Melissa Denby

Chart Critique:

https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2014/10/HUDnationalestimates.png

I really like this chart/graph because it's easy to understand. It follows Few's suggestions: This is a timeline showing a trend (though it does show specific numbers too), it uses a light gray box to highlight a year, the colors are not overwhelming, and the key is easy to read.