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An infographic demonstrating that data can be presented in a visually beautiful way. A series of fiction book covers are arranged in a column on the left-hand side of the graphic. From the right-hand side of each novel emerges between four and seven coloured lines, each representing a plot theme of the novel. Themes include such diverse concepts as love, death, betrayal, jazz, cannibalism and escaped tigers. Each theme has its own consistent colour, so all the lines representing death are black, those representing jazz are navy blue and escaped tigers are orange, for example. Rather than simply listing the plot themes on the right-hand side and linking with straight lines, the designer has arranged the plot themes in a three-quarter circle, the opening facing the column of novels on the left. The lines emerging from the novels enter the circle through the gap on the left side and then fan out to reach the relevant plot theme. Any crossing of lines is done near to the novel covers, so that by the time the lines enter the partial circle of plot themes they are in perfect order and the lines fan out towards the plot themes equally in a visually pleasing manner.