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May 2008

Greetings, fellow data analysts!

In a song titled "Work" on his tribute album to Andy Warhol, Lou Reed quotes his former protégé saying: "You ought to make things big, people like it that way." Warhol was a famous member of the pop art scene, which is characterized by themes and practices drawn from the popular culture of the masses.
It blends art with real objects, often with sharp outlines and repeatable to the point of industrial production.

Good reports have little to do with pop art. Trendy colors are too distracting and elements should be small instead of large so that we can observe and assess them at the same time. What we can learn from this scene, however, is that when creation and reproduction go hand in hand, we can build reports more efficiently so we have more time to concentrate on what they say. The tools of this trade are DeltaMaster's graphical tables. And when you use them to create information-dense reports, your readers will certainly

pay them more homage than Warhol's allotted fifteen minutes.

When reports are well done, they speak a clear message. Plus, your colleagues won't need to sit around and ponder what "the artist" was trying to say. See for yourself!

Best regards,

Your Bissantz & Company team

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