Voilà: Francis Gagnon
@chezvoila.com
Information design and data visualization studio focused on the environment, social development, and governance.
Montreal (since 2013).
English and French
Interactives, dashboards, reports, presentations, training
Posts by Francis Gagnon, founder
Montreal (since 2013).
English and French
Interactives, dashboards, reports, presentations, training
Posts by Francis Gagnon, founder
I had to do my research but I think I got it!
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I had to do my research but I think I got it!
Awana! Met once at the portrait studio. An angel.
December 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Awana! Met once at the portrait studio. An angel.
Half the fun is choosing the image.
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Half the fun is choosing the image.
I’ll make a fair attempt, with a very Montreal scene.
December 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’ll make a fair attempt, with a very Montreal scene.
I'm back in the game!
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm back in the game!
I agree, it’s surprisingly high. The data appears to be from the Economist Intelligence Unit. OWID recommends other sources for different takes on democracy. Here it’s much lower.
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I agree, it’s surprisingly high. The data appears to be from the Economist Intelligence Unit. OWID recommends other sources for different takes on democracy. Here it’s much lower.
36 years ago tomorrow, 14 women were killed in a school shooting in Montreal. We talk about it every year. This is still front page news I think it is a pretty normal reaction.
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
36 years ago tomorrow, 14 women were killed in a school shooting in Montreal. We talk about it every year. This is still front page news I think it is a pretty normal reaction.
I delivered a dataviz training at our national broadcaster and ran into a celebrity: Les noces de juin, by Jean-Paul Lemieux. Still can’t believe they had the original in the meeting room.
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I delivered a dataviz training at our national broadcaster and ran into a celebrity: Les noces de juin, by Jean-Paul Lemieux. Still can’t believe they had the original in the meeting room.
I love coming across charts like this in the media. Clear, informative, relevant. 📊
Clear title
Relevant colours
Sufficient labelling
Elegant design
Explicit interactivity
Nuance in footnote
Clear title
Relevant colours
Sufficient labelling
Elegant design
Explicit interactivity
Nuance in footnote
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I love coming across charts like this in the media. Clear, informative, relevant. 📊
Clear title
Relevant colours
Sufficient labelling
Elegant design
Explicit interactivity
Nuance in footnote
Clear title
Relevant colours
Sufficient labelling
Elegant design
Explicit interactivity
Nuance in footnote
I wouldn't say no to a multidimensional rating system for AI. All I read is about their individual performance and how they generally suck for ethics and sustainability. This one developed *as a concept* by @cleverfranke.com seems very thought through.
Via @visualisingdata.com's newsletter
Via @visualisingdata.com's newsletter
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I wouldn't say no to a multidimensional rating system for AI. All I read is about their individual performance and how they generally suck for ethics and sustainability. This one developed *as a concept* by @cleverfranke.com seems very thought through.
Via @visualisingdata.com's newsletter
Via @visualisingdata.com's newsletter
I don't use PowerBI so most of what I know is second hand but I was surprised to learn that you can make cool charts like these because I always hear about the limitations.
Those were developed by @spandl.ca who presented them when he visited Voilà: a few weeks ago.
Those were developed by @spandl.ca who presented them when he visited Voilà: a few weeks ago.
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't use PowerBI so most of what I know is second hand but I was surprised to learn that you can make cool charts like these because I always hear about the limitations.
Those were developed by @spandl.ca who presented them when he visited Voilà: a few weeks ago.
Those were developed by @spandl.ca who presented them when he visited Voilà: a few weeks ago.
When people ask why I now refuse to travel to the US because it’s too dangerous, I’ll show them this map.
Pink X: Daycare of my daughters for 5 years
Blue Xs: Where I had work meetings this January
Pink X: Daycare of my daughters for 5 years
Blue Xs: Where I had work meetings this January
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
When people ask why I now refuse to travel to the US because it’s too dangerous, I’ll show them this map.
Pink X: Daycare of my daughters for 5 years
Blue Xs: Where I had work meetings this January
Pink X: Daycare of my daughters for 5 years
Blue Xs: Where I had work meetings this January
"Select 'Dismiss' to start update" is such a printer thing to say
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Select 'Dismiss' to start update" is such a printer thing to say
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I wish the examples gallery was visual because it's full of gems 📊
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I wish the examples gallery was visual because it's full of gems 📊
I had to steal this from LinkedIn (via Stephanie Evergreen) because this is one chart for the books in that it really takes its topic into account. Up there with the Iraqi casualties by SCMP. 📊
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I had to steal this from LinkedIn (via Stephanie Evergreen) because this is one chart for the books in that it really takes its topic into account. Up there with the Iraqi casualties by SCMP. 📊
The new display of the search results on @ourworldindata.org is next level.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The new display of the search results on @ourworldindata.org is next level.
Two slides from my talk on visualizing for hope last week.
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Two slides from my talk on visualizing for hope last week.
Bar chart for the number of city councillors. Apart from the strange variation in tints, another basic chart that does the job.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Bar chart for the number of city councillors. Apart from the strange variation in tints, another basic chart that does the job.
The municipal elections are taking place across all of Québec tonight.
This is the visual of the results on SRC (French Canadian public broadcaster).
I've complained plenty about elections graphics so I'm going to say that this is good enough to do this simple job without messing it up.
This is the visual of the results on SRC (French Canadian public broadcaster).
I've complained plenty about elections graphics so I'm going to say that this is good enough to do this simple job without messing it up.
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The municipal elections are taking place across all of Québec tonight.
This is the visual of the results on SRC (French Canadian public broadcaster).
I've complained plenty about elections graphics so I'm going to say that this is good enough to do this simple job without messing it up.
This is the visual of the results on SRC (French Canadian public broadcaster).
I've complained plenty about elections graphics so I'm going to say that this is good enough to do this simple job without messing it up.
Really interesting how the AI reference has gone from the LinkedIn prompt.
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Really interesting how the AI reference has gone from the LinkedIn prompt.
Take a peek at this treasure chest.
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Take a peek at this treasure chest.
The "Edit this chart" feature on Datawrapper is really neat. 📊
This chart is on their blog, but we can tweak it for our own use. In this case, I needed it for training, but the inverted colour scheme (🔴=like; 🔵=dislike) was going to be a distraction. Changed in a few clicks.
This chart is on their blog, but we can tweak it for our own use. In this case, I needed it for training, but the inverted colour scheme (🔴=like; 🔵=dislike) was going to be a distraction. Changed in a few clicks.
October 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The "Edit this chart" feature on Datawrapper is really neat. 📊
This chart is on their blog, but we can tweak it for our own use. In this case, I needed it for training, but the inverted colour scheme (🔴=like; 🔵=dislike) was going to be a distraction. Changed in a few clicks.
This chart is on their blog, but we can tweak it for our own use. In this case, I needed it for training, but the inverted colour scheme (🔴=like; 🔵=dislike) was going to be a distraction. Changed in a few clicks.