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) […]
Learn How to Make Great Graphs in Excel with Ann K. Emery
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, […]
How to Plan for and Edit Your Own Two-Pager
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 […]
Visualizing Equity in Education
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 […]
Teaching + Knowledge = Passion for Data Viz
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 […]
We Sold (Nearly) Everything to Travel the World with Our 2 Kids. Here’s What Happened Next.
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 […]
Visualizing COVID-19 Data Responsibly: An Interview with Amanda Makulec
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 […]
Learn Data Visualization at Home with Ann K. Emery
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. I Was Going to […]
Behind the Scenes with Elissa Schloesser, One of My Favorite Information Designers
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. “My ultimate goal was to work with organizations to help them communicate those complex things in graphic form,” Elissa Schloesser told me. Elissa’s one of my favorite information designers. We’ve partnered on a number of projects over the years, from full-length technical reports […]
Goodbye Microsoft Defaults, Hello Data Viz Toolkit!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Hi there! My name is Courtney Sims and I have the privilege of being a monitoring and evaluation Associate for Sharp Insight, LLC based in the Washington, D.C. region. About Sharp Insight At Sharp Insight, we support our clients wherever they are on […]