84 cm
Shipped worldwide in a cardboard tube

Infographic page for South China Morning Post about the illegal timber in south-east Asia

In July 2020, British supermarkets pulled Thai coconut products from their shelves after reports by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) raised concerns about monkey labour in Thailand. Countries like the US and Netherlands later followed suit. Thailand is one of the world’s top exporters of coconut milk: Australia, Britain and America are the country’s biggest markets. An Infographic page for South China Morning Post. An online version can see here.

They survived three mass extinctions and appeared on Earth 300 million years before mankind. Humans consider them one of the most repugnant of all creatures, but only a few of the 4,000 species are considered pests. In this graphic, we show you everything you need to know about these hardiest of insects.

As Hemingway wrote: “Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world … and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” Here’s a crash course on how to appreciate wine with gusto. A full print page for South China Morning Post. Online version here.

A print back page for South China Morning Post about all wild animals on sale in China and banned by the authorities after the Covid-19 outbreak. Version online here.

An Infographic print page for South China Morning Post. Project with Pablo Robles and Dennis Wong about the origins of the MMA. Version online here

Visualisation to show how the coronavirus spread in Hong Kong. INfographics back page for South China Morning Post. Teamwork with Dennis Wong and Darren Long.

Print spread with a comic timeline with the South China Morning Post history.

An online version here

For anyone suffering from aviophobia, a fear of flying, good news: 2017 was the safest year on record for commercial flight. Progress on air safety has been swift. Just a decade ago, 21 accidents resulted in more than 700 fatalities. Compare that with last year, when 10 accidents culminated in the deaths of just 44 passengers, proving that commercial flight is statistically the safest way to travel.

Print infographic page for South China Morning Post.

Coal-fired power plants around the world. China is the king. VIsualisation print page for South China Morning Post. An infographic in collaboration with Han Huang.

Built over a wide river with access to the North Sea and inland farms, these Bronze Age houses were well-positioned perches for people to trade grain, meat, and metal tools. Yet not long after they were built, the houses burned down and collapsed into the water, which preserved their contents. Perhaps it was arson by a jealous chiefdom or cattle rustlers—archaeologists may never identify the culprit, but they are learning much about daily life here in the British Isles 3000 years ago.

Infographic for Science magazine. In collaboration with Chris Bickel.

When Mary Shelley published her story of Victor Frankenstein and his misshapen monster in 1818, she provided little detail about how exactly the doctor built his creation, except that "the dissecting room and the slaughter-house furnished many of [his] materials" and that he infused "a spark of being in the lifeless thing." But what if Shelley had written her book today? Here is an overview of current and future technologies—from lab-grown organs and bionics to gene editing—that she might call on to produce her iconic creature.

Infographic for an excellent article for Science magazine by David Shultz