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Oddly titled, The Eagle Has Landed includes a gem of an anecdote from an infographics designer, Walter Longauer. He describes how a repurposed graphic from a newspaper story about skin cancer became an interactive tool that people could use to determine how much sunscreen to wear and how long to stay outdoors.

"[T]oday, producing for the web, we have to consider our readers' actions. They ask questions and expect answers. So we -- as infographic artists -- have to think of the most interesting questions we would ask, if we were our own readers."