US election graphics

There was no shortage of US election graphics going around the world this week.... most of them containing a US map of course. We ran a map of the US almost everyday in th AFR. During the weeks building up to the election with predictions etc, right through to the latest results were reported on the Wednesday night.



This year we also produced a US election map for the online guys.... it was nowhere near as sophisticated as the one the graphics guys on the New York Post produce like this one, but it was a start I guess. We updated our map 3 or 4 times through the afternoon to try and keep up-to-date with the latest results. This was the final 3pm update.



Most of the election graphics going around were fairly similar... there's not too many ways you can draw a map of the US after all!! It's a fairly recognisable shape, and all the details needed are contained within the individual states. I saw one graphic that stood out simply because it looked different. It was in the Sydney Morning Herald on the Thursday morning. Pictured below, each of the states is made up of a series of squares that represent each college vote. While the look of the actual US map is distorted somewhat, the graphic was simple, informative, and a very effective way to display all the information. (Les)