BLACKOUT 03
Worked as a team to clearly and concisely tell the story of the Blackout of 2003 in a large-scale infographic. Aim to sift through a large amount of complex and sometimes conflicting reportage and pull from these texts the most relevant data, to connect this data into a cohesive, compact, engaging, accurate narrative, and to design a narrative that works on both a macro-level and micro-level. Also learned how to research, edit, plan and design as a team.
Year
2020
Category
Data Visualization, Info-graphic
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Background
The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and the Canadian province of Ontario on August 14, 2003.
As a team, we did the research online and got almost all the detailed information in this report, Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United and Canada: Cause and Recommendations.
Team
Wenqin Lu (Leader)
Atef Saeed
Gigi Lou
Timeline
4 weeks
Mockup
Design
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Full research document
Responsbility
I was in charge of the How Electricity is Generated and Distributed, Real vs Reactive Power, and How Did the Blackout Spread part in the team. Here’s some zoomed-in detailed design:
I also designed the typography and the overall structure step by step and the final refinement. Here’s the process:
