September's challenge was a slightly different flavor of the makeover theme: how would readers make over this dual pie chart visual? We challenged you to apply data storytelling best practices and a thoughtful critique in improving this visual. Expand the full post for more detail.

More than 50 dot plots were shared in August, with many depicting point in time and group comparisons for topics in sports, pop culture, and a number of real world work examples. See a ton of varied design approaches and a deluge of dots!

The August challenge is to plot data with a dot… a dot plot! There are a few common types and this challenge is open to them all. Check out the full post for more details and an example.

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.