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To accompany my photography book on hair salons in Johannesburg (publication pending), I culled together some fun facts (ok, maybe not so fun) and created this spread of information graphics. It presents some of the economic imbalances in the City and includes striking numbers on unemployment and informal housing in Diepsloot, the township I worked in. Click here to see a larger version!

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Candy is an artist, designer, and urban planner in NYC. She likes to make city information more engaging through design and the creative use of public space. She also likes to improve the ways people share information. Read her blog, view her work, and feel the power.
Public chalkboards in Johannesburg to improve info-sharing between residents
A stenciled timeline of the history of Governors Island
Post-it note art transforming a storefront window into a neighborhood resource