tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543548078420047297.post7920486042843325037..comments2023-10-05T05:36:50.537-05:00Comments on Design Morsels: MyPlate: A Look at the New USDA Food symbolMeghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710442151118144428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543548078420047297.post-75727231249301852212011-07-03T15:35:54.649-05:002011-07-03T15:35:54.649-05:00They spent 2 million dollars and 2 years working o...They spent 2 million dollars and 2 years working on this new version of the food pyramid. I am happy with the pyramid becoming a plate, but it still feels preliminary in its design. I do not know much about the politics of it all, but I would think that it would be best to shut out lobbyists and listen strictly to nutritionists.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10710442151118144428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543548078420047297.post-54408417245080947642011-07-03T14:50:12.579-05:002011-07-03T14:50:12.579-05:00The food icon has been a complicated bit of policy...The food icon has been a complicated bit of policy for decades. So many voices compete for influence; meat producers, organic farmers, animal rights activists etc. it is amazing the icon doesn't list coke as a good group. Plus all the other design stuff you mentioned. It's proof of spending cuts, the govt couldn't pay a decent designer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630451924614585869noreply@blogger.com