ABOUT THE PROJECT

The events unfolding in Iraq often defy easy explanation. To take it all in, a reader must understand complicated military technology, vast cultural differences, great stretches of geography, and complex jargon.

By working to simplify and define, a visual journalist can help a reader to better understand -- illustrating the way something works, outlining key relationships or creating a chronology of events, for example.

Poynter Online would like to showcase the efforts of visual journalists as they help readers find clarity. "The Art of Explanation" is a place to share ideas and processes as we continue to improve the graphics we create. We invite artists from around the world to share pieces that worked well for their audience.

Please submit PDF files along with your thoughts on these questions:

• How did the idea for the graphic develop?
• How was it researched?
• What sort of feedback did you receive from readers? From your newsroom staff?
• Who worked on the graphic?

Note: These graphics will be for show only; they will not be available for publication. Please send PDF files of your work, do not send Illustrator or FreeHand files.

POSTED TODAY

Kuwait to Baghdad
Submitted by William Mariotto, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)

MOAB: Mother of All Bombs
Submitted by Alberto Cairo, El Mundo (Spain)

Posted 4/8
SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Submitted by Juancho Cruz , El Mundo (Spain)

F-14 Tomcat
Submitted by Alberto Cairo, El Mundo (Spain)

The Gulf Between the Wars
Submitted by Layne Smith, Dallas Morning News