The World Map Based on Sources of USA Oil

We wanted to see how our politicians might see the world based on how America gets our oil. Using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration we created this map of the world where each countries size is dependent on how much oil they provide to the USA.

• Designed for Channel: Infographic blogs (i.e. CoolInfographics.com)
• Medium: Digital
• Technique: Gastner-Newman diffusion algorithm to create country sizes & shapes with Photoshop
• Outcome: Posted by CoolInfographics.com resulting in about a dozen new inbound links for the client