They both look great with a slight preference for #2 since it lets the illustration shine!

I took further right to be agree more and further left to be less agreement when I responded (in case it helps with data interpretation).

Another book that would interest people interested in this kind of thing is Seeing Like a State - James C Scott.

Would have been cool for them to host their own instance with just the one account

the crochet(?) veggies are adorable