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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Our organizations collect all this data—through surveys, assessments, interviews, and so on—and then what?  The default: The data just sits there inside a Dusty Shelf Report.   But what if your data could actually inform real-life decisions?   I recently sat down with Vivian Jefferson from Loudoun County Public Schools, a growing […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Did you see Sara DeLong’s post on Why You Need to Create a Data Visualization Style Guide to Tell Great Stories? You’ll love Part 2. –Ann — So you decided your organization needs a style guide to save lots your team lots of […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I met Sara DeLong a few summers ago when I led a dataviz training at her agency. We’ve stayed in touch, and she’s contributed fantastic articles like Could Your Long Report Become a City Billboard? and Report Redesign Tricks That Really Work. In […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This article–and four video lessons!–come from Brenna Butler, who researched user experience as part of her doctoral program. Thanks for your contributions to our field, Brenna! –Ann Hi all, Brenna Butler here to walk you through what the field of User Experience (UX) […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are your takeaway findings getting lost? Bad graphs can slow down the viewer’s comprehension… increase cognitive load… and fail to inform decision-making processes. Dusty Shelf Reports aren’t inevitable. With intentional editing, you can design visualizations that inform and inspire–right inside of Excel, PowerPoint, […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. This week’s dataviz tips come from Tyler Mason, who I met several years ago while leading a training in Indiana. Tyler and I have stayed in touch and he enrolled in additional virtual training with us. Check out how he’s created a two-pager […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. In this article, guest author Molly Hanlon shares how she uses data to create visualizations and stories that help school staff make decisions to better serve their students. Please comment below with your own tips! Let’s learn with each other. –Ann We use […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. One of the primary reasons for taking Ann’s data visualization course, Great Graphs, was to learn better ways to use Microsoft Excel as a visualization tool. I am so excited to share how grateful I am to Ann and her colleagues for putting […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I felt like I had to choose: Be a world-traveling data visualization speaker. Or be a mother. In spring 2018, we started brainstorming about a lifestyle change. My speaking opportunities were taking me all over the world—a dream! But, meanwhile, I had a […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. In April, I sat down with Amanda Makulec, one of my longtime data and evaluation friends, to learn about visualizing COVID-19 responsibly. Amanda is the Data Visualization Capability Lead at Excella; a co-organizer for Dataviz DC; and the Operations Director for the Data […]