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 * Read Edward Tufte: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 1983.**
 * by John Corbett at http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/44. What are his four principles on how make effective graphics, (which he called the Theory of Data Graphics):**
 * 1) Elimination of “chartjunk”
 * 2) Maximization of Data-ink
 * 3) MultiFunctioning Graphical Elements
 * 4) High data density


 * What does Edward Tufte say about the strengths of showing multiple images side by side for more accurate information visualization?**


 * Uninterrupted visual reasoning - multiple images beside one another allows for easy comparison.
 * By making each frame differ by a little, it enables to mind to combine different graphs to create a single thought.
 * Having a graph as a story makes the information more inviting by emphasizing other issues besides numbers.
 * Multiple images allows for comparisons, meaning it is easier to depict differences.

Reference the website http://www.visualizing.org/stories/visualizing-sustainability for reference on how to visualize sustainable principles in datasets.


 * Look carefully at Visualizing your Waterfootprint at http://www.visualizing.org/html5/16506 and analyze how we are using water in North America in three points.**


 * 1) In North America, the industrial use of water is about to reach its maximum.
 * 2) A lot of our water goes into the production of making processed foods.
 * 3) The majority of North American cities have clean water compared to other countries like Africa. As an interactive infographic, users are able to target specific areas of interest.


 * Note the technical tools the two creators used. What are they? List them:**
 * 1) Adobe Flash - Interactive abilities
 * 2) Adobe Illustrator - Visual Rrepresentation
 * 3) TextMate - General purpose GUI text editor