The Thought Process Behind Data-Rich Figures

As a new graduate student, or really anyone who is just getting their feet wet organizing their own data into beautiful figures, it can be helpful to see how other people approach the task (which is the whole premise behind Eats, Graphs, and Leaves). I stumbled across this blog by Will Stahl-Timmins which is a fantastic glimpse into the mind of a professional data visualizer. Will works for the BMJ and as a freelance "data graphic designer". Each post is a small vignette about a particular project he worked on, from how he drafted and brainstormed all the way to the software he used to finish.