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Unlike any time before in our lives we have access to vast amounts of free information With the right tools we can start to make sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would otherwise be invisible to us By transforming numbers into graphical shapes we allow readers to understand the stories those numbers hide In this practical introduction to understanding and using information graphics you ll learn how to use data visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers and variables and achieve new insights into the complex world around us Regardless of the kind of data you re working with business science politics sports or even your own personal finances this book will show you how to use statistical charts maps and explanation diagrams to spot the stories in the data and learn new things from it You ll also get to peek into the creative process of some of the world s most talented designers and visual journalists including Condé Nast Traveler s John Grimwade National Geographic Magazine s Fernando Baptista The New York Times Steve Duenes The Washington Post s Hannah Fairfield Hans Rosling of the Gapminder Foundation Stanford s Geoff McGhee and European superstars Moritz Stefaner Jan Willem Tulp Stefanie Posavec and Gregor A