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California-based Column Five created this gorgeous and interactive infographic as a gift for their clients and partners this past holiday season. They combined two of their favorite topics—coffee and data visualization.

Once upon a time, some friends and I were determined to learn the Napoleon Dynamite dance. We didn't actually succeed past the first handful of moves, but one of these designs by The Dancing Plague of 1518 might have been quite helpful. These clever posters—designed by Brazilian designer and illustrator Niege Borges—iconify a movie / TV character and his or her iconic moves into a visual how-to poster.

There's no denying it, 2011 was a rather eventful year. From the tragedy of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, to the pomp and circumstance of a British royal wedding; from Osama bin Laden's assassination to the sunsetting of NASA's space shuttle program. The human race experienced myriad groundbreaking and earthshaking events that rocked every corner, none perhaps so important as what is collectively known as the Arab Spring.

Stumbleupon, an often overlooked social media and sharing platform, released an infographic showing the value of their traffic over time. While content can quickly and immediately make the media rounds and drive traffic from Twitter and Facebook, Stumbleupon offers targeted and residual traffic.