Ahmad Barclay

@bothness.bsky.social

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Architect // #DataViz storyteller // tech wrangler. Making useful stuff with #OpenData at the ONS. Occasionally #PalOpenMaps. Views my own. Portfolio @ ahmadbarclay.com

Infographic venn diagram titled "Why aren’t there moreEngland flags for the World Cup?". Small circle for people who hang flags because "England is for the English". Larger overlapping circle for people who usually hang flags to support the England team. Most of the larger circle shaded to suggest that people who think foreigners should feel welcome are less likely to hang flags in 2026 than in previous years.
Illegible data table showing the populations of local authorities in the North East of England where the numbers are scaled based on how big the number is
Graphic showing the daily themes of #30DayChartChallenge: Day 20. Global Change Day 29. Monochrome
Hotting Up! A visualisation of the 20 warmest years on record by country, from 1850 to 2020. The graphic shows a barcode-like visualisation for each country, with the bars clustered towards the right, showing a general warming trend across the globe. For all 180 countries, 2020 was one of the 20 hottest years on record.
Vase on a potter's wheel with a shape approximating the deprivation profile of Tamworth (stock image)
Hanging ivy pot plant attached to Edward Tufte's book "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information"
Coloured points representing ages in Greater Manchester
Dot density map of UK zooming in to reveal more points
Text excerpt from Digital ID explainer saying "Digital credentials will be stored directly on your own device"
Made up place names between Iceland and Ireland on a map. Including Iceland, Ieeland etc
Norwich City FC results in 2025/26 season showing four consecutive 2-1 away wins
Poster for the film Kes, directed by Ken Loach. Image of young boy giving two finger salute.
Brightly coloured faux 3D chart from American Education, inaccurately presenting data on college enrolment for students aged under 25 and 25 and over
New waterfall chart showing the components of change in inflation from November to December 2024
The National Archives has one of the largest and richest archival map collections in the world, consisting of more than six million maps and plans. The post holder could potentially have existing expertise in any aspect of the map collections, but we would particularly welcome applications from applicants with expertise in one or more of the following: • Military mapping • Maps as evidence for environmental and ecological histories • Maps in the context of the British Empire and global majority histories
API icon by adizas/clean png
Hybrid working appears to have increased since the pandemic
Sonic the hedgehog sprite drawn with felt tip pens in a graph paper notepad