Mandalas are very old iconographic made of concentric circles and squares. They are an expression of a spiritual world. The round shape often depicts higher consciousness.
The structure of mandalas and contemporary infographics is often very similar. So using the traditional round shape of the mandala as the starting and unifying design element, this project tries to visually portray the events and experiences of our time.
The interactive version of "What did the world search for in 2013 ?" can be accessed here.
http://samuelpushpak.com/search-viz
http://samuelpushpak.com/search-viz
I have blogged about the complete design process behind this project at http://projectmandala.tumblr.com
A few pcitures are posted below.
