This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you remember the early days of social media? Back then there were a lot of bloggers, marketers, and other digital communicators talking about how social media platforms were conversational. Less broadcasting, more back and forth. For whatever reason, in the research and […]
6 Big Reasons to Ditch the PDF Report
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Still delivering your final report as a PDF? You’re definitely NOT alone. The PDF final report is still very much status quo in the research and evaluation worlds. But I think it’s time we move on. We give too much up when we […]
Make Me Think
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. There is this fantastic book on usability written by Steve Krug called, Don’t Make Me Think. It’s not new, first released out all the way back in 2000. But if you have never read it, you should. Even if you have never really […]
Grandpa Henry’s Potato Leek Soup
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I’m taking a sick day today. Picked up a case of strep throat at the end of last week that’s now hopefully working its way out of my system. But sick days are boring, and instead of streaming yet another movie or show, […]
Accessibility is NOT a Checklist
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. It’s time to change how we think about accessibility. For just about half of my career I worked at company called Westat on a variety of different federal contracts. And when you work on federal contracts you quickly learn that every report destined […]
Your Report is a Website
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. It’s time to stop designing reports for that one person who one time printed and then, subsequently, read your report. For the vast majority of people, your report is a website. It is read using a digital device, connected to the internet, and […]
Alt Text in Canva
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Remember how I said you couldn’t add alt text in Canva? Well, you can now! Transcript Hey, so you may already know that I am a huge fan of Canva. And I use it for all sorts of things from presentations to infographic […]
What is Descript?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Have you ever heard of/used Descript? If not, you have now. It’s one part transcription too, one part easy to use video editor. What’s not to love? Links You can check out the tool for yourself at descript.com. Transcript ?Hey, so it’s Friday. […]
Data Dashboard FOMO
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Does a data dashboard really have to support decision making to be useful? Links In the video I mention my workshop, if you’re interested, check it out here > diydatadesign.com. Transcript ?So I teach a data design virtual workshop. It’s called DIY data […]
What is social object theory?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. You might know a lot about social networks, but what do you know about social objects? Resources Social Objects for Beginners (Gaping Void)What are Social Objects? [I totally forgot I created this random podcast episode…] Transcript ?Hey. So I think social objects are […]