Matthew James Baker
Canadian educator, designer, and YouTuber.1
About
UsefulCharts is a chartmaking company founded by Canadian educator and designer Matt Baker. The company produces infographic posters both physically and digitally and has an associated storefront in Vancouver and a YouTube channel.
From Wikipedia’s article on Matthew James Baker, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- UsefulChartsFounder6
Career
Occupation: YouTuber, designer, educator.4
- Date not recordedFounded UsefulCharts3
The company was started by Matthew Baker on February 2, 2018 with the purpose of turning Matt's hobby of making charts into a business.
Store
The storefront of the company is located at Commercial Drive, Vancouver, where physical posters and books by UsefulCharts are sold. Posters can also be purchased online through its website.
YouTube
The company has an associated YouTube channel where Baker narrates over videos presenting educational charts. Baker has said the revenue between physical chart sales and the channel is "about 50/50." In a Global News segment covering UsefulCharts, a video detailing the history of Vancouver was highlighted. It recently reached 2,000,000 subscribers.
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Notable charts
Charts designed by the company which have received media attention include:
Evolution of the Alphabet: a visual timeline of all 26 glyphs in the English alphabet.
Writing Systems of the World: a chart detailing writing systems of various languages.
Books
Books released under the UsefulCharts name include:
Baker, Matt (2016-01-01). The Atheist Personality: Why some people are more likely to give up God. Vancouver: UsefulCharts. ISBN 9780994834669.
Baker, Matt; Andrews, John (2020-10-20). Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press. ISBN 978-1-64517-417-2.
Baker, Matt (2023-09-05). Timeline of the British Monarchy. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-6672-0079-8.
Baker, Matt (2024-01-09). Timeline of the Bible. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-6672-0078-1.
From Wikipedia’s article on Matthew James Baker (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
- CitizenshipCanada5
Sources
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- 1WikidataMatthew James Baker on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMatthew James Baker on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataUsefulCharts, Founder