Spotting Differences - Data Points: Visualization That Means Something - page 243

rates. That never crossed my mind because changing a facial feature was
like changing the length of a bar on a graph for me, but hey, it's something
to think about.

Put yourself in the
mind of a reader
as you design your
graphics. They
won't always be
as familiar with
visualization
methods as you
are or know what
you know about
the data, so it's
up to you, the
storyteller, to
explain.

FIGurE 7-13 Crime in the United States represented by a face for each state