fedward, tumbling

mrgan:

I don’t want to become the grumpy guy who just complains about bad infographics, so here’s an example of a good one (no tight Helvetica or useless silhouettes - can you believe it?)

Color-coding which enhances the chart but isn’t strictly necessary. Sensible hierarchy. Data source clearly explained, and its pitfalls outlined. Call to action at the bottom. Like I said, the likelier someone is to actually use a chart to get something done, the better the chart.

One suggested improvement: sorting the produce alphabetically or by availability.

(via Frank Chimero)

For each crop the color reflects its prevalent color.

And there is a sorting going on, although it seems to require an understanding of how they group their crops: berries at the top, sorted by availability, then peaches, then leafy greens and nightshades (tomatoes, peppers), and then (for some reason) broccoli, cauliflower, and corn (I don’t know my botany well enough to guess the grouping).  The last section is essentially decorative.

I would imagine if they had more fall food crops (winter squash and other greens) they’d group the pumpkins together with them and keep flowers and fall decorations separate.