So I’ve been running a digital data design workshop now for several months, and the feedback I’ve received from those inside of it is awesome. But there are a lot of people still on the fence, not sure about what the workshop is exactly, what it involves, or if it’s for them. I get that. […]
Creating GIFs to Explain Charts
So who has time to read the small print? We are in an age where even large print is rarely read. Unfortunately there a lot of really good charts that require at least a little bit of explanation. So how do we convey that information to the audience? Could we use a GIF? What are […]
Stop trying to build a dream dashboard
I believe in the power of big dreams. I really do. Want to end world hunger? Awesome. Want to make sure that everyone in your city has a warm/dry place to sleep at night? Fantastic. Trying to build schools in areas devastated by global conflict? Go for it! But a dream dashboard? There is another name […]
Is the long report solution really a one page PDF?
Each morning, before I even put on the coffee, I check my pdf archive. Then I go to work, start up my computer, and immediately check my work pdf archive. Then I keep it on all day, sitting in the background letting me know when I have new pdfs to access. Of course I need […]
In defense of the 200 page report
So I’ve heard a lot of disdain for long reports over the years. They’re easy targets and get picked on often (even I take a shot every now and again). But here’s a secret. I actually kind of like them (shhhhh, don’t tell anyone). It’s not for the reading, I can barely even make it through a […]
A PDF Interactive Logic Model
So the interactive logic model post was a big hit. I kept getting a similar question, so I decided to create a short follow-up. Here goes…I used icons from thenounproject, sketched it all out in Adobe Illustrator, and created the interactive prototype using Invision. But… Interactivity can be accomplished a bajillion and one ways. Some of […]
Creating a hand drawn interactive dashboard for evaluation planning
It’s too bad we can’t create nice little interactive dashboards to support all of our work. You know, as a way to kind of pull everything together and make our team’s (and client’s) lives just a little bit simpler. Especially in those early planning days, where we see lots of little iterations. Wouldn’t that be […]
Creating a Visual Interactive Logic Model
A logic model, or theory of change, is one of the most common forms of visualization you’ll find in any evaluation report. They can be critical in helping a program or project think through the underlying logic of how it’s supposed to work. But when it comes time to share or disseminate the diagram, that’s where […]
The Pragmatic Dreamer
Thank you for all the lovely comments/emails. So many of you said you wanted to hang it up on the wall I decided to make something a little more wall friendly. You can now get the poem/cartoon as a poster, print, or journal. On the plane ride home from Evaluation 2015 I got inspired to […]
Cartooning Evaluation 2015
As in the past several years, I’ll be live cartooning this year’s American Evaluation Association Conference. This post will keep getting updated, so make sure you bookmark it and come back and visit over the next few days. Cartooning Evaluation 2015 Webinar Series This year I’m also going to do something a little different. I’m […]
