Infographic:
East Palestine Train Derailment
On February 3rd, 2023, at 8:55 PM, a Norfolk Southern train traveling through the town of East Palestine, Ohio, derailed, leaving 38 cars strewn across the tracks in the small village.
Many of the cars carried hazardous materials, some of which began to burn, creating a further crisis as many residents began to report nausea, headaches, lightheadedness, and other symptoms.
I decided to create an infographic documenting the health effects of the disaster.
Research
Reports of health effects were widely varied, so as I gathered information, I also had to synthesize what I found.
Sketching
Before moving to a digital phase, I began sketching out different iterations.
I started with three potential ideas for the distribution of information and sketched out various possible layouts for the data on 5x4 and 4x4 grids.
Digital Iterations
Final Work (click through)
