RAPID7 INFOGRAPHICS
DATA VISUALISATIONS CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF READING, BERKSHIRE.
SCOPE: BESPOKE INFOGRAPHIC WALLPAPERS
SECTOR: CYBER-SECURITY / TECH
IMAGES: SIMONE MORCIANO
R&R were commissioned to produce a bespoke infographic style wallpaper for each of the ‘Huddle’ meeting rooms at Rapid7’s new Reading office, continuing the company’s tradition of producing similar data visualisations celebrating the local area.
Based on the ‘Cultural Heritage’ of Reading - these 9 individual designs were all inspired by either famous Reading icons, events, history or locations, which were put forward and selected by the local staff team’s group of ambassadors. We conducted thorough research about each of the room themes, compiling as much data as we could find, in order to produce the most interesting graphic and telling the story of that particular piece of Reading’s history.
The look and feel of the designs followed Rapid7’s existing design language that had been applied in other global office locations, using their brand colours, shapes and typefaces. Each of the wallpaper’s meaning is described through a plaque and legends, enabling the staff team to connect the room’s name to that particular piece of Reading’s cultural heritage.
Construction: SPACE
Print/installation: Artworks Solutions Ltd
(All images are ©Simone Morciano Photography ©Rickard & Reeves. Please contact us for usage.)
SUTTON SEEDS The UK's favourite vegetables seeds and when they should be sown and harvested across the seasons.
SIMONDS BREWERY Locations of pubs and properties owned by the town's largest brewey across 200 years in central Reading.
HUNTLEY & PALMERS Company timeline and facts during years that H&P biscuits were produced in Reading.
ANN PACKER Athletic achievements during her career, inc. 40 years as the only British woman to win gold in the 800m.
BAYEUX TAPESTRY Facts in numbers and appearances by characters throughout Reading’s 1885 reproduction of the tapestry.
OSCAR WILDE Full publication list during the writer’s lifetime (1854-1900 covering his time at Reading Gaol) by category.
FRAN KIRBY Footballer’s statistics from seasons between 2014-2023 played for Reading, Chelsea, England & Great Britain. (2022 Women's Euros omitted as construction completed before tournament.)
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Annual passenger entry and exit numbers for each of the original seven GWR main line stations to be built.
“The conference room infographics created for our Reading office were more than I could have asked for! Rickards & Reeves took our obscure themes (room names) and developed them into data visualizations that were not only gorgeous to view, but also interesting information to learn.”
— Andrea Diieso | Director, Workplace Experience at Rapid7