Palestinian water infographic

Palestinian water infographic
Source: http://visualizingpalestine.org/infographic/gaza-water-confined 

This infographic is about the state of water corresponding to the Palestinian territories, specifically in Gaza. 

Text information makes this infographic clear to be understood. It is so figurative because shapes and draws are quite similar in the reality, the reference and the representation are very close. Colours are well selected, they make reference to the water colour and it is, with black, the most important on the infographic. Despite the pleasant appearence, it is quite functional, very few elements are there to decorate and only maybe one or two could be removed without get off information. They all carry relevant data to the purpose of the infographic. It is pretty lightness, data are sorted, intelligible and are visually clear. Text is combined with solours and shapes following a correct criterion. It is unidimensional in the sense of information follows a
directional line in the presentation of data focusing the importance on confined and contaminated water and its consequencies. This representation is quite original, we are more used to charts and more numbers and lines in infographics but this way is aesthetically pleasing and easy to be understood with a colour combination that makes clear presented data. It is too novel, because information is not repeated and in each section the infographics gives the viewer something new and surprising offering him or her new enlightenment. 

This infographic is intelligible and shallower. A wide audience could understand it without an extra explanation. It is not necessary to be an expert to comprehend the infographic. In my opinion, I would maybe represent some of the text in a more visual way using, for example, a donut or bar chart providing more empirical data and not so many explanations.

A syrian conflict infographic

A syrian conflict infographic
Source: http://blog.katapult.co.uk/design/infographic-24-months-of-syria-conflict/

This infographic is about the syrian conflict, specially it treats data after 24 months of it begining. 

It is more figurative than abstract because the relation between the reference and the draw are quite close. It is quite functional because each element has an informative purpose and only few things are there to decorate, almost all that is on the infographic contains relevant data to the comprehension of the information presented.It is too quite lightness because information is shown in a clear vissually way. The combination of colours, shapes and lines is selected with a good criteria that makes the infographic easy to understand. It is more multidimensional than unidimensional because of data is shown from different perspectives or treating diverse items of the same big theme: the syria conflict. The infogrpahic is familiar, the way in which information is presented is not novel to the viewers who are used to this type of representations. It is no needed an extra explanation to all that is exposed in this infographic, all is very cleary disposed to the comprehension from a wide audience. It is too novelty because each part of it talks about a new item, exposes new and relevant information to the viewer and it does not give place to the repetition of data.

This infographic is more intelligible and shallower than complex and deeper.It could be published in any medium and be understood by lots of people without an extra explanation.