How can you turn dry statistics into attractive and informative graphs? What is the designer’s approach to data and complexity compared with those of other disciplines working with data? • These questions have guided Superdot through their research process that has resulted in the design system Modular Information Design, a toolbox consisting of 80 elements divided into four modules. The idea behind the MID system is that, by combining a data set with selected elements, a large number of innovative visualisations can be designed. This system is to be understood as a visual algorithm. They are convinced that visualisation as a general problem-solving approach helps to create greater transparency and enables participation and better decision-making. MID is based on Superdot’s Information Design teaching experience and was first published in Visualizing Complexity – Modular Information Design Handbook.