Sunrise/ Sunset Information Graphic   During the research phase of my thesis, I studied the work of Edward Tufte. He said that successful information graphics displayed the most amount of information with the smallest amount of ink (or visuals). I thought of ways that I could show a lot of information with a little bit of graphical representations. I realized that I could easily show sunlight and twilight hours with simple black bars of varying thickness. I found data about Toronto’s sunrise and sunset times, then calculated the average weekly daylight hours. These were not weather related statistics; daylight hours were counted from dawn until dust, regardless of cloud cover. I then used the height of the bars to represent average temperatures. The results were interesting but they really shone when compared with other cities. I then tried to show even more information in a similar graph and created a monthly sunrise/sunset graph for the entire planet. By adding just a few white lines you can add a lot more information. Each line represents a city and shows their sunrise/sunset times, north/south position on the planet, and allows the viewer to compare different cities. All of this information is quickly and easily accessible with minimal use of ink.