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Wrecked

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

I like the German journal Auto Motor Sport. First I liked the chart from Thursday (6/2009, p. 130), too. Then it felt strange: arrows for security at Mercedes and quality at Opel indicate nearly identical relative changes (-26 % and –25%). But they are so different. I painted them correctly in orange. I used 45° degrees for a change of 100 %.

I fear for the designer. He won’t get a job with Daimler. Although with Opel. But they don’t have any. And Toyota’s Ninjas are on his heels.

In case he survives: arrows are reserved for trends. What was in 2006, 2007, 2008? And: all arrows seem to start from the same level. But that is not true. I offer 5 $ compensation for this wreck.

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Africa Reporting Standards

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

I visited my friend Namib. He lives at the Epupa Falls. They are in the North of Namibia, on the border to Angola. By day he tends goats. In the evenings he thinks about visualization.

Bella, symbols are for worse, you say. That is why we create them as analog as possible. You cannot misinterpret:

Our design is simple, organic and as close to the object as possible. Left: markings for road workers. Middle: a signal that this Himba village does not welcome visitors. Right: sign for a tire repair station.