In this new installment of our Data Looks Better Naked series, we take on maps. More specifically, the choropleth map.

Our entry into the  Apps for Alberta competition takes a look at high school grades across the province.

Don’t be afraid to make your charts smaller to communicate a bigger, more complete message.

How do jersey numbers stack up across the major sports leagues in the 2013-14 season?

The mortgage calculators we've looked at are terrible. So we look to simplify the process in our new tool.

A look at some of the different methods for displaying quantitative differences geo-spatially.

People highly value style, even to their own detriment. That means we need to value style but execute without causing detriment. We need to find a way to ensure that we not only deliver data in a meaningful way but also seek to deliver it in a compelling/engaging style.

We take a new and difficult to interpret infographic and reimagine it using an old but underused graphic form.

I hate the submit button. For visualizations and a lot of other applications it puts a barrier between me and the things I’m looking for.

Over the past few months I've become increasingly fond of Edward Tufte's Slopegraphs for data visualization. They aren't just good for comparing across time, but also across two categories.

We take a look at an interactive by Andy Kirk, breaking down what makes it effective and how it could be further improved.