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How different pedestrians walk
This information graphic took me less than 15 minutes to make. It's an example of how effective you can tell the message (here the joke) with very few instruments.I found the inspiration from "Truth Facts" - a danish designer who makes funny information graphics: http://heltnormalt.dk/truthfacts
It's pretty abstract in the way that it doesn't show the actual pedestrians - it only shows the line of their walk from A to B. It's a comment to the way people with smart phones pay no attention to their surroundings when they walk around.
I've tried to copy Truth Facts' simplicity, so I made this graphic very unidimensional and novel. There are only one layer of information, and the data is not presented in more than one way. At the same time there is no unnecessary decoration, all the elements have a function. Please comment below and let me know what you think - could I have done it another way?
I think it is suitable to keep this graphic simple so the reader gets the punchline immediately. However, i have to admit i didn't understand the smartphone user walk directly - because i often use mine and its map to find the way :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha, the point is - and I think you do get it - that people with smartphones tend to look at their screen instead of at the street :) But there might be other viewers who think the same as you - that is always the risk of using humor in information graphics. Not everybody share my sense of humor. Unfortunately.
DeleteI really love this kind of humor of abstracting everyday life situations. Without any distractions of decorative elements it is ironically showing the truth. Sometimes our complex life is much more simple regarding cause and effect. When I see this graphic I start imagining some stories of my personal life. The second one reminds me of walking along Las Ramblas in Barcelona hurrying to University and trying to avoid the tourists - who really do NOT keep the line and get distracted by everything!!! The last one reminds me of Pascal himself, who never finds the way even though he is using or because he is using his smartphone ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat was exactly my intend with this graphic - to make the joke very clear by adding absolutely no decorations and using only black and white. Thanks for your comment :)
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