"CMU is Very Diverse"

The "misleading point" which you were trying to communicate was done really well, and it really made the distribution of students seem more diverse than it really was. Even though the percentages differed by a lot, the large text sizes and the use of circles really obscured how lopsided the diversity actually was. I don't know if there is anything I would specifically do to revise this work, but I wonder if surrounding the smaller spheres with the larger spheres would be better suited to convey a false impression of diversity.

You did a good job making something that was misleading and visually appealing. I can definitely imagine myself glancing over your image and thinking CMU was much more diverse than it actually is. I wasn’t really sure what “multiracial majority” and “multiracial minority” meant, but I don’t really know what you could do to clarify that. Other than that, there aren’t any noticeable improvements I can think of.

You had me fooled that CMU is actually more diverse than it actually is. I feel like there are a lot of moral dilemmas that come from skewing graphs, which I think you kinda went through when you were deciding how big you wanted to make the little bubble. I thought it was a good lie, so I'm not sure what exactly I would change other than perhaps making it seem like something you would actually put into a CMU brochure you would hand to prospective students in the future. Pretty enough to catch their eye, skewed enough to make it believable.

Your graphic is definitely very misleading. It took me quite a while to figure out which parts of it were actually lying. If you're already playing with the circle dimensions relative to percentage, why not make the native/Pacific islander circles more visible? Also, the sneaky choice to ignore those who did not list their race made the graphic a bit stronger I think - it really added to the sense that the viewer was seeing a full representation of CMU. Loving the relevant topic and strong visual execution.