This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Last month, I participated in Stefanie Posavec’s Dataviz Drawing Class. I LOVED the class! Wondering whether the class is right for you? What’s inside this review: Class logistics Why I signed up About the instructor What we learned Who this class is best […]
How to Make Great Graphs in Excel: 4 Levels of Excel Vizardry
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are you drowning in the deep end of Excel? First, dip a toe in. And then another. You’ll be swimming confidently before you know it. 4 Levels of Excel Vizardry I’ve taught data visualization in Excel a dozen different ways over the years. […]
Take of Tour of the “Excel How-To’s” Templates
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Remember those “Excel for Dummies” books? I’d go to the public library, grab a dog-eared book off the shelf, and flip through the grayscale images trying to match the author’s screenshots to my own computer. They were always using a different version of […]
3 Simple Steps that Took My Graph from Good to Great
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. After enrolling in Depict Data Studio’s Great Graphs in Excel course and watching many of the videos, I was excited to apply what I had learned. My first chance came in the form of a front-end evaluation project for a children’s museum planning […]
39+ Great Graphs You Can Make in Microsoft Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Bored of the basics? Want to take your graphs to the next level? Wondering what’s possible in Microsoft Excel? From A to Z, here are some of the amazing data visualizations that you can make inside of good ol’ Excel. Area Bars Bar’c […]
How to Visualize “Overall” Data or Averages in Bar Charts
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I was working with a state’s public health agency to visualize their data. We’ll call them the Statelandia Public Health Department. Before Here’s what their “before” version looked like. The information on how many adults overall had been diagnosed with high blood pressure […]
Embedded Legends Aren’t Enough
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I see these graphs a lot: The graph title tells us which line is which. In dataviz lingo, we call it “embedding the legend” in the graph title. What a clever style! But it’s not colorblind-friendly or grayscale-friendly. Let’s compare embedded legends (on […]
How to Influence Others with Your Data: SuperDataScience Podcast Interview
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. What is data storytelling? How do we overcome common pain points in data visualization and storytelling?? What’s the most important thing to keep in mind while editing our visualizations??? I recently discussed all these, and more, on the SuperDataScience podcast with the host, […]
Watch Out for Mars! 6 Data Cleaning Steps to Save You Millions
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. In 1998, NASA launched the unmanned Mars Climate Orbiter to study the atmosphere of Mars. However, the spacecraft never finished its mission. In fact, upon reaching Mars the next year, the $125 million spacecraft promptly crash landed into Mars, disintegrating in the atmosphere. […]
The Progression of Sue Griffey’s Year-End Infographic
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are you working on a year-end infographic? Maybe you’d like to showcase your company’s achievements over the past year. Maybe you’d like to celebrate your own achievements. Infographics are a great way to visualize key points (without boring our audiences, which can happen […]