Today i want to present an information graphic about the American Civil War. I like it because of its "old-fashioned" look using yellowed colours and half-transparent black and white photography in the background, as a reference to the topic. The graphic appears very tidy and light because there is enough space between the elements. As well, the hierarchy is very clear due to the use of numbers and a timeline which leads the reader's view. The blue background in the lower part of the graphic containing some further information enables a hierarchy as well. The decoration seems to be adequate and not too much.
The aftermath and the comparison of a former and a recent soldier give the graphic some more dimensionality, but mostly it concentrates on the war's conditions and its procedure. Naturally, the timeline and pie chart are abstract features of the graphic, but despite of that it uses photographies to figurate the personas.
Because of the use of familiar elements and its redundancy between the texts and the graphic features, it is rather easy to understand.
Graphic source: http://visual.ly/american-civil-war
