These instructions (originally found here) are supposed to show the reader how to solve a Rubik's Cube puzzle. Unfortunately, all they do is add to the confusion. The images are all in black and white, with varying shades of grey to represent the colors on the cube; this is not nearly as helpful as it would be to see the cube in color. It is extremely difficult to sort out the words and images to figure out which set of images to look at next, especially at the top of the page where the text and pictures are so tightly intertwined. Seems as though they ran out of space to print the instructions, and just had to cram in pictures wherever there was a bit of open space. The text, also, is extremely grammatically incorrect. Just look at step 2: "The wayg of combinatoin on gecond laycr ia ghowed an below." I don't know what language that is, but it doesn't seem like English. Good luck to anyone trying to use this guide to solve a Rubik's Cube--I'm sure you'll need it.
This informational graphic, on the other hand, is one that I would consider good:
I came across this image a few years ago on DeviantArt. It accomplishes its intended goal not by specifically stating character traits to avoid or include, but by providing easy-to-understand examples of characters, and in the case of the Mary Sue, going extremely overboard to make the point clear. The images help to emphasize to the reader just what a Mary Sue is--an utterly ridiculous character with every possible desirable trait and absolutely no weaknesses whatsoever. Seeing these two characters side-by-side makes the differences between them quite visible. And below each picture, to wrap up the guide, is a concise statement about the character portrayed: on the left, "[a]n interesting, believable, well-thought out character with normal flaws" and on the right, "[t]oo perfect, beautiful, popular, powerful, and talented." I feel that this image is a very good way to learn what a Mary Sue is and see why they should be avoided.
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