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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this series of blog posts I will share examples of professionally designed modern reports. For each report I’ll also write out a list of things to notice. My goal is not to critique but to show you real life examples of design […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Today’s blog post will walk you through a method you can use to create explanation videos using Canva and Zoom. The concept was designed as a simple way to walk an audience through a some type of model (ex. logic model, theory of […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If you are serious about creating better reports, it’s time to take a step back. In this post I’m going to share my F.R.E.D. method for evaluating modern report dissemination. But let’s start with something I’ve learned slowly over the last two decades […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Stop overthinking infographics. Not every infographic needs to be a fully illustrated well-developed story. It can be enough to just share a simple factoid or quote and give it some pretty colors. In my workshops I tend to call simple infographics, micrographics. But […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Interactivity can really elevate certain charts, graphs, and illustrations. In this series of posts I will be highlighting visuals that work particularly well within interactive reports and data dashboards. First up, the quadrant graph. You will find this example quadrant graph in my […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s blog post I’ll show you a contemporary approach to annual report design. Instead of ending up with 1 report, you’ll end up with 5, each designed to meet a separate need. At the end of this process you will have 5 […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this series of blog posts I will share examples of professionally designed modern reports. For each report I’ll also write out a list of things to notice. My goal is not to critique but to show you real life examples of design […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In this series of blog posts I will share examples of professionally designed modern reports. For each report I’ll also write out a list of things to notice. My goal is not to critique but to show you real life examples of design […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. You know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears? Little girl breaks into the house of three bears while they’re out for a walk. Then proceeds to eat their food, break one of their chairs, and eventually falls asleep in one of […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you ever think about the amount of work that goes into a conference presentation? How many hours do people spend planning their conference proposal, meeting with collaborators, putting together their presentation (or poster), traveling to the event, and then eventually presenting? And […]