April 23, 2009, 9:12 am
The Carnivore’s Dilemma
by Lisa Agustin
Filed under: Visual Explanation
Showing large numbers in a way that both grabs the attention of an audience and also compels them to think about their relationship to the data can be a challenge for statistics-based visualizations. Animal Visuals has just released an animation depicting the rate of slaughter of chickens, pigs, and cows in the United States in 2008:
Initially, I found the speed of the animation to be somewhat distracting, but the effect of the animals moving/twitching along the conveyor belt gave me a visceral feeling that was hard to ignore. In a way I wonder if this was really the point of the graphic, rather than making me think about the numbers themselves.
Comments
Mmmmm. Bacon.
Posted by Henry Woodbury on April 23, 2009 at 9:55 am
Is it lunchtime yet?
Posted by Will J. on April 23, 2009 at 11:46 am