Saturday, August 1, 2015

July Graphics in review

And the top 10 for July are ....

1. Salvation Army graphic

This highlights everything this amazing organization does to eleviate poverty and help people in the U.S. The article, written by Mark Kelner, highlights the 150 years of service by the Salvation Army.

2. Extended family travel graphic

Tips on how a family can improve the quality of their experience while traveling for long periods of time. I spent some additonal time on this graphic, creating or customizing each element to fit in with each snippet of info. Article was written by Mandy Morgan.

3. Empty Nester graphic

Little known facts about empty nesters. Same as the graphic above. I customized each little illustration to match the facts presented. Article was written by Mandy Morgan, and centers around things empty nesters should consider after their children leave the home.

4. Human trafficking graphic

Graphic highlighting the terrible crime of human slavery, alive and well in our supposedly modern and enlightened age. This ran as part of a series of in-depth articles written by Lane Anderson. Read the article for this graphic at here.


5. Head injury graphic

Couple of these images came from Shutterstock. The rest I customized for the graphic. This ran as part of a series of articles about the 100 deadliest days of summer. This particular graphic goes to an article written by Lois Collins, and can be read here.



6. Mormon trail map

Did this in Illustrator for Church News. The article, wittten by Keith A. Erekson, Church History Library Director, highlights a new database that documents as many of the overland pioneers as possible.

7. American Sign language graphic

Fun little graphic highlighting some numbers associated with the increase in the education of this language. The article, written by Mandy Morgan, highlights technology that is breaking down barriers between hearing and non-hearing communities

 8. Happy countries graphic
I found the photo on shutterstock. Thought it works well in enhancing an otherwise boring list chart.
Article talks about 6 ways, according to the World Happiness Report, to increase your happiness. Article written by Kelsey Dallas. 


9. ISIS using Twitter graphic

Article provides an in-depth report about ISIS recruiting tactics etc. Twitter is a part of all this. The article, written by Massarah Mikati can be read here.

10. Religions and their stand on the death penalty

Content is more interesting than the look of the graphic.

Here are the rest. Enjoy!













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