The topic for the data to visualise is the urban canopy in Canberra. Urban trees play a significant role in our city. Urban pollution and fine particles are well-filtered by large urban trees. One tree may sequester up to 150 kg of carbon annually, which helps slow climate change. Trees increase urban biodiversity by giving plants and animals a home, food, and protection. Future generations will benefit much from today’s tree planting.
The scope of the infographic project was how these visual communication works were presented and managed under the overarching theme of the Urban trees canopy. The design key data was used as a colour code or icons on the poster. The data visualisation communicated their message to anyone via simple design. Bubble charts make visual statistics while allowing the creation of a colour hierarchy of information. The most canopy-covered suburbs showed dark/ light green colours and less-covered statistics in the yellow colour scheme.
