Cédric Scherer

Data Visualization & Information Design

Hi, I am Cédric 👋

Data Visualization Designer, Consultant and Instructor for Engaging and Effective Graphical Storytelling.

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My Contributions to the First 30DayMapChallenge

I spontaneously participated in the first edition of the #30DayMapChallenge with the goal to create one map each day of November. I managed to contribute 28 days, resulting in many more maps and a steep learning curve in using R and ggplot2 for geodata.

Sunday • December 15, 2019

Visualizing Temperatures in Berlin with Bar Chart Races

You have seen Bar Chart Races. You have seen Bar Chart Races of Bar Chart Races. Here are some more visualizing monthly temperatures in Berlin! Yes, I jumped on the hype train. Of course, using {ggplot2} and {gganimate}.

Tuesday • September 17, 2019

A ggplot2 Tutorial for Beautiful Plotting in R

An extensive tutorial containing a general introduction to ggplot2 as well as many examples how to modify a ggplot, step by step. It covers several topics such as different chart types, themes, design choices, plot combinations, and modification of axes, labels, and legends, custom fonts, interactive charts and many more.

Monday • August 5, 2019

The Evolution of a ggplot

A step-by-step tutorial explaining how my visualizations have evolved from a typical basic ggplot. Here, I transform a basic boxplot into a compelling and self-explanatory combination of a jittered dot strip plot and a lollipop plot.

Friday • May 17, 2019