For seven years we did an infographic for the op-ed page of The New York Times depicting the number of military and civilian fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Initially limited to the first two weeks of the year, the data then included the entire month of January and used icons to represent a one-to-one ratio for each individual. Inspired by the visual language of Otto Neurath, icons represent each type of military fatality and cause of death and are organized chronologically.

It's rare one feels a sense of public service doing graphic design. We felt it here.