Making Data Digestible | Data Visualization
This web experience highlights the paradox of food insecurity and obesity by transforming raw datasets into digestible information.
Through interactive data visualizations, users follow a linear journey, uncovering the direct relationship between food insecurity and obesity, and the factors contributing to their prevalence in counties across Pennsylvania.
Data Visualization | UI/UX Design | Data Research | Visual Design
Through interactive data visualizations, users follow a linear journey, uncovering the direct relationship between food insecurity and obesity, and the factors contributing to their prevalence in counties across Pennsylvania.
Data Visualization | UI/UX Design | Data Research | Visual Design
Team
Individual
Individual
Duration
6 Weeks
Fall, 2024
6 Weeks
Fall, 2024
Programs
Figma
Tableau
Figma
Tableau
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01 What: Discovering the Issue
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Story-Driven Data
The first part of this guided experience allows users to explore the direct relationship of food insecurity and obesity through a scatter plot chart, where one square represents one county in Pennsylvania.
By selecting different counties, users can listen to recordings from individuals experiencing food insecurity, providing a human perspective that amplifies the data presented.
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02 Why: Crop Insurance Indemnities
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Visualizing Government Priorities
Once users understand the problem, they are guided through screens illustrating the total amount of government spending on crop insurance, focusing on indemnities.
By filling a box with patterns that correspond to different crops, users can better understand which crops hold the highest value to the government.
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03 How: Crops in Common Foods
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What’s in Your Food?
How are crop indemnities related to food insecurity and obesity? Users can explore how much of the top subsidized crops are used in the 16 most common foods consumed by low-income Americans.
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04 So: Top 10 Sources of Calories
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Cheap but Unhealthy Food Options
By reviewing the top 10 sources of calories for low-income Americans, users can start to understand how government spending makes certain crops cheaper, making less nutritious foods more affordable and avaialble to low-income Americans.
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Explore the Figma prototype here.
Explore the Figma prototype here.