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People who make data visualizations often talk about “storytelling with data visualizations.” This is something that I think can be hard for people to wrap their heads around. Let me try an example.
Here is a run of the mill scatterplot.
There are at least four different points you can make with that data. Probably more, but I’m just going to limit myself to the obvious ones....

Diego Salvatierra analyzes a trend in web design, “Boxmoji” ��. The two key components of the style are emojis everywhere and thick black lines. He writes:
The flat colors, no outlines, and fullwidth photos of the 2010s now feel too adult for a new decade that has become all too dreary in its headlines. We want playfulness and whimsy, and a certain simplicity. The retro return to nerdy, boxy, early Internet...

I have been freaking out a little over seeing people posting pictures from in person conferences and seeing very few masks.
I got thinking about this, and realized that good design can not only help address public health concerns, but will make things better in many other ways....

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