This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Since 2011 I have drawn thousands of comics. But over the last 11 years there were a few times when I almost quit. What saved the cartoons? Scratch that, who saved them? Read on to find out. You’ll find my comics scattered across […]
Reader-Focused Report Assessment
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. How do you tell a good report from a bad report? That’s what I hope you’ll be able to do with my new quick 2 page assessment. So a little while ago I created a resource, it was a short 18 page eBook […]
How to create carousels with Canva
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. A carousel is like a social media slide deck. The format has been around for years, but it’s making a comeback. In today’s post I’ll show you how to create one using Canva. Do you remember slideshare? Basically it was a site that […]
Canva Free, Canva Pro, or Canva for Teams?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Is it worth upgrading your Canva Free account to Canva Pro? Is Canva for Teams a different thing? Is Canva Pro really free for Nonprofits & Schools? So if you read my blog, you probably already know I’m a big fan of Canva. […]
Human Centered Report Design
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Are you searching for a modern reporting strategy that leads to visual reports other human beings would actually appreciate? I wrote you an eBook. You can download the new eBook here. Here is what you’ll find inside the 35 page visual eBook. It’s […]
Make Dissemination Easy
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Sharing our work well takes skill and experience. But not every data person has these skills. Should they? Qualified to Do the Work ? Qualified to Share the Work The vast majority of PhD and MA programs are not going to give their […]
Designing a Seesaw Graph with Canva and Flourish [Walkthrough]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So welcome to a new series of blog posts. Each will be a type of design walkthrough. In these posts I will start with a chart or piece of information found in a real report and adapt it into something different (not always […]
New Free Course on Micrographics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I’m trying out a new style of course, and for the moment, it’s free. Even the best designed full reports are only read by so many people. It might be the marquee deliverable you pass on to your client. The thing that addresses […]
14 tips to make reporting easier.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Looking for ways to make reporting easier? In this blog post I share a collection of tips. When talking about my book with folks I get a lot of head nods. But then the obvious question comes next… “Okay, but what do I […]
Are you reporting or documenting?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you know why so many research and evaluation reports are super long and boring? I have a theory. One nice thing about putting all of your ideas into a book is that it makes it easier to chat about those ideas with […]