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The Best American Infographics 2016 by Gareth Cook - review

The Best American Infographics 2016 by Gareth Cook – review

I am always fascinated by books that represent reality in a new way and The Best American Infographics 2016edited by Gareth Cook nails it. There are many surprising graphics that expose things that you might have felt but didn’t bring to consciousness. For example, it seems obvious that an environmentalist would be wholly Democratic and an oil worker a Republican, and a union organizer would be…

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The Best American Infographics 2015

The Best American Infographics 2015

The Best American Infographics 2015 edited by Gareth Cook

Synopsis:  The most creative and effective data visualizations from the past year, edited by Brain Pickings creator Maria Popova.

The rise of infographics across nearly all print and electronic media—from a graphic illuminating the tweets of the women of Isis to a memorable depiction of the national geography of beer—reveals patterns in…

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The Best American Infographics 2014

The Best American Infographics 2014

By Gareth Cook (Editor)

Synopsis: Year two of this fresh, timely, beautiful addition to the Best American series, introduced by Nate Silver

The rise of infographics across virtually all print and electronic media reveals patterns in our lives and worlds in fresh and surprising ways. As we find ourselves in the era of big data, where information moves faster than ever, infographics provide us with…

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“In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals — we are constantly exhorting people to ‘come out of their shells’ — but there's a lot to be said for taking your home with you wherever you go.”

— Susan Cain, The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance (interview by Gareth Cook)

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"In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals — we are constantly exhorting people to 'come out of their shells' — but there's a lot to be said for taking your home with you wherever you go."

— Susan Cain, The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance (an interview with Susan Cain by Gareth Cook)

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Concerning the Importance of Infographs

Brainpickings.org discusses and reviews Pulitzer Prize winning Gareth Cook's new book. It's titled 'The Best American Infographics 2013' and highlights the best infographs from the last year, and why they are the best.

Do you like graphic design? Do you aesthetics? Do you just like facts in general? Check out the article and check out the book!

Brainpickings.org The Best American Infographics 2013

PS. Wouldn't schooling have been so much more productive if history and chemistry and mathematics were taught via infographs? 

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