Claus Wilke Data Visualization Sankey Infographic

Data visualization infographic titled "Small Multiples" using a SANKEY FLOW as the dominant visual element to show progress through a pipeline. Create an editorial data journalism illustration, FT / Bloomberg-grade chart aesthetics, vector-clean infographic layout, but rendered in a hand-annotated sketchnote style. High-contrast red & green palette with off-white paper background, black ink outlines, red for losses / drop-off, green for retained flow / progress, subtle gray connectors, slightly rough marker strokes, sticky-note annotation feel, yet precise geometry and clean layout.

Main composition: a wide horizontal sankey / pipeline in the center, clearly segmented into 5 stages representing progress of small-multiple chart production. Use realistic plausible illustrative numbers and label them clearly as illustrative in the data-note. Stage labels in English only, quoted exactly as rendered: "Concept", "Data Prep", "Panel Design", "Refinement", "Published". Show flow volumes decreasing and branching where appropriate: 120 at "Concept", 96 continuing to "Data Prep" with 24 diverted to "Dropped Early"; 96 to "Panel Design", with 18 diverted to "Reworked" and 78 continuing; 78 to "Refinement", with 12 diverted to "Needs Revision" and 66 continuing; 66 to "Published". Include smaller side nodes labeled exactly: "Dropped Early", "Reworked", "Needs Revision". Make the main green stream dominant and visually readable, with red side-loss streams.

Even though this is a sankey, add sharp axis labels and tick marks in English by placing a top quantitative scale above the flow labeled exactly "Items in Pipeline (Illustrative Count)" with tick marks at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120. No misleading axis truncation or scale manipulation.

Add 4 key insight callouts around the chart, each with a headline number, short interpretation in English, and a small icon:
1. "66" plus text "Reached publication" with a small checkmark icon.
2. "55%" plus text "Overall completion rate from concept to published" with a small upward progress icon.
3. "24" plus text "Largest drop-off happened at the earliest stage" with a small warning triangle icon.
4. "18" plus text "Rework peaked during panel design" with a small pencil / edit icon.

Add a small supporting mini-section at the bottom right showing tiny repeated panel thumbnails to visually hint at the idea of small multiples, but keep the sankey flow as the dominant chart. Label this subtle section exactly "Small-multiple panels".

Typography and labels: all labels, legends, captions, and metric names in crisp English. Use handwritten annotation accents for notes, but keep chart labels highly legible. Include a small legend labeled exactly "Legend" with entries "Progress" and "Drop-off".

Add a source / data-note strip at the bottom labeled exactly: "Source / Data note: Illustrative example. Figures shown are illustrative and not from a cited external source." Keep this understated and clearly separated from the chart.

Overall mood: analytical, energetic, workshop-like, explanatory, showing process and progress. Ensure balanced whitespace, neat callout placement, clean arrows and connectors, and publication-quality infographic hierarchy.

All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no fake authoritative sources cited, no watermarks Numbers labeled "illustrative" unless the user supplied specific sourced data. No fake authoritative sources cited (do not invent "Source: Reuters 2025" — use "Illustrative example" instead). No misleading axis truncation or scale manipulation.