Nick Rougeux

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Data artist and designer.
Portfoliohttps://www.c82.net
I search through a lot of old text and needed something that showed multiple searches simultaneously so I vibe coded MultiSearch, a small tool to do just that. Figured others might find it useful so it’s available for everyone for free with no restrictions: https://www.c82.net/work/?id=401

New: I went on a months-long treasure hunt for 1,200+ books spanning 450+ years to digitize Daniel Updike’s Printing Types from 1922, detailing the history of printing and typography. Made a nifty poster too.

Explore: https://www.c82.net/printing-types
How it was made: https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=100

New: I recreated Thomas Wright’s 1742 astronomical treatise, Clavis Cælestis, and its accompanying sheets titled A Synopsis of the Universe. New posters are available in antique style and modern colors.

Explore: https://www.c82.net/clavis-caelestis
How it was made: https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=99

New: I recreated and colorized one of the first org charts in American business history depicting the New York and Erie Railroad from 1855. I also wrote about its history, how I made it, and uncovering a long-lost piece.

Posters: https://www.c82.net/work/?id=398
How it was made: https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=98

New York and Erie Railroad Organizational Diagram

A recreation of one of the first charts of its kind from the nineteenth century

New project: I recreated Moses Harris’ prismatic and compound color wheels from The Natural System of Colours published in the eighteenth century and expanded them to dark versions.

Explore: https://www.c82.net/natural-colors
How they were made: https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=97

The Natural System of Colours

Recreating Moses Harris’ color wheels from the eighteenth century.

Now for something different and more personal. I wrote about data I collected about myself while learning to live with chronic nausea for the past 14 months. Living with Nausea: My Story in Six Charts. https://www.c82.net/blog/?id=96
Living With Nausea: My Story in Six Charts

I used to have boring health. I never had more than the flu, been admitted to the hospital, and I could eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. In late 2023, that changed when I developed chronic nausea.

I’ve made a lot of posters (and some puzzles) over the years. Now, they’re all available in one place in my new shop: https://www.c82.net/shop. One easy place to find gifts for friends, family, or yourself…and maybe discover something new.
Shop

Posters and puzzles inspired by data

New project 11 months in the making! Lilies & Roses of P.J. Redouté. I created a digital edition of two of his most stunning collections of illustrations from 1802–1833. Colorful posters and an in-depth blog post about how it was made:

Explore: https://www.c82.net/redoute
Blog: https://www.c82.net/blog?id=95

Lilies & Roses of P.J. Redouté

Digital edition of Pierre-Joseph’s illustrations of roses and lilies

Test prints arrived and oh my did they turn out well. I'm very pleased. More to come soon.
Writing making-of blog posts is a bizarre experience: dreadfully daunting beforehand, frustrating yet exhilarating during, and bittersweet afterward. They’re never enough but also too long. Still, I enjoy telling everyone about the nerdy details. This is all to say that a new one is underway.