I love lists. I love magazine covers. Hence this blog post.
It’s no surprise that more than a few of these Top 10 covers are of or about Barack Obama.
Top 10 Magazine Covers from Time.com’s The Top 10 Everything of 2008 Lists
The lists mostly picked covers with strong, clean and “less is more” designs. Such as this Rolling Stone July cover:
and this Economist February cover:
However, this is the most innovative cover design in my opinion. It’s different. It illustrates the topic of the cover story. And it definitely catches your eye.
Los Angeles magazine, September issue.
Also check out these Times.com’s Top 10 lists. Oh, just for fun.
Top 10 TV Ads, Top 10 Election Photos, and Top 10 Scandals.
Continuing from PREVIOUS POST…
Plotting Immigrant Population, Detailed Process and $$$
The graphic uses a maze scheme (maze, very fitting) to take you through the detailed steps indicating application fees at various stages. I do wish there was an approximate tally of fees somewhere to compare with the number in the “cost of being smuggled” factoid box.
The maze flows into an U.S. map that uses size bubbles to indicate the largest immigrant populations spots. Along the map, factoid boxes keep readers engaged as they exit the maze. These factoids also further elaborate the story of immigration. I see good potential for building some interactivity around this piece.
And check out this graphical representation of U.S. border patrols for Mexico and Canada. See the cute little pup on the Canadian border versus the man with the gun and guard dogs on the Mexico border? Effective and fun.
I must admit I only saw this detail after looking at it closely. But that’s all part of the fun of discovery eh?
Graphic successfully done? Can you answer these Questions:
• Can you estimate the total application fees one would’ve paid to the U.S. government at the end?
• Which state has the largest immigrant population?
How does the U.S. process compare to other countries’? Well, that’s for another time.
p.s. A shout out to Mary Ann Zehr’s post in her blog Learning the Language where I saw the links to these graphics.
It is hard to put in perspective the time and money one invests to become an U.S. citizen. I’ve recently came across (on a blog I follow) a couple of very nicely done infographics that illustrate these points.
As someone that had gone through the entire process and also temped at an immigration attorney’s office before, I can honestly say it is not the easiest to grasp. These two infographics combined do provide a pretty good picture of this looong and very costly process. Why aren’t there more graphics like this? (if you know of any other cool pieces, do let me know.)
Mapping Various Routes and Total Time Spent
This graphic doubles as a commentary of the long and drawn-out process than mere delivery of information (nothing wrong with a little commentary).
But, in my opinion, the cartoon figures selected to represent various groups of applicants are so stereotypical they seem slightly biased. Nonetheless, it is one of the best explanatory graphic that sums up the woes of this process . I especially like how they indicate total time to immigrate.
It’s cute and to the point.
One possible impediment of the application process is the costs (all comes down to $$$). Forget lawyer fees and other expenses. Application fees paid to the government are not a small amount to bear. This is well illustrated in the next graphic.
Graphic successfully done? Can you answer these Questions:
• Which is the longest immigration route?
• What is the minimum time needed to become an U.S. citizen?
…continue to PART TWO…
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