Information graphics – Kristen Baumlier

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Hungry Planet: Biting Off More Than We Can Chew

Posted on December 16, 2013December 20, 2013 by Kbaumlier

How many calories are consumed each day by people in different countries around the world? How much food do we throw out in the U.S. daily? Did you know that on August 20^th, 2013 we consumed all of the earth’s allotted resources for the entire year?

The answers to these questions and others are in the Hungry Planet Infographic published by International Business Guide. The Hungry Planet infographic outlines the large amounts of food and energy that countries around the world consume, and how much garbage we produce in the process in both text and graphics.

This infographic features questions and answers combined with bright illustrated images, which paints current picture of food and energy use. Once you read it, you might get a sense of how many calories you eat a day, how much food U.S. citizens eat, and how much energy we have used recently.

Source: InternationalBusinessGuide.orga>

Image and Links:

http://www.internationalbusinessguide.org/hungry-planet/

Herbarium Taste: Informational Food Design

Posted on December 2, 2013December 2, 2013 by Kbaumlier

What does the inside of an artichoke look like? What nutrients does it have, and what is the best way to cook it? Valentina Raffaelli created a project to present answers to questions like these, in his design project called Herbarium Taste.

In the posters that he created, you see technical drawings of a food combined with information that provides information about the health benefits and “technical info that you can taste.”

On the artichoke poster, called Carciofo the text reads,

“Artichoke contains bitter principles as cynarin and sesquiterpene-lactones. These compounds inhibit cholesterol synthesis and have overall cholesterol reduction in the blood. Fresh artichoke is an excellent source of vitamin folic acid. Scientific studies have proven that adequate levels of folates in the diet during early pregnancy, help prevent neural tube defects in the newborn baby.

It is one of the vegetable sources for vitamin K that has potential role bone health by promoting osteotrophic (bone formation) activity. Adequate vitamin-K levels in the diet help limiting neuronal damage in the brain. It is also rich in B-complex group of vitamins that are essential for optimum cellular metabolic functions.
Further, artichoke is rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, iron, manganese and phosphorus. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Copper and iron are required in the production of red blood cells.”

The project was combined with a series of pop-up events where visitors could read the poster and also smell, taste, and eat the featured food. On Raffaelli’s website, an update has been posted that the project will be made into a book, published by Corraini.

Image Sources and Links:

http://herbariumtaste.com/

Valentina Raffaelli – website

Money Talks? The Occupy George Project

Posted on November 9, 2011November 9, 2011 by Kbaumlier

Ever gotten a dollar bill that someone wrote their name on or stamped a message on? Have you ever “defaced” a dollar bill?

In support of the Occupy Wall Street protests, two men from San Francisco who have backgrounds in design and advertising created Occupy George , 5 graphic stamp designs that can be put on $1 bills. The goal is to inform others with facts and information through the exchange of currency.

Stamped in red ink, the stamps overlay statistics and charts over the dollar bill to indicate how America’s wealthiest 1% dominate the country’s financial power. The designs range from a graph indicating average worker pay versus average CEO pay, a design that shows the amount of income growth over the last century, and also a simple design that states, “Future Property of the 1%” which is meant to be stamped on George Washington’s face.

For about a week, Occupy George supporters have been working around the clock to create the new Occupy George bills. The printed Occupy George bills then get exchanged at the Occupy Wall Street site for a fresh set of plain bills. The Occupy George encourages others to download the templates or to buy the stamps.

LINKS:

http://www.occupygeorge.com/