Nicholas Felton: Excellence in Information Design

There is nothing particularly exciting about the information shown in this image. Infact, to many the statistics, figures and information itself is meaningless. Nevertheless, these maps and diagrams are clean and simple- a pleasure to view.

Felton decides upon a strict colour scheme for his works. The less colours used, the better; in the image to the left, only two colours are needed- yellow and black. This keeps the image simple, but most importantly, the strict colour scheme ties together the information.

He has also paid attention to the typography. A striking headline sans-serif font is used sparingly, but contrasted with a carefully construction serif font.

The image itself is interesting. It is strange how different a place looks when all borders, landmarks and streets are taken away. The image depicts the true shape of New York, and unintentionally illustrates the human impact upon the landscape excellently.