Worthless overlay of information

Hi everyone. This is issue No. 385 of the Process, the newsletter for members where we aim for quality in our data graphics over adding to a stream of worthless information. I’m Nathan Yau. This week we highlight an overlay that obscures the useful bits and helps no one.

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