Halloween logicals

You can customize graphics in R with par(), but the docs are mostly text and just organized alphabetically. Here is a more visual reference, categorized by what you can change. Plus, a one-page printout.

Show connections and changes over time with start and end points.

Also known as ridgeline plots, the method overlaps time series for a 3-D-ish view of the data. While perhaps not the most visually efficient, the allure is undeniable.

A detailed guide for R users who want to polish their charts in the popular graphic design app for readability and aesthetics.

Researchers asked 10,000 participants to list ten things that recently made them happy. I counted and connected the dots.

Jobs and pay can vary a lot depending on where you live, based on 2013 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here’s an interactive to look.

No need to restrict ourselves to the most common types. There are thousands. Let’s look at all of them.

It was a rough year, which brought about a lot of good work. Here are my favorite data visualization projects of the year.