This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is a series of posts providing quick of overviews of important topics in research and evaluation. Each post in this series will include at least 3 cartoons from my archives and at least 3 links to recommended resources. What is a Need? […]
How to Create Scatter Plots in Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is the third in a series of posts on chart design in Excel. In each post we will take on a different chart type. Today we’ll go with the chart that brings correlations to life, the Scatter Plot. What you’ll find in […]
What is Summative Evaluation? Cartoon Glossary
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is a series of posts providing quick of overviews of important topics in research and evaluation. Each post in this series will include 3 cartoons from my archives along with 3 links to recommended resources. Summative Evaluation can be the Scary One […]
How to Create Line Graphs in Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is the second in a series of posts on chart design in Excel. In each post we will take on a different chart type. Today we’ll go with a chart that almost always tells a story, the line graph. What you’ll find […]
What is a Theory of Change? Cartoon Glossary
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is a series of posts providing quick of overviews of important topics in research and evaluation. Each post in this series will include 3 cartoons from my archives along with 3 links to recommended resources. Telling the story of a program. A theory […]
How to Create Bar Charts in Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This is the first in a series of posts on chart design in Excel. In each post we will take on a different chart type. Today we start with one of the most ubiquitous and useful charts, the Bar Chart. What you’ll find […]
How to Create a Hex Tile Grid in Canva
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this series of data design posts, we draw inspiration from charts in the news and other spaces featuring data visualizations. Then we recreate the charts using easy freemium tools. In this post I am going to walk you through the process of […]
How to Evaluate a Website.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Is your website really accomplishing anything? Or does it just look the part? In this guide I am going to walk you through a few methods you can use to evaluate a website. The specific method(s) you choose will depend a lot on […]
Comment on How to develop a data visualization color palette. by Nick Visscher
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In reply to Jen. Wow! This is absolutely fantastic! So useful and easy to follow! Thank you for this walk-through Chris!!
Comment on How to develop a data visualization color palette. by Sue Sing Lim
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I suggest also using this website to make sure the colors met accessibility check. I make sure that the colors have enough contrasts so people can differentiate them. https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/