A well-done data visualization chart when it comes to a simple recipe will allow us to feel the food so to speak. We should be able to see the flavor and taste. I think this one below called The Anatomy of a Cupcake is a superbly illustrated example of this. This particular chart was created by Allen Hemberger and Sarah Wilson as a birthday present for a girl named Lesleigh.It’s much trickier than it looks to pull off. The artist actually attempts to capture the essence of the recipe itself. It’s important to keep it simple, but not to over simplify it so that the spirit of the recipe and flavor is lost.

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