45 people shared their makeover of a less-than-ideal graph, redesigning lines loaded with data markers and numbers, bars with non-zero baselines, bubble graphs, pie charts, a couple novel (and confusing!) radial views and more. Many of the redesigns made a clear point and focused through strategic use of color and words. This is a fun collection of before-and-afters!

Less-than-ideal graphs are prominent in the world around us. The July challenge should be a fun one: find one of these and work to make it better. Improving upon an existing graph can be a great way to build your skills and reflecting on this process and sharing is a great way to also bring benefit to others.

The slopegraph challenge was a popular one, with topics ranging from economics to entertainment. We noted overall good use of color and words, with many illustrations of how slopegraphs can be used to show a ton of data without being overwhelming when visual hierarchy is clear. Follow the link to see the full recap post, including each submission and related commentary.

Slopegraphs can be great for visualizing change or differences between two points in time or categories. Check out the challenge post to learn more and see some examples of slopegraphs used effectively, as well as potential issues to watch out for.

45 people shared their waterfall creations in May, with huge variety of tools and more business-related topics than recent challenges. Click the link to see the full recap post, including each submission and related commentary.