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How to design: growth potential of eCommerce?

Started 4 months ago by heikki / 2 posts

  1. I'm trying to find a way to illustrate the growth potential of apparel eCommerce on a single slide. Here's the story:

    Only 7% of clothes are sold online. In comparison, 50% of computers are sold online.
    Viewer thinks: "yes, clothing eCommerce is indeed very insignificant"
    Untitled-1

    Yet, apparel is eCommerce biggest category, with more sales online than anything else.
    Viewer thinks: "OMG, there's such a growth potential with apparel eCommerce!"
    Untitled-2

    If shown with two slides, the story evolves and has a punchline ("clothing sales are so small" > "clothing sales are enormous and can grow fast"). On a single slide, like Illustration #2 only, the story gets lost, and the growth potential is less obvious.

    Any suggestions how to design such infographics; or maybe you can just point me to a freelancer who does these kind of designs?

  2. i'd probably lead in with the $26b and then an arrow or pointer that shows "this much room for growth."


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