Nuclear Power - Infographic
The Brief
Information design communicates the “meaning of complex information” by applying systematic thinking along with a combination of analytical, editorial and graphic application, resulting in coherent visual communication.
Your task is to choose a word from the following list: Global, Power, Smart, Game, Beauty, Money
With your chosen word, you are expected to contextualise your research and proposed direction. Make fresh connections in your creative thinking towards the design outcome. Create an infographic to display the information that you have collected in a clear, but interesting way.
I decided to choose the word “Power”, as I thought of multiple ways to look at it, both from an energy perspective, and a political perspective. My research directed me towards the energy side, regardless of the happenings on America’s political landscape at the time. More specifically, I was going to focus on nuclear power and it’s effect on the world.
Being one of the most controversial power sources currently active in the world, I wanted to compile a list of pros and cons for nuclear power, allowing the viewer to decide which side of the fence would be more rational to sit on.
Before my research, I was unaware of just how many nuclear plants there were in the world. I wanted to display this in the info-graphic through icons on a map. I was able to pinpoint the exact locations of almost every reactor in the world, with some exceptions…most obviously, North Korea. I Highlighted the five biggest nuclear accidents to draw attention to how catastrophic nuclear power can be.
Finally, instead of just using a wire frame of a map, I decided to insinuate the shape of a map using the research that I had gathered. It took time to piece it together perfectly, but works well to imply the shape of the world.
Finally, instead of just using a wire frame of a map, I decided to insinuate the shape of a map using the research that I had gathered. It took time to piece it together perfectly, but works well to imply the shape of the world.
