learning from others

As I told you in my last post I think it is very important for graphic designers to study the work of others in order to get new input. I also already recommended the website visual.ly as it provides a lot of infographics on different topics from different designers.

When I was browsing the site again today I found an interesting infographic called "Obama's Campaign Spendings" which you can access directly here. I immediately knew that I have to present this graphic on my blog because I concider it very innovative. When I am creating an infographic I concentrate on using charts, icons and some images. My aim always is to reduce realism so the viewer of my graphs won't be distracted and can concentrate on the important facts. However, the main element of this infographic I found here is a real photo of a burger. I think it is a great approach to use the layers of the burger to describe the different amounts spended on Obama's campaign. The size of the different layers might not be 100% accurate, but the infographic still works as there are call-outs which give the various costs. Also the burger works as a symbol for America. As I already mentioned I normally try to avoid using those real pictues but in this case I think it fits perfectly! What do you think?