Spy balloons and UFOs

February 17, 2023

Topic

Infographics / balloon, Eleanor Lutz, illustration, New York Times, UFO

For The New York Times, Eleanor Lutz illustrated things in the sky, because there are other objects up there other than spy balloons and UFOs. A long vertical scale is used to represent altitude. Bonus points for moving the objects around to give a floating effect.

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