5 Interactive Graphics

This graphic by Jeff Glick and Kent Travis is from The Tennessean. It starts out as a video explaining funding for higher education. After the video you can click on different groups of people to see how budget cuts could affect them. I felt like some of the graphics within the video are unnecessary and seem corny, but the overall video seems effective in giving information. This would be a non-linear graphic since it doesn't have to follow a certain order.

If you've never been to Nashville, then you might not realize how funny/relevant this graphic is. Just about everyone is trying to get a record deal. This graphic by Jeff Glick and Kent Travis from The Tennessean, allows the reader to click on a tuning peg from the guitar and find out more about that process of signing a deal. There is also audio throughout that helps guide the reader and after you find out about the type of deal there is a pro's and con's list that gives even more information. This would also be a non-linear graphic since the reader can choose what order they want to view the graphic in. I think the poor quality of the audio detracts from the graphic. Also the illustrations within the graphic get a little silly as well.

This interactive graphic from Sky News shows the skeleton of monkey that has human characteristics. When you scroll over an area, a pop-up gives more information. I think this graphic is extremely underwhelming and the interactive aspect is unnecessary. This would be a non-linear graphic. The only nice part about the graphic is the extra info that pops up when you scroll has enlarged pictures of the bones.

This interactive timeline by Elisabeth Goodridge and Jason DeParle is from the New York Times and shows the history behind food stamps. This would be an example of a linear graphic since the reader is suppose to follow the timeline to figure out what happens next, but the reader also has control of where they want to scroll. Since there is so much information in this graphic, I think making interactive was a good choice. It organizes the information so the reader doesn't feel overwhelmed.

This interactive graphic is from the New York Times and was created by Graham Roberts and Bill Marsh. It shows how St. Vincent's Hospital accidently killed a man with too much radiation. I really like that the first couple graphics show a procedure I've never seen before. I feel like the slides towards the end get a bit redundant and could have been consolidated. Also there isn't much actual interacting with the piece except hitting the next button. Just because the graphic is animated doesn't mean I'm interacting with it. The graphic is linear.