#MakeoverMonday 2020 Week 49: Transatlantic Alliance

For this week Charlie picked an interesting topic: The perception among the population of how positive the relationship is between the US and Germany. The data came from a survey and the entire article can be found here.

Here is the original visualization:

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/PG_2020.11.23_U.S.-Germany_0-01.png

What works well:

• The topic is interesting and hence the title grabs my attention
• The line charts are fairly simple
• Sources and notes are included

What could be improved:

• The wording makes it difficult for me to wrap my head around what the data is showing me
• The flags are distracting and unneccessary

What I did:

• Focused on the positive responses
• Aimed to show the change over time in a heatmap
• Tried to simplify the message while still making it very clear to understand