The Great War 100 - Telling the story of WW1 using infographics
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The Great War 100 - app for iOS and Android, and a hard back book due for publication in 2014. Telling the story of The First World War using Infographics.
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The Great War 100 - Telling the story of WW1 using infographics
- 1. Telling the Story of The First World War using infographics
- 2. www.thegreatwar100.com The ‘D’ Word... For many, history can be a bit, well...
- 3. www.thegreatwar100.com The ‘D’ Word... ...dull
- 4. www.thegreatwar100.com The general perception of history books are that they are old fashioned...
- 5. www.thegreatwar100.com ...That they are not necessarily written for the ordinary man in the street...
- 6. www.thegreatwar100.com That they are just a way for the author to prove how clever and academically superior they are.
- 7. www.thegreatwar100.com Whatever the reason, many people still do not know much about WW1
- 8. www.thegreatwar100.com These days, history needs to adapt to modern tastes.
- 10. www.thegreatwar100.com People are after the history of the world in 140 characters, not 140 pages.
- 11. www.thegreatwar100.com The general public are becoming less and less inclined to read those 900 page epics
- 12. www.thegreatwar100.com They do not always require intimate details of every single tiny aspect.
- 13. www.thegreatwar100.com They want a general overview that gets straight to the point.
- 14. www.thegreatwar100.com in an easy to digest format.
- 15. www.thegreatwar100.com that doesn’t take up hours and hours of their lives
- 16. www.thegreatwar100.com but gives them a decent level of background knowledge
- 17. www.thegreatwar100.com so they can hold their own in a conversation down the pub
- 18. www.thegreatwar100.com Or perhaps be inspired to learn more about it in their own time
- 19. www.thegreatwar100.com So, this got us thinking... What if you could tell the story of WW1 by using graphics instead of words.
- 20. www.thegreatwar100.com This could help bring history telling into the modern era
- 21. www.thegreatwar100.com It would overcome the issues of short attention spans
- 22. www.thegreatwar100.com and the need for 900 page epics that no one reads
- 23. www.thegreatwar100.com it would give people just enough information but not drown them in detail
- 24. www.thegreatwar100.com and would help people learn about the First World War as we approach the Centenary
- 25. www.thegreatwar100.com The Great War 100 App available now for iOS and Android Telling the story of WW1 using infographics
- 26. www.thegreatwar100.com Currently over 100 infographics in 10 categories... and growing every month
- 30. www.thegreatwar100.com The war in the air
- 37. www.thegreatwar100.com The Great War 100 app for iPhone/iPad/Android
- 38. www.thegreatwar100.com Search for ‘The Great War 100’ on either the Apple App Store or Google Play