diff --git a/basics.py b/basics.py
index 765cc60..cb5cbcd 100644
--- a/basics.py
+++ b/basics.py
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ def plot(data, countries):
         time, new_cases, new_deaths, total_cases, total_deaths = data[loc]
         
         # total cases
-        tc.plot(time, total_cases, label=f"{loc}")
+        tc.plot(time, total_cases, label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
         # total deaths
-        td.plot(time, total_deaths, label=f"{loc}")
+        td.plot(time, total_deaths, label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
         # new cases
-        nc.plot(time, new_cases, label=f"{loc}")
+        nc.plot(time, new_cases, label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
         # new deaths
-        nd.plot(time, new_deaths, label=f"{loc}")
+        nd.plot(time, new_deaths, label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
     for ax, fig, name in [(tc, tcp, "total_cases"), (td, tdp, "total_deaths"), (nc, ncp, "new_cases"), (nd, ndp, "new_deaths")]:
         ax.set_yscale("log")
diff --git a/death_per_case.py b/death_per_case.py
index 3c2a52f..a580580 100644
--- a/death_per_case.py
+++ b/death_per_case.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ def plot(data, countries):
         
         # death/case
         pp.figure(name)
-        pp.plot(time, np.array(total_deaths)/np.array(total_cases), label=f"{loc}")
+        pp.plot(time, np.array(total_deaths)/np.array(total_cases), label=f"{loc}", marker=".")
 
     pp.yscale("log")
-    pp.xticks(rotation=90)
+    pp.xticks(rotation=45)
     pp.legend(frameon=False)
     pp.tight_layout()