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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Is “color on color” hard to read? Short answer: YES. Long answer: Let’s do an official color contrast check: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ You’ll also see how to fix it. What’s Inside 0:00 Intro to Yellow on Red Example from Workshop 0:16 The Short Answer (Avoid […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. A good rule of thumb: If your map feels too dense… try small multiples! Before, we started with a single map… with 2 variables. Counts and rates. A bubble map on top of a heat map. After, we’ll use small multiples: 2 separate […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Brand colors are great. Color-coding by category is greater. But avoid using those brand colors as body font within paragraphs. Colored font is okay for headers, but not for the body. What’s Inside 0:00 Intro 0:31 Before: Example from a Public Workshop 1:33 […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Did you miss my Good Tech Fest conference session? Catch the replay here! Materials Follow along with the spreadsheet: https://depictdatastudio.gumroad.com/… You’ll have to watch the video to get the coupon code. There are codes available for the first 500 people. Chapters 0:00 Intro […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. You’ve got two options. (Well, if you like to split hairs, there are more options than that. But what if you’re busy and don’t have time to lose? Here are the main copying/pasting options worth paying attention to.) Option 1: Excel Object a.k.a. […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. A few months ago, one of my favorite students brought this graph to Office Hours: (These aren’t the exact numbers, age ranges, or years. But you get the idea.) She already knew how to make population pyramids in Excel. Population pyramids require Level […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Wondering what I’ve got planned this year?  Here’s what’s in store for 2024 related to:  Online Courses,  Private Training,  Conference Keynotes, and  My Personal and Professional Goals.  Online Courses  The biggest improvement for 2024 is that all 6 courses will be offered LIVE […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. 9,200 total participants in my dataviz courses so far (and ~25,000 taught in-person and virtually over the past decade). A dozen in-person workshops (with trips to Dubai & Tanzania) and several dozen virtual workshops. 32 new blog posts: 28 from me, and 4 from […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Just because I’m pro-graph, I’m not anti-table. Technical tables have so much value, especially as visual appendices for reports. In this blog post, you’ll get ideas for bringing your technical tables to life. Before Here’s what the “before” version of some technical tables […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Sometimes our graphs have a single, overarching takeaway message. Maybe the numbers simply went up over time. Or down. Other times, it’s more complicated. Here’s how to explain multiple takeaway messages in presentations: with multiple slides, one per takeaway message. Before: Everything Smushed […]