What is the World’s Biggest Cash Crop?
Community Challenge Makeover Monday 2021 Week 11:
My redesign (Tableau File Here):
Original Visualization:
Reading time: 1 min 20 secs
Discussion
Makeover Monday 2021 Week 11 challenge is to create a viz to answer the question: "What is The World's Biggest Cash Crop?". The data source is from FOASTAT; the original challenge viz is from Information Is Beautiful. Also, not all the data used to create their viz is provided. The second challenge is to create a complete viz in 20 mins to prep for certification testing.
Goals
Find a different angle to present the data from how Information Is Beautiful showed the data, which is hard to top.
Complete the challenge in less than 20 minutes as a way to prep for future tableau certification.
“If the farmer is rich, then so is the nation.”
Project Discussion
Challenges
One of the biggest challenges for this week's Makeover Monday is how to find a better way to present the data. Information is Beautiful is known for their fantastic analysis and presentation of data. Also, not all the data used to create their viz is provided. The second challenge is to create a complete viz in 20 mins to prep for certification testing.
Design Discussion
Since not all the data is available to reproduce the original viz, and it would be hard to top the work of Information is Beautiful, I choose to create a viz that allows the end-user to explore the assigned dataset and ask their questions. I added the end-user ability to dynamically define the top N crops they would like to see by year and region.
Final Thoughts
Twenty minutes to explore/understand the data and create a final viz is much shorter than I knew. I need to get better at pacing myself. I spent more time exploring different ideas and concepts and did not keep an eye on the timer. I completed a final vis, but I did not get to explore all the design ideas I had. I need to practice becoming more focused. Though the viz is not an award winner, I delivered on a viz in 20 minutes that allowed the viewer to explore the data on their own. I will take that as a win.
I am always impressed by the work of Information is Beautiful. One of my long-range goals is to create work at that level. I will get there one viz at a time.
What do you think? Let me know on Twitter @YvonFitz.
Links & Additional Information
Challenge Information
Original Article: Information Is Beautiful
Data Source: FAOSTAT
Challenge Link: Makeover Monday 2021 wk 11
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