Gallery: The Origin of Just About Everything, Visualized
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The Origin of (Almost) Everything is a visualized science book that explains the origin of (almost) everything, like dark matter.
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The table of contents.
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Designer Jennifer Daniel worked with author Graham Lawton to visualize difficult scientific concepts.
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Thanks to its colorful images and blocks of text, the book reads more like a magazine than textbook.
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The best infographics, Daniel says, work on multiple levels.
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It should be general enough to glean information at a glance.
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And complex enough that readers can do a deeper dive.
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The infographics are the visual counterpart of the book's text.
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Sometimes it's a direct visualization of an origin story; other times it's a sidebar meant to add context.
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The topics cover everything from writing systems.
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To inventions like wheels.
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Scientists have long used visualizations to explain difficult concepts.
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Daniel's signature style skews colorful and irreverent.
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It's a stark contrast to how many scientific subject matters are covered.
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