First 1000 on NYT

I remember learning about the choices regarding the information design of
the Vietnam memorial a long time ago. The major factor that makes it stands
out as a memorial (apart from the black marble) is the organizational
principle they used for the plethora of names. Rather than organizing the
names in alphabetical order, that would have grouped last names together and
somehow lessened the impact of the individual, they chose a design organize
chronologically, thereby making sure that each name stood as its own
memorial. 

The New York Times has now created an interactive ³flash memorial² (they may
not call it that, but it is) to the first 1,000 killed in Iraq. Flash may
not have the same austere impact as black granite but the different ways
that you can look at the information will get you if your heart is not made
out of wood.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20040909_THOUSAND_GRAPHIC/inde
x_GRAPHIC.html (requires free registration)

Blogged here with a screenshot:
http://blog.experiencecurve.com/archives/2004/10/03/experience-design-the-fi
rst-1000-dead




Karl


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