While we hold that bar charts should start at zero, there is no such expectation for line charts. But you’ll always find someone on social media to denounce a “dishonest” line chart that enhances the variations by truncating the y-axis. There is usually ample pushback, but it often leads to the question: Where should it […]| Voilà:
Voilà: is an information design firm. We combine analysis and design to convey complex information visually.| Voilà:
We are information designers because we commit to understanding the substance and finding design solutions.| Voilà:
How to explain clearly the myriad of ways by which Canada can achieve its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?| Voilà:
Canada’s infrastructure under the climate crisis The Canadian Climate Institute wanted to bring to light the costs of climate change for Canada’s infrastructure. With the tangible impacts that infrastructures have on our daily lives, we leveraged the power of illustration to bring this message to life. A physical reality With this web interactive story, our […]| Voilà:
How can we show the impact that climate change will have on the health of Canadians, especially the most vulnerable, and the costs involved?| Voilà:
What did 2024 look like at Voilà:? Over the years, those retrospectives allow us to capture the progress that has been made.| Voilà:
How to effectively communicate the nuance and details of CPP Investments’ net-zero commitment to a general audience?| Voilà:
Celebrating Voilà:’s 11th anniversary this month, we took a moment to reflect on what defines us. That’s why we chose to celebrate multidisciplinary as one of our core values over the past ten years! We drew from our academic backgrounds to create diagrams that showcase a network uniting us. From Art to Engineering, Voilà: is […] The post Multidisciplinary at Voilà: appeared first on Voilà:.| Voilà:
Two information designers look at a series of graphics, attempt to redesign them and draw lessons from it. Find out what they've learnt!| Voilà:
Out of 1250 entries, Voilà: won one of the 10 gold awards at the Information is Beautiful Awards 2022, in the Business Analytics category, for the project “The Star of our Work” designed by Celia Albano and Francis Gagnon. The ceremony was held in Washington D.C. on November 30th. Silver went to the Growth Lab, […]| Voilà:
Chart Spark by Alli Torban is a book about cultivating creativity through data visualisation. Find out more!| Voilà:
To celebrate 10 years of Voilà:, here are 10 things I've changed my mind about since I started out as an information designer.| Voilà:
Exploration of the exhibition "Huellas de desaparición" (Traces of disappearance) at La Tertulia Museum in Cali, Colombia.| Voilà:
Most of the time, the choice of scale is based on the data. Or not when the data you want to visualize are 4.5 billion years!| Voilà:
At the end of each year, we review our milestones and projects that we've worked on, and we visualize it. Happy 2024!| Voilà:
Every year, I write this retrospective for the future: I like to reread them a few years later to see how far we’ve come and to recall some memorable moments. I share it with you and salute the Francis of the future at the same time. Human resources The team remained stable at nine members, […]| Voilà:
A look back at Voilà:'s participation at the 2023 Information is Beautiful Awards.| Voilà: