In Good.is/transparency, a blog that consist of the “graphical exploration of the data that surrounds us”, Robert A. Di Ieso, Jr. illustrates through his work, Tear Down This Wall, different barriers that keep people apart as well as accompanying statistics.
Ieso is a designer from Brooklyn, NY. He has designed works for The New York Times, Times Inc., and Fast Company. “[He has] worked on projects ranging from identity design, broadcast design, illustration work, print design, and environmental graphic design.” (thisisrad.com). Ieso focuses on environmental graphic design and currently works at Open. “[Open’s] work includes identity systems, print design (such as advertising, packaging or publications), motion graphics and web design. Many of [their] projects are integrated design solutions which exist in more than one of these categories.” (notclosed.com). He currently works on a project-by-project basis and hopes that through his work “scientific endeavor will gain mass appeal.”
Ieso’s Tear Down This Wall was published in the GOOD Blog. A description of this blog is provided in the About section of their website:
GOOD is the integrated media platform for people who want to live well and do good. We are a company and community for the people, businesses, and NGOs moving the world forward. GOOD’s mission is to provide content, experiences, and utilities to serve this community.
GOOD currently produces a website, videos, live events, and a print magazine. Launched in September 2006, the company has garnered praise for its unique editorial perspective and fresh visual aesthetic and is quickly positioning itself as a significant new voice in our culture.
Their social, cultural, and political values seem to revolve around justice, morality, or simply put, all that is “good”. I believe the unintended audience is students that are looking to do research on them, but don’t necessarily care about their cause or the message they’re trying to portray. This unintended audience may see conclusions that are being made on this blog as subjective and biased. This can occur because this blog touches on many cultural issues that are illustrated from the point of view of the specific designer.
In the image-text, Ieso illustrates six borders that are designed to keep people out. He shows statistics such as how long the borders have been up and their length. He has titled this work as Tear Down This Wall, and it is intended to serve as a vivid depiction of the lengths man has gone to segregate itself.
