In our second infographic for GOOD Magazine’s Transparency section, we took a look at weapon sales around the globe. If you haven’t already, you can check out the first one of our infographics for GOOD. As you can see below, it is interesting to note the large spike in sales by the US in 2008.
Fastcompany posted an article today discussing President Obama’s appointment of data and visualization whiz, Edward Tufte, to the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, the group that keeps the Stimulus’ Accountability and Transparency Board accountable for their actions. As Fast Company notes, “infographics could sway politics mightily, given their unsurpassed power to convey messages that people remember.” [...]
Star Wars can apparently be a metaphor for just about anything, even fast food. With McDonalds representing the allies and all second-tier burger joints being the rebels, this graphic, found on weathersealed.com, displays in true galactic fashion the distribution of fast food restaurants across the U.S. The black void is the area controlled by McDonalds, [...]
This infographic was fun and was our first collaboration with GOOD Magazine, which has always been known for their infographics in their Transparency section. The people at GOOD Magazine are great to work with, and stay tuned for our next infographic for them coming soon. (click on the image to view large)
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