Three identical, weathered infographic posters titled "Stitched Through Time: The Evolution of Embroidery" are pasted onto a textured grey concrete wall. The design features a stylized world map filled with colorful textile patterns, surrounded by detailed text blocks and a multi-colored horizontal timeline at the bottom spanning from 1600 BCE to 2025 AD. The paper is heavily wrinkled and caught in soft, natural sunlight, giving the display an urban, tactile feel.

Details

Stitched Through Time

Stitched Through Time: The Evolution of Embroidery, is a comprehensive infographic that details the history of embroidery through chronological storytelling. The visual incorporates icons, colour and motifs that help identify certain themes and visuals related to the craft. The data pulls from global information, spanning from North America to Asia. The infographic uses both location and time based data to illustrate the visual narrative.

The goal of the infographic is to help users understand the history of embroidery in a condensed, efficient and engaging way. Colour, motifs and themes help to make the image less word dense and more about the visuals. The challenge was condensing so much information in a way that didn’t exclude anything important and only showed the most pertinent points of chronological history.

Services

Infographic Design

Year

2025

Client

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Mission

"Synthesize the evolution of embroidery into a cohesive narrative, using data visualization and storytelling to highlight the cultural, economic, and artistic significance."

Details

Stitched Through Time

Stitched Through Time: The Evolution of Embroidery, is a comprehensive infographic that details the history of embroidery through chronological storytelling. The visual incorporates icons, colour and motifs that help identify certain themes and visuals related to the craft. The data pulls from global information, spanning from North America to Asia. The infographic uses both location and time based data to illustrate the visual narrative.

The goal of the infographic is to help users understand the history of embroidery in a condensed, efficient and engaging way. Colour, motifs and themes help to make the image less word dense and more about the visuals. The challenge was condensing so much information in a way that didn’t exclude anything important and only showed the most pertinent points of chronological history.

Services

Infographic Design

Year

2025

Client

-

Mission

"Synthesize the evolution of embroidery into a cohesive narrative, using data visualization and storytelling to highlight the cultural, economic, and artistic significance."

A screenshot of a spreadsheet that shows how the research and information was organized for this project. The spreadsheet has images and text in columns and rows.

Data collection and organization. This was imperative to make sure only the necessary information was included and in the proper order.

A rough sketch of planning for the layout of the infographic poster.

Initial concept sketches for the layout of the infographic.

A rough sketch of planning for the layout of the infographic poster.

Initial concept sketches for the layout of the infographic.

The style sheet for the infographic poster that includes the colour palette, typography selection, type pairings and iconography.

Infographic style tile outlining all brand aspects.

 Gemini said This infographic, titled "Stitched Through Time: The Evolution of Embroidery," displays a world map and a timeline tracking global textile history from 1600 BCE to 2025 AD. The map highlights several countries—including Canada, the United States, England, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Italy, Turkey, Morocco, India, China, Korea, and Japan—with regional textile patterns and detailed text boxes describing their unique historical styles and techniques. A layered, horizontal timeline at the bottom uses color-coded bars corresponding to each country to illustrate the duration and evolution of their embroidery traditions through the centuries.

Final infographic