Description
Visual journalism combines traditional information design with multimedia, UX design, and other technologies to tell complex stories. As relationships between countries grow more tense, infographics and data visualizations displaying geopolitical dynamics become increasingly challenging to design and explain. How can we clearly represent conflicts through data, while preserving the journalistic value of objectivity? How can we create an accessible design that does not lose sight of the human side of the events amid polarization and disinformation?
This talk will show how the Financial Times uses journalistic visual storytelling to explain evolving events. The presentation will highlight two projects that explain tensions between China and Taiwan and suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea. Through these visual stories, I will outline design strategies that combine cartographic techniques, narrative pacing, and spatial data to help readers understand conflicts and shifting power structures.
