The Making of an Infographic: Visualizing US/China Trade

Thursday 09.08.2011 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

Awhile back, our friend Jess created a visually stimulating infographic for Mint.com on US/China trade patterns. As you would imagine the numbers are a little lopsided in favor of China and it’s easy to see this in the clearly detailed sankey diagram and geographic area charts (red denoting imports and green being exports). Also interesting for all you design folks, is a video Jess put together showing a video capture of the many steps that go into creating such a fine work. Check out the quick video below (or this longer version), then click the infographic at the bottom to see how these two global trade giants compare.

For a full sized view of the graphic, click here or the image below:

Written by Benjamin Starr

Known in some circles as the most amazing man in the universe, he once saved an entire family of muskrats from a sinking, fire engulfed steamboat while recovering from two broken arms relating to a botched no-chute wingsuit landing in North Korea. When not impressing people with his humbling humility, he can be found freelance writing, finding shiny objects on the internet, enjoying the company of much-appreciated friends and living out his nomadic nature. He is also Managing Editor of Visual News. Connect with him through Twitter or StumbleUpon.