This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Trying out a new series this week. The idea is simple, I find some inspiration and then use that inspiration to create a set of Canva report page templates. If you keep your eyes open, design inspiration is literally everywhere. Mailers, posters, text […]
Evaluation Ethics Fails, 7 illustrations
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I’m sick this week, so instead of writing something new, I thought I republish something valuable from 11 years ago. This cartoon was inspired through a conversation with my good friend Ann K. Emery. This was back when Ann was a full time […]
Building Your Creativity Toolkit
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating” These are words that came from comedy icon, John Cleese. Head to YouTube if you want to watch one of his talks on creativity, and the source of this quote. The quote […]
5 Baby Steps to Better Reports
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. A couple of years ago I put out a book called the Reporting Revolution. And while I still believe just about everything I wrote in that book, I know many of you are not actually looking to start a revolution. You just want […]
Is your team, report deficient?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Long, boring, dusty-shelf reports might be a problem, but it’s rarely the biggest problem most data teams face. When teams decide to start tackling their report design problems, that’s where they start. They think that if they can turn their long, boring, dusty-shelf […]
3 lessons learned about online courses in early 2024
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I launched my first online workshop in late 2015. I had this idea that it would be best to start, whether or not I had everything ready in advance. And as we went, I would listen to the needs of participants and respond […]
When Gap Width Doesn’t Work
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This video is for all the people commenting “Not Useful” on my video about gap width… I think I found your problem. The “I don’t feel like watching a video right now,” summary. In this video, Chris dives deeper into his previous video […]
The 5 Minute Skim Test Using Visual Hierarchy to Reach Busy Execs
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Struggling to understand reports in 5 minutes? Learn how to design skimmable reports! Struggling to understand reports in 5 minutes? Learn how to design skimmable reports! Tired of dense reports you don’t have time to read? This video teaches you how to use […]
Ditch the Text Walls, Embrace the White Space!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Tired of your reports looking like dense, unreadable brick walls? Check out this video with quick tips on why and how to start intentionally including white space in your reports. Here is a little summary of what you’ll see in the video. In […]
Design in Canva with Lorem Ipsum
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Want some quick report design advice? Don’t wait until you are finished writing your report to design your report. Seriously, I have been in the data field for two decades working on research and evaluation projects. The vast majority of projects have waited […]