Obama Campaign Finance Infographic Viewed 11,000 Times
XPLANE created visual story of Obama's social networking strategy which has since been viewed 11,000 times in over 100 countries.


    PORTLAND, OR, September 24, 2008 /Oregon News Articles/ -- XPLANE, a global consultancy driving better results through visual thinking and design, experienced more than 11,000 page views of its infographic detailing how Barack Obama is the first major candidate to decline participation in the public funding system because of the support he has garnered through online social networks. The work, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, can be downloaded at http://www.xplane.com/obama/.

"Picked up on blogs, message boards and online news outlets, the Obama infographic has spread virally amongst thousands of people across 101 countries, according to our tracking systems," said Parker Lee, vice president of business development and marketing. "The strong interest generated around the piece is proof of the power of both visual communication and social networking."

Recognized for its visual communication pieces, XPLANE won a bronze medal in 2008 at the 16th Malofiej International Infographics Awards, which is known as the most important and respected infographic contest in the world. This marked XPLANE's first time entering an infographic into the competition.

With an innovative, multidisciplinary methodology, XPLANE is unique because it focuses on visual thinking and information-driven communication to develop clarity, convey key messages to its clients' target audiences, and generate the desired results faster and more efficiently. Companies have hired XPLANE to motivate employees, drive sales, convince decision makers and integrate with partners and vendors.

ABOUT XPLANE

Founded in 1993, XPLANE is a global consulting and information design firm that drives results for many of the world's leading corporations including Intel, Microsoft, U.S. Marine Corps, Department of National Intelligence, Autodesk and BP by using a visual-thinking methodology to achieve business alignment. Ranked by Inc. magazine as one of the country's fastest growing privately held companies, XPLANE offers clients unique and personalized service through its employees' diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including journalism, consulting, technology, marketing, training, illustration, interaction, process improvement, information design and architecture. XPLANE is based in Portland, OR with additional offices in St. Louis, MO and Madrid, Spain. For more information about XPLANE, visit www.xplane.com or call (866) 750-6467.
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Ann Smith
XPLANE
926 NW 13th Ave
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Portland, OR 97209
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http://www.xplane.com/obama/

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