This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this video I’ll show you step by step how to create a simple spotlight graphic. This can be a really easy way to illustrate interviews in qualitative reports. This particular graphic was created using Canva. This is part of the DiY Data […]
How to create an annotated column chart with Excel and Canva
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this video I’ll show you step by step how to create a simple infographic. We start with a column chart in Excel (a.k.a. bar graph or bar chart) and then bring it into Canva for annotations. Video Transcript Hey data designer! Welcome […]
Schools kill creativity, graduate schools bury it.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Every now and again I rewatch one of my favorite TED talks, and one of the most popular TED talks of all time. And like every favorite thing that you watch over and over again, the talk keeps changing as I age. A […]
Story Finding Worksheet
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So this question came up from a participant during my data storytelling workshop. The question was something like, “How do you train others on your team to find, and then tell, stories?“ During the prior session, we had gone through a series of […]
Creative Self-Assessment
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If I could go back in time to my university days, I would certainly take some different electives. Like so many of you, I spent my time in college learning how to be a social scientist. Which included absolutely zero practical creative or […]
Finding meaning in our work
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I fell into the world of data visualization in 2008, when an executive at the non-profit I was working for at the time decided to send a few of the younger staff members to a local talk by Edward Tufte. My colleagues were […]
Data Storytelling Comics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. As I get ready to deliver my live data storytelling workshop (hint, hint), I decided to develop a series of comics. My goal over the next week is to create at least 20 (this post will grow as I go). Here’s what I […]
Events
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. On this page I’ll be listing all upcoming live events, along with the relevant registration or RSVP pages. May 2024 5/14 & 516 – Workshop: Everyday Visual Reports [Register] The next live session of my Everyday Visual Reports workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, […]
We are story finders.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I started drawing comics, back in the early 2010s, there were these really popular animations put together by the Royalty Society of Arts (RSA) in London. My comics have always been pretty simple in format. And early on, before I would even […]
Who is the Hero? Storytelling Methods for Data People.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Good stories always have heroes, even data stories. So who is the hero in your story? So technically, a story is just a sequence of events. And you can layout a sequence of events without the use of characters. But thinking of your […]