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Week 32: Britain is rapidly phasing out coal

Aug 9, 2019

In week 32 the community analysed UK Gridwatch data to showcase Britains phasing out of coal-powered energy.

Week 31: STD Infection Rates in America

Aug 2, 2019

Following on from week 29’s theme about frequency of sex in America, this week the Community visualized data about STDs in America.

Week 30: Arsenal FC’s 2018/19 season

Jul 26, 2019

For week 30, to celebrate Andy’s 800th Tableau Public viz, Eva challenged the community to visualize Arsenal FC’s 2018/19 season.

Week 29: The share of Americans not having sex has reached a record high

Jul 19, 2019

Some people might have thought week 29 was a sensitive topic. This week, we challenged the community to visualize the declining frequency of sex in America.

Week 28: International Protection in the EU+

Jul 12, 2019

During week 28, we challenged our community to visualize how asylum application numbers to Europe have changed over the last 10 years.

Week 27: Game of Thrones Deaths

Jul 5, 2019

For week 27, David Murphy asked us to makeover a viz he created with his personally collected data about deaths in Game of Thrones. Check out his favorites for the week.

Week 26: Alcohol Consumption by Country

Jun 28, 2019

For week 26 we tackled the topic of alcohol consumption. The community created many makeovers of a simple bar chart from World Atlas. Check out this week’s favorites here.

Week 25: Berlin Airbnb Ratings

Jun 21, 2019

Week 25 was a #MakeoverMonday Live at TC Europe looking at Airbnb listings and reviews in Berlin

Week 24: Same-sex couples and sexual relations

Jun 14, 2019

For week 24 we celebrated #PrideMonth with data and asked the community to tackle a dataset about attitudes towards same-sex relationships. Here are this week’s favorites.

Week 23: Sleepless in America?

Jun 8, 2019

Are Americans sleeping more or less? Check out this week’s favorites to find the answer.

Week 22: CO2 Emissions per capita

May 31, 2019

In week 22 the community tackled data about CO2 emissions by countries across the globe, highlighting the severity of the situation when it comes to climate change.

Week 21: When are you most likely to be killed by a bear in North America?

May 24, 2019

Week 21 was all about bears in North America, specifically bear attacks. Check out our favorites from the week.

Week 20: Rhino Poaching in South Africa

May 17, 2019

For week 20 the community created impactful and thoughtful visualizations to highlight the state of rhino poaching in South Africa.

Week 19: Major League Baseball Most Efficient Batters

May 10, 2019

No sports is more associated with statistics than baseball. So this week, we challenged the #MakeoverMonday community to determine the most efficient batters.

Week 18: ISS Spacewalks

May 3, 2019

In week 18 the Makeover Monday community tackled data about spacewalks at the ISS. Lot’s of creative and thoughtful visualizations were the result. Check them out here.

Week 17: Steph Curry’s Stadium Popcorn Rankings

Apr 27, 2019

This week was one of the most fun datasets for #MakeoverMonday to date. The Community visualized Stephen Curry’s popcorn ratings. What a tasty topic!

Week 16: The words in ‘Info We Trust’

Apr 19, 2019

For week 16 the community had to visualize the words in RJ Andrew’s book ‘Info We Trust’. The outcome was a mix of Informational, Mathemagical and Sensational.

Week 15: Ranking States by Fiscal Condition

Apr 12, 2019

Week 15 had the Community visualizing the fiscal condition of States in America from 2006-2016.

Week 14: What kind of waste appears on UK beaches?

Apr 6, 2019

Original visualization | Data set on data.world | Viz Review Webinar FAVORITES Author: Ivett Kovács Link: Tableau Public Author: Samo Drole Link: Tableau Public Author: Amy Wu Link: Tableau Public Author: Hesham Eissa...

Week 13: Consumer Spending By Generation

Mar 30, 2019

Who visualized consumer spending by generation best for Makeover Monday week 13? Check out the favorites.

Week 12: How do we really feel about women leaders?

Mar 22, 2019

In week 12 the community tackled the question of how suitable different genders are perceived to be for leadership roles.

Week 11: Philadelphia Real Estate Transfers

Mar 15, 2019

With 3+ million records, how did the community visualize real estate transfers in Philadelphia?

Reflective Log: It’s time for a change

Mar 8, 2019

Reflective Log: It’s time for a change. Why I’m stepping back from #MakeoverMonday.

Week 10: World Development Indicators – Health and Equality

Mar 8, 2019

For week 10 #MakeoverMonday collaborated with Operation Fistula to help increase awareness of maternal and women’s health issues.

Week 9: Economic value of the bicycle industry

Mar 1, 2019

For Makeover Monday Week 9, the community visualized data about the economic value of the bicycle industry in the UK.

Doing Good with Data

Feb 23, 2019

Earlier this month we ran a webinar on the topic of ‘Doing Good with Data’ with guests from Operation Fistula, the SDG Action Campaign and the World Food Programme.

Week 8: Wind Power in the USA

Feb 22, 2019

For week 8 the community visualized data showing wind energy use in different US states.

Week 7: Trump’s Executive Time

Feb 15, 2019

For #MakeoverMonday week 7, the Community analyze data about President Trump’s daily schedule.

Week 6: How Chinese New Year compares with Thanksgiving

Feb 8, 2019

For week 6 we challenged the community to visualize data to compare Chinese New Year and Thanksgiving.

Week 5: The Digital Economy and Society Index

Feb 2, 2019

For week 5, the Community revizzed the Digital Economy and Society Index. Check out the favorites.

Viz Review: The Digital Economy and Society Index

Feb 1, 2019

Week 5 Viz Review included four demos in 20 minutes. Check them all out in this summary post.

Week 4: Energy Use at 10 Downing Street

Jan 25, 2019

For week 4 of 2019 the community analyzed 2017 electricity consumption at 10 Downing Street, looking at half-hourly usage data from CarbonCulture.net.

Viz Review: Electricity Usage at 10 Downing Street

Jan 24, 2019

During the demo for week 4 Viz Review, Eva and I explored the data and decided to extend upon the feedback we gave Kuldeep Ram to create a small multiples view.

Week 3: How many people earned the Federal minimum wage or less in each State?

Jan 18, 2019

For week 3, we looked at how many people earn minimum wage or less in States across America from 2002-2017.

Viz Review: Workers Making Minimum Wage or Less in America

Jan 16, 2019

Makeover Monday week 3 Viz Review included three demos in 13 minutes. Check out the results!

Week 2: Press Freedom’s Dark Horizon

Jan 11, 2019

In week 2 we looked at freedom of the press by country from 1993 to 2016 and saw how things changed around the world.

Viz Review: Freedom of the Press

Jan 9, 2019

Check out the viz built in 10 minutes during Makeover Monday Viz Review for week 2 2019.

Week 1: NHL Attendance

Jan 4, 2019

#MakeoverMonday 2019 kicked off by looking at NHL attendance trends

Week 52: Average spending on Christmas gifts in the U.S.

Dec 28, 2018

A huge round of applause to everyone who participated in #MakeoverMonday this year. This week we looked at a very simple dataset about Christmas spending in the US over time.

Makeover Monday 2019

Dec 27, 2018

2018 is not quite finished and the real ‘end point’ to the year will come in this week’s recap. It is, however, time to announce where Makeover Monday is heading in 2019, what’s changing, what’s new and what you can expect from us and the project.

Week 51: London Bus Safety Performance

Dec 22, 2018

In the penultimate week for #MakeoverMonday 2018, the community analyzed injury statistics on London’s bus network.

Week 50: Land use by food type

Dec 14, 2018

For week 50 I picked a dataset which I thought was nice and simple, something easy as we approach the holidays and the end of the year. Turns out, this dataset might have been a bit more challenging than I thought.

Week 49: Women Constructors in the Shortz Era

Dec 8, 2018

In week 49, the Makeover Monday Community did some amazing analysis on female constructors of New York Times crosswords in the Shortz Era.

Makeover Monday Week 49 Viz Review – Female Contributors to New York Times Crosswords

Dec 5, 2018

Did you miss Viz Review? Did you want to see what was built during the live demo? Get them both here.

Week 48: The cost of a night out

Nov 30, 2018

Original visualization | Data set on data.world | Viz Review Webinar You all probably know by now that the #MakeoverMonday community is pretty switched on, creative, passionate and simply a bunch of incredible people that we truly enjoy working with. Not...

Week 47: How Many Hours Americans Need to Work to Pay Their Mortgage

Nov 24, 2018

For week 47, the Community took a visualization from HowMuch.net and turned into visualizations that are much easier to understand.

Week 46: Diversity in Tech

Nov 16, 2018

For week 46 of 2018, and week 150 in total, we asked you to visualize diversity in tech. Thanks to everyone who took this challenge on and created a visualization of the data that showed the diversity, or lack thereof, in tech and social media companies.

Speed Vizzing: Diversity in Tech

Nov 15, 2018

At the end of Viz Review, we do our best to make time for a quick demo and different take on the data set for that week. During Viz Review, we gave feedback to Steve Gesuale on this viz of his about diversity in tech. A view asked how to build this type of chart,...

Week 45: US Population Projections by Age Group

Nov 10, 2018

Original visualization | Data set on data.world | Viz Review Webinar This week we looked at US population projections based on data from the US Census Bureau. First, I would like to thank Data School Coach Carl Allchin for stepping in to help with Viz...

Week 44: Everybody poops

Nov 2, 2018

For week 44 we asked our community to tackle a clean dataset about a dirty matter: washing your hands after pooping.