Exonerations by Race

Exonerations by Race Infographic
Exoneration Infographic.

For my chart project I decided to base it of the topic of exonerations because it is a topic I am quite passionate about as I feel that there are many innocent people in jail, some due to their race, that are found guilty and are soon to be executed. There was a lot of information to chart so I decided to focus on race and exonerations to see how race effects the perspective of innocent people in jail. My charts clearly show a racial disparity, most clearly between white and black inmates. For example there were more white inmates but the most exonerations are of black inmates. There are plenty of charts and numbers that show more examples of this racial disparity. As for the design , I used orange because that is a typical color thought of when thinking of inmates due to the infamous orange jumpsuit. Pie graphs were used because this best displayed many percentage based data I wanted to present. I drew up some images to put in my chart package so the reader has better perspective of what my project is about. Important information like the callout in the main graph help support my topic of racial disparity and exonerations in America. I found the layout to be the most challenging part of my design process because there was so much information to display that I didn’t quite know where to place it. I decided it would be easiest to design it as if it were an infographic poster that would be printed out. Overall, I am happy with my design and I believe it helps me and other readers perceive the relationship between racial disparity and exonerations in America.

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