Legislative Process Infographics: Thank You, Sunlight Labs!

Speaking as an editor with a traditional college publishing background, I can tell you that I’ve always considered the legislative process coverage in American Government texts to be the toughest section for an author to tackle. And the artwork intended to illustrate the process, which invariably takes up an entire page of textbook real estate, rarely helps matters.

Enter Sunlight Labs, an offshoot of The Sunlight Foundation, whose Design for America contest has resulted in some truly rich infographics showing how a bill becomes a law. The post summing up the contest results is here. The six entries are here and all are downloadable. Mike Wirth’s winning entry, which features what Nathan Yau at FlowingData describes as boardgame-like, has been featured on a number of go-to sites for quality infographics, including Good, Cool Infographics, and The Infographics Showcase.