Category: Scottish infographics

At Gillian Kyle we love creating Scottish infographics. With so many great Scottish stories to tell, the infographic format is both informative and compact. They are also great fun to plot and the ideal excuse to do more Scottish themed illustrations.

At Gillian Kyle we challenge ourselves to pull together all the interesting facts and topics behind any particular Scottish story and then join them up with lots and lots of arrows. Why weren’t infographics around when I was at school?

The Gillian Kyle Scottish infographics portfolio includes:

• What is in a Haggis
• The Story of how the Scottish Thistle became The Flower of Scotland
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh at 150
• Robert Burns, the illustrated facts
• Throwing a Burns Supper at Home, an illustrated guide
• Recipes of Scotland: Scotland’s favourite recipes as infographics
• Emblems of Scotland

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What is in a haggis – the 12 essential ingredients

2020-01-16 2020-06-25

In the Gillian Kyle What is In a Haggis illustrated story, we tell the colourful story of Scotland’s national dish and explore - infographically! - how closely connected it is to Scotland’s national poet and Scotland’s national drink. So how can we explain the appeal (read: obsession) of haggis today... 1. Robert Burns The ‘modern' [...]

Emblems of Scotland by Scottish Artist Gillian Kyle

Robert the Bruce, Tartan Day and April 6th

2019-04-04 2020-01-28

This is my Scottish infographic about our world-renowned and iconic Emblems of Scotland; a story rich in history, pioneers and Scottish character. At Gillian Kyle we draw our Scottish inspiration from what’s around us: the great and small, the old and new. All the things that make Scotland so wonderfully different and unique. And there is [...]

Flower of Scotland Scottish Thistle infographic by Scottish Artists Gillian Kyle

9 Fascinating Facts about the Flower of Scotland

2019-03-15 2020-04-10

How did the humble but not so dainty thistle come to be the emblem of Scotland? I’ve been researching the milestones along this fascinating journey and now I'm delighted to share my illustrated infographic and timeline of how the thistle became the Flower of Scotland. It goes a little something like this... 1263, the [...]

11 Inspiring and Iconic Scottish Brands

2019-03-12 2020-03-24

I've been wanting to illustrate and write about these 11 Inspiring and Iconic Scottish Brands for some time.  In Scotland, we have a wealth of fantastic brands that any country in the world would be proud to claim as their own; yet another example of Scotland punching well above its weight. As an artist, I [...]

Famous Scots - Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Glasgow School of Art infographic illustrated story with interesting facts by Scottish artist Gillian Kyle

Charles Rennie Mackintosh at 150

2018-06-01 2020-06-25

In 2016 Charles Rennie Mackintosh was voted #2 Great Scot* in a poll conducted by the National Trust for Scotland. But how how much do we really know about this clearly much loved and iconic Scottish designer? (br) On the eve of his 150th birthday on June 7th, I set out to find out more about […]

Gillian Kyle's illustrated guide to throwing the perfect Burns Night celebration and Burns Supper

Throwing a Burns Supper at Home

2018-01-24 2020-01-24

Planning a home-based Burns Supper for friends and family should be simple, easy and FUN! When organising Burns Suppers in the past I've made them overly complicated or too formal - which only results in making the night more stressful than enjoyable. Definitely not how Rabbie would have wanted it! Last year we had 8 [...]

Robert Burns an illustrated story blog and infographic about Rabbie Burns by-gillian-kyle

Robert Burns, the Illustrated Facts

2018-01-18 2020-01-24

As a little girl growing up in the West of Scotland on a diet of mince, tatties and Rabbie Burns, how I would have appreciated a better understanding of Robert Burns the man, the deep beauty and truth of his words and the enduring global legacy of our Scottish bard. The favoured Scottish approach to teaching poetry back [...]