by Eva Murray | Apr 10, 2021 | Blog |
Original visualization | Data set on data.world | Viz Review Webinar FAVORITES Created by: Dieuwertje van Dijk Created by: Marcin Pielużek Created by: Kevin Wee Created by: Kimberly Furdell Created by: Chimdi Nwosu Created by: Gandes Goldestan Created by: EK...
by Eva Murray | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog |
This week I provided a dataset containing Volcano Eruptions from 1436 volcanoes. The original viz fascinated me and the topic was one I hadn’t explored. So, similar to our Turkey Vulture migration patterns at the beginning of this year, I was intrigued to see...
by Eva Murray | Apr 7, 2018 | Blog |
Are we done with the indulgence related datasets yet? First chocolate, then wine… For week 14, we challenged the Makeover Monday community to create data stories from a data set about global wine production which contained the production volumes for a number of...
by Eva Murray | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog |
Wow! What a response rate we’ve had to these first two weeks of Makeover Monday in 2018! We thought last year was crazy, but this year is taking it to a whole new level. I’m struggling to keep up with all the vizzes coming in and I’m delighted to see...
by Eva Murray | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog |
Can you believe that with this blog post, the Makeover Monday year 2017 is coming to an end? No, me neither, and thankfully we can look forward to another 52 datasets starting Monday… For the last week of the year I chose Christmas data after Andy made me do it....
by Eva Murray | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog |
Today Andy and I revealed our plans for the coming year and what we will change and improve about Makeover Monday to continue delivering value for the community and to further grow the project. If you want to be taken through these 10 highlights, check out the...
by Eva Murray | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog |
For week 50 we teamed up with Tableau Singapore to bring you a data visualization challenge looking at building accessibility in Singapore. The starting point was a map by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority and we received over 75 submissions with...
by Eva Murray | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog |
Recently in Singapore, there was an Academic Day co-hosted by the Info-communications Media Development Authority and Tableau. Students ranging from Junior/Secondary School to Post-Secondary School showcased their analytic curiosity through Tableau. To educators and...
by Eva Murray | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog |
Makeover Monday is a project by the community for the community and without all of you it wouldn’t be what it is today. Over the past year, many of our MM community members have started to write Makeover Monday related blogs and we are showcasing them on this...
by Eva Murray | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog |
After last week’s smashing results with endless great vizzes and submissions for Makeover Monday, we have another strong week behind us with many excellent visualizations built on a dataset about sustainable public transport in cities around the world. This...
by Eva Murray | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog |
We’re at week 40 and only days away from TC17 and our biggest Makeover Monday live event of the year. Before I board that plane on Saturday morning to make my way to Sin City, there is a recap to write and this week’s Makeover Monday was another great...
by Eva Murray | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog |
For week 38 we challenged the community to analyze and visualize our race data, which we produced on Sunday as Andy ran the Richmond Marathon and I competed at the Sprint Triathlon Age Group World Championship in Rotterdam. This meant the data came out late on Sunday,...
by Eva Murray | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog |
For week 36, we teamed up with Chloe Tseng and #VizForSocialGood in a collaboration with the United Nations SDG Action campaign to visualize survey results for the MyWorld survey looking at people’s perception on the successful (or not) achievement of...
by Eva Murray | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog |
For this week’s #MakeoverMonday we challenged you to visualize 5,000 years of solar eclipse data, provided by NASA. The resulting visualizations were a collection is informative, interactive, artistic and creatively designed stories about solar eclipses across...
by Eva Murray | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog |
Makeover Monday & Viz For Social Good collaborate with the UN to support the Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York City. Another exciting social data collaboration is underway and this time the projects...
by Eva Murray | Aug 11, 2017 | Blog |
With most of the northern hemisphere enjoying a summer break, you’d think there won’t be much dataviz action going on. The Makeover Monday community is not slacking off. As we reflect on another big week of makeovers, there were numerous impactful vizzes...
by Eva Murray | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog |
One of the fun parts of Makeover Monday is getting to pick a dataset and topic each week. It’s no big secret that I love food and I figured that lots of people do, because we all eat food every day. The topic for this week was ‘How thirsty is your...
by Eva Murray | Jul 14, 2017 | Blog |
Whenever we have data on a topic that’s a bit different from the ‘heavier’ datasets about government debt, employment rates or crime statistics, it can admittedly feel a bit self-indulgent. I like cycling, I like bikes and I like when people conquer...
by Eva Murray | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog |
Half-way there! Wow we made it to the half-way mark for 2017! 26 makeovers done, 26 to go. We have really enjoyed the past 6 months and it’s been a very successful time for the project and the dataviz community. We’ve welcomed many new participants and...
by Eva Murray | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog |
After running Makeover Monday live events in Sydney, Paris, Amsterdam and London earlier this year, it was time for us to make an appearance in Germany. Yesterday we kicked off a week of ‘German Makeovers’ in Frankfurt, where The Information Lab hosted us...
by Eva Murray | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog |
This week we analysed data from the Tate Collection. Metadata about thousands of paintings and drawings and probably quite a different dataset for the Makeover Monday community. Oh the creativity! What I really liked seeing this week was the amount of...
by Eva Murray | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog |
Who doesn’t love a map? For week 22 we looked at global internet users across almost 200 countries. Andy and I both had a fair bit of critique for the original viz and I am very pleased with the numerous great submissions from the community. WELL DONE!...
by Eva Murray | May 5, 2017 | Blog |
What a cool week for Makeover Monday. Aside from the live events that happened in Sydney, we also welcomed a number of new community members who submitted their first visualizations this week. The dataset contained aggregated Sydney ferry trips from July 2016 to...
by Eva Murray | Apr 15, 2017 | Blog |
We did it in week 6 and we’re doing it again in week 16: We’re giving you a big dataset to work with so you can flex your analytical muscles, try something different, find an interesting story or literally just throw some really big figures on your...
by Eva Murray | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog |
During week 14 we looked at job automation and the potential impact of robots and AI on the UK employment market. The original article was sent to us by Nicholas Bignell and provided a lot of background information. I personally thought the topic was quite fascinating...
