This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Over the coming year I hope to spend a little time on this blog showcasing some of the members of my Information Design Academy. In today’s post we’ll hear from Joanna Prout. Joanna is currently exploring a career transition from research and evaluation into […]
Where we Fail
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s post I want to address one those elephants in the room. It’s about the biggest reason why data people have trouble producing creative work. We are all creative, but some of us have way more practice. You want to know what […]
Flirting with Burnout
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is one of those oversharing kinds of blog posts filled with me being vulnerable. If you don’t like reading about people’s feelings, please feel free to skip this post. I love my work. As a consultant I get the chance to work […]
What type of data designer are you?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Taking the next steps in your data design journey starts with knowing yourself. I remember when I first started getting into data visualization design. When bloggers would go to define data visualization design they would often share a type of Venn diagram. On […]
How to use AI to make your reports readable [ChatGPT & the Hemingway App]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Are you a little hesitant about all this AI stuff? Me too. But these new AI tools can actually be pretty dang useful and easy to use. For the most part I’m a new tech skeptic. Before I add another tool to my […]
Creating Shadow Logic Models with Celestyna Galicki
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Over the coming year I hope to spend a little time on this blog showcasing some of the interesting work created by members of my Information Design Academy. In today’s post we’ll look at something created by Celestyna Galicki that we started calling […]
Thinking like a UX Designer: UX Problems
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you know how to identify a UX Problem with your reports or communication designs? It’s not all that hard. But first, a story. The door without the handle I took this picture last week on my way back into the office after […]
The two types of report.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Without fail, this question would come up when I would present to evaluation teams on why they should consider changing the way they report. It would usually come from a senior member of the team. Likely one that had never heard of me […]
My 5 How Questions for the Coming Year
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. At the end of every year you get loads of advice for how to approach the next one. Lots of that advice centers around resolutions, words, or statements. I decided to do something a little different this year and give myself a list […]
Evaluation Christmas Cartoons 2022
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Every holiday season I try to draw a set of Christmas comics. For whatever reason, it was harder this year. SIMON: Do you still pick up the pen? SPIEGELMAN: I pick it up, but it’s a very heavy instrument right now. And I’ve […]