For me, design has to be engaging, it has to not only catch your eye, but draw you into it. It has to make and keep you interested. That’s the beauty of design, its power to make you go out and buy that product or wear that shirt, you’ve succumbed to its lure. Design that carries information must say something that people are interested in and willing to learn about. It must be presented in a way that is clear and simple.
"Death and Taxes" by Jess Bachman
A brief description from historyshots.com:
"A Visual Guide to Where Your Tax Dollars Go. This chart was created by Jess Bachman. The poster provides a uniquely revealing look at our national priorities, that fluctuate yearly, according to the wishes of the President, the power of Congress, and the will of the people. If you pay taxes, then you have paid for a small part of everything in the poster."
According to Donald Norman, "well designed objects are easy to interpret and understand...[Two of the most] important principles of design: provide a good conceptual model and make things visible." I like this chart created by graphic designer Jess Bachman not only because of the important information she lists, which is data regarding the USA 2008 Federal Discretionary Budget ($1075 billion!), but the way she presents the data to the viewer. The overall composition is visually appealing and easy to read. Though Bachman includes a substantial amount of data, there is no unnecessary confusion because all of the data is categorically connected and organized. The chart includes both graphics and text presented in a cohesive manner. Graphics were encompassed in a number of circles, creating a symmetrical balance. Bachman uses a variety of colored sans serif text.
Norman stated that, “affordance refers to the perceived and actual properties of the thing, primarily those fundamental properties that determine just how the thing could possibly be used.” The data in this chart can be useful and interesting to anyone in the US who has paid their taxes. After all it was Benjamin Franklin who once said, "in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." The message is to visually show viewers where their tax money goes according to our national priorities. Constraints limit the possibilities of how an object can be used, the discretionary budget listed in the chart is only a third of the total government spending.
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According to Donald Norman, "well designed objects are easy to interpret and understand...[Two of the most] important principles of design: provide a good conceptual model and make things visible." I like this chart created by graphic designer Jess Bachman not only because of the important information she lists, which is data regarding the USA 2008 Federal Discretionary Budget ($1075 billion!), but the way she presents the data to the viewer. The overall composition is visually appealing and easy to read. Though Bachman includes a substantial amount of data, there is no unnecessary confusion because all of the data is categorically connected and organized. The chart includes both graphics and text presented in a cohesive manner. Graphics were encompassed in a number of circles, creating a symmetrical balance. Bachman uses a variety of colored sans serif text.
Norman stated that, “affordance refers to the perceived and actual properties of the thing, primarily those fundamental properties that determine just how the thing could possibly be used.” The data in this chart can be useful and interesting to anyone in the US who has paid their taxes. After all it was Benjamin Franklin who once said, "in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." The message is to visually show viewers where their tax money goes according to our national priorities. Constraints limit the possibilities of how an object can be used, the discretionary budget listed in the chart is only a third of the total government spending.
Cool links:
http://www.historyshots.com/store.cfm?s=sas
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