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In the 1920s, the Viennese philosopher and economist Otto Neurath revolutionized the way social science and policy can be transmitted to a wider public. Seeking to democratize knowledge via a new method of visual communication, he founded the Museum of Society and Economics as a showcase for his work. By the 1930s, Neurath’s approach to illustrating statistics was used globally. Developed in close partnership with graphic designer Marie Reidemeister and artist Gerd Arntz, the Viennese method became known as “Isotype” (International System of Typographic Picture Education).