{"id":93818,"date":"2026-07-12T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=93818"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:18:40","slug":"infographic-the-sectoral-balances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/07\/12\/infographic-the-sectoral-balances\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic:  the sectoral balances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My experimentation with infographics has continued.<\/p>\n<p>I used a more obscure subject, the sectoral balances. And I made four versions in light of the comments received.<\/p>\n<p>This is the version in the first style I created:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-550x825.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-550x825.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I then tried it in the 'old-style' notebook format:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style-550x825.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style-550x825.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-balances-old-style.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But then, having noted all the comments on the need to meet the needs of people with dyslexia, and to make the design generally more friendly, I created this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign-550x825.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign-550x825.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-old-style-redesign.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The background is paler and the text more contrasted.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I redesigned the first version with a pastel green background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-93823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign-550x825.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign-550x825.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sectoral-brash-style-redesign.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Call these A, B, C and D.<\/p>\n<p>Which works best? I admit I am inclined to C. But you can disagree!<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-454\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_454\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/Blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_454_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"b91699168d\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which design works best?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-454-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1994\" name=\"poll_454\" value=\"1994\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1994\">A<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1995\" name=\"poll_454\" value=\"1995\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1995\">B<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1996\" name=\"poll_454\" value=\"1996\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1996\">C<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1997\" name=\"poll_454\" value=\"1997\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1997\">D<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(454);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(454); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-454-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My experimentation with infographics has continued. I used a more obscure subject, the sectoral balances. 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