Gridlines typically act as nothing more than clutter, unnecessarily competing for attention with your data. Don't let them. In this post, I discuss gridlines, why they usually aren't necessary and look at an example illustrating the power removing gridlines from your visuals can have.

I hate pie charts. I mean, really hate them. In this post, I discuss why and show an illustrative makeover.

Looking at David McCandless' illustration of what makes for effective information design inspired me to articulate my own point of view. In this post, I briefly discuss the importance of affordances, accessibility, and aesthetics in data visualization.