Alberto Cairo's eight-year-old daughter asked him why the planets never stop spinning, and the search for an answer led him to create an infographic, which he presents along with some basic rules for designing good infographics: "No good infographic or data visualization … can be based on deficient data and analysis. The quality of your graphics depends fundamentally on the quality of your reporting or research, not just on how good a graphic designer you are."
April 16, 2016
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