Above all else show the data.

Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.

Design cannot rescue failed content.

What about confusing clutter? Information overload? Doesn't data have to be "boiled down" and "simplified"? These common questions miss the point, for the quantity of detail is an issue completely separate from the difficulty of reading. Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.

What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list.

If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.