Good data visualization can catapult a news story or research article from ho hum to extraordinary. A new book series is exploring the careers of information graphic visionaries. And that's the focus of this episode of Stats+Stories with guest RJ Andrews.

Data storyteller RJ Andrews is a practicing data storyteller and creator of several books on information graphics. He helps organizations solve high-stakes problems by using visual metaphors and information graphics: charts, diagrams, and maps. He recently produced designs for The White House, Google, and MIT. RJ’s recently published Information Graphic Visionaries is a new book series from Visionary Press celebrating spectacular data visualization creators. RJ's first original artwork, an elevation map of California created on an antique typewriter, was recently acquired for Stanford University.