There is great power in the semiotic image. Sometimes it is simpler to grasp a complex idea with a simple vector graphic. Here's the seminal work of the "World of 100" and as you can see in the image below, only one person in a village of 100 would have a college education.
In this image, 86 out of 100 villagers can read -- pressing forward our wondering if reading and understanding are innate or a product of one's advanced education.
Here's the official blurp for the site:
Here's the official blurp for the site:
We love the association of information and images and we encourage you to visit the World of 100 for more eye-pleasing data.
This is a self-initiated project based on the scenario - If the world were a village of 100 people. There are a few different versions of this text in circulation about the world's statistics. I found the data very striking and neatly summarises the world that we live in. So I used information graphics to re-tell the story in another creative way. I designed a set of 20 posters, which contain most of the information. I used simple vector graphics that related to a statistic in order to present the information in the simplest and most accessible way.
That is a great web site, David. Thank you for pointing it out for us. :)
It is a wonderful project, Gordon! You immediately get the condensed message in a hard, semiotic, style. Good stuff!
Very fascinating David! Thanks for letting us know...and thanks for the strikingly informative approach!
Hi Katha!
It's a delight to share genius when you find it hovering, and smiling back, in the wilds of the internets.