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As water is really important for us to sustain our lives, and today people do not
recognize the importance of water. Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface, but fresh
water that we can use is less than 1% of all the water on Earth. This small amount of
water is used for drinking, industry, and agriculture, etc. However, New York City’s
treat 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater daily. This wastewater includes sanitary flow, tap
water, washing machine, flushing a toilet, etc. This system is complex but we can’t live
without. Therefore, people should know this situation.
For my thesis, I want to study the water system in New York City. This informa-
tion of water includes where water comes from (water resources), how much people
waste water (shower, toilet), and where used water goes. It is more closed to education
field, so people who live in New York City easily understand water. It does not limit the
age of people, and it will good for teenagers to aware of benefit information. Before I
research the water, I had no idea about water, where water does come from and how
much we waste it. Even New Yorkers do not know where water comes from.
Precedent / inspiration
United Geological Survey (USGS) New York Water Science Center provides
national water data, maps, and recent water projects. There are numerous projects that
contain problem and result. In addition, some of precedents have a lot of text with few
images, so it does not attract people, no interesting, and no interactive.
problem and result. In addition, some of precedents have a lot of text with few images,
so it does not attract people, no interesting, and no interactive.
Besides using text, I would use various visual images, because we remember visual
images much easier and better than words. This infographic: the secret life of drinking
water shows two thirds of the world’s population will suffer water shortage in 2025,
and it indicates importance of drinking water. The designer, Mairi Mackay uses only
blue and white color code to make mood of water. This illustration of pipe harmonize
with small amount of text, and it makes easily understand.
- CNN Designed by Matt Barringer
Methodology
I am still research useful information that improves my thesis. Actually, to find the
exact water resources are difficult. My thesis will be a journey of water. It is based on
research, so it includes water sources, wastewater, and where used water go. The used
water goes to the river around in New York, so it does not go back to recycle step.
Most of data is from USGS and other reference books. I would like to use two media,
information design and web design. First of all, information design is efficiency to
organize complex data and express its meaning more clearly to audiences. Information
design includes all productive data that will draw people. Secondly, website will focus
on more interactive design that users can play with information. When users click the
button of each place, then it will show how water resources flow to the Manhattan. It
will arouse interest.