Aesthetics > Function?: An Infographic Analysis
The infographic, " Who Is Most Likely To Murder You? " posted on Instagram by Mona Chalabi illustrates data from the US Bureau of Justice Statistics 2021 . It presents comparative statistics on female and male victims over five different victim-offender relationship categories in an artistic and visually grabbing way. But do the added visual elements enhance clarity, or do they distract from the data's real message? Mona Chalabi's Infographic "Who Is Most Likely to Murder You?" The first strength comes from the unexpected graphics that strike readers. Through coffin imagery of the murder rates of female and male victims across different victim-offender relationships, viewers are left with little choice but to explore the information further. Moreover, the bar chart organization is seemingly easy for readers understand. The labels along the top of the chart clearly identify a comparison of female to male victims, and the contrasting yellow and purple color...