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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]