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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 2023 related to:  Online Courses,  Private Training,  Conference Keynotes, Data Visualization Consulting, and  My Personal and Professional Goals.  Online Courses  I have courses on 6 different topics. Here’s the calendar: Great […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. 7,700 total participants in my dataviz courses so far. 29 new blog posts: 20 from me, and 9 from guest authors. 6 YouTube videos: 4 on my channel, and 2 made for colleagues’ channels. Just 1 podcast interview this year. 3 months off. What a year.  Top […]