This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. There are several ways to bring Excel Charts into Canva but which way is the right way? In this post I’ll walk you through the options and help you decide the best way for you. So I had this question from an attendee […]
Join our private community of evaluators and researchers.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Inside DiY Data Design, evaluators and researchers like you come together to meet and support one another, discover new tech, learn new tricks, get answers to burning questions, participate in data design challenges, and more. Could you become a data design champion? Behind […]
How to create a timeline infographic using Canva.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Looking for an infographic that is easy to write and design? This post will you through the process of creating a timeline infographic from scratch using Canva. I’ll also include the final templates at the end of this post. Here is what I […]
How to create an infographic in an hour
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If you are not used to creating your own infographics, creating a professional infographic quickly might seem like a tall order. But sometimes deadlines call or you just need to create lots of infographics in a short amount of time. In this post […]
How to create logic models and theory of change using MURAL [Guest post by Anne Heberger Marino]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Today’s post was written by Anne Heberger Marino who is the founder of Lean-To Collaborations. You can learn more about Anne’s work by visiting her website or by following her on Twitter (@LeanToCollabs). When Chris shared his Canva redesigns of a logic model […]
Stop multitasking your report writing.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So I have to admit something. I am HORRIBLE at multitasking. For example, I can’t look something up on my phone while having a conversation. I can’t cook dinner while putting together a grocery list. “How about listen to your wife while doing […]
Create a Line Graph Infographic with Canva and Flourish
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s post I’ll share the steps I used in creating a line graph centered infographic. The more I use Flourish, the more I like Flourish. Canva is a super easy tool for infographic design, but its chart builder leaves a lot to […]
Canva Accessibility is bad, here is how you fix your design.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. As much as I love Canva, there is definitely one spot where the tool absolutely fails. And that spot is accessibility. When you work with a lot of government clients the topic of accessibility is almost always at the top of the considerations […]
Evaluation Comics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Big news! I have an evaluation comics page now. So what does that actually mean? Click here to visit the new page. Over the last decade my comics used to live almost entirely within blog posts. For most of my cartooning life I’ve […]
Better Report Design or Faster Report Design? Pen and Paper Activity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So what’s better, creating one great report or ten good reports? In an ideal world we would have ample time to plan, write, develop, illustrate, test, and iterate our evaluation reports. But that’s likely not the professional world you occupy (and it’s certainly […]