How can design address the tension between a central point and its edges?

For example, the relation between the center and periphery of a place, the core and margins of a group, the established knowledge and the cutting-edge experimentation, or the advantage and the disadvantage?


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Visualizing the State Budget of Estonia

Accessibility to Information for a More Democratic Society

TEAM

Mariann Hendrikson

Helen Bender

CONTEXT

Bachelor Degree

2024

PROFESSORS

Maarja Mõtus

Kristjan Mändmaa

Gijs Ipres

Estonian Academy of Arts, Faculty of Design, Tallinn, Estonia

Designed in collaboration with the Estonian Ministry of Finance, this project aims to make the Estonian state budget more accessible and understandable through an interactive dashboard. Based on stakeholder interviews and an iterative design process, the project resulted in a budget visualization that makes complex financial data more accessible. The dashboard helps users easily explore how state funds are allocated, showing connections between outcome areas, activities, institutions, resources, and metrics. It promotes transparency and a deeper understanding of the budget's workings for politicians, analysts, journalists, and citizens. Making budget data more accessible, ultimately fosters more informed democratic discussion and encourages public engagement with government actions.

Catalogue

Fabbrica del Vapore