Nigel Holmes
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Nigel Holmes is a British-born graphic designer and information graphics specialist known for his influential work in explanatory and data visualization design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nigel Holmes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T270170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Holmes Context triple: [Holmes, hasNotableBearer, Nigel Holmes]
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A.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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B.
Lew Hayman
Lew Hayman was a prominent Canadian football coach and executive, best known for his influential roles with teams like the Toronto Argonauts and for helping shape the modern Canadian Football League.
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C.
Geoff Petrie
Geoff Petrie is a former American professional basketball guard best known as an early star for the Portland Trail Blazers and later a longtime NBA executive.
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D.
Norris Bradbury
Norris Bradbury was an American physicist who succeeded J. Robert Oppenheimer as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, overseeing the U.S. nuclear weapons program for decades after World War II.
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E.
Barry Melrose
Barry Melrose is a former NHL head coach and longtime hockey analyst best known for coaching the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final and his work on ESPN.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Holmes Target entity description: Nigel Holmes is a British-born graphic designer and information graphics specialist known for his influential work in explanatory and data visualization design.
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A.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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B.
Lew Hayman
Lew Hayman was a prominent Canadian football coach and executive, best known for his influential roles with teams like the Toronto Argonauts and for helping shape the modern Canadian Football League.
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C.
Geoff Petrie
Geoff Petrie is a former American professional basketball guard best known as an early star for the Portland Trail Blazers and later a longtime NBA executive.
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D.
Norris Bradbury
Norris Bradbury was an American physicist who succeeded J. Robert Oppenheimer as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, overseeing the U.S. nuclear weapons program for decades after World War II.
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E.
Barry Melrose
Barry Melrose is a former NHL head coach and longtime hockey analyst best known for coaching the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final and his work on ESPN.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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data visualization specialist ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ information designer ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Time magazine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
data visualization
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graphic design ⓘ information graphics ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | lecturer ⓘ |
| hasRole | consultant in information design ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary information graphics designers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | information design tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clarity in explanatory graphics
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humorous approach to information graphics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
explanatory journalism
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information design ⓘ |
| name | Nigel Holmes self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
influencing modern data visualization aesthetics
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popularizing engaging information graphics in magazines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
data visualization design
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explanatory graphics ⓘ information graphics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Designer’s Guide to Creating Charts and Diagrams
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Joyful Infographics ⓘ The Book of Everything ⓘ Wordless Diagrams ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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graphic designer ⓘ information graphics specialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | graphics director at Time magazine ⓘ |
| workFocus |
making complex information understandable
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visual explanation of data ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nigel Holmes Description of subject: Nigel Holmes is a British-born graphic designer and information graphics specialist known for his influential work in explanatory and data visualization design.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.