abstract

Tie in the real bits among the abstract shapes, colors, and geometries of charts to make the latter easier to understand.

Use visual metaphors to shorten the distance between data and what it represents.

As I’m sure you know, it was Election Day on Tuesday here in the United States. I told myself that I wouldn’t watch the results roll in, because the record number of mail-in ballots would throw off regular timelines. Of course I broke.

Information video designer Marco Bagni abstracted the meaning of life in his short…