On this page I’ll be listing all upcoming live events, along with the relevant registration or RSVP pages. June 2024 6/25 & 6/27 – Workshop: Everyday Visual Reports [Register] The next live session of my Everyday Visual Reports workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25 & Thursday, June 27 starting at 3:00PM Eastern. The workshop […]
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We are story finders.
When I started drawing comics, back in the early 2010s, there were these really popular animations put together by the Royalty Society of Arts (RSA) in London. My comics have always been pretty simple in format. And early on, before I would even attempt to draw hands, they were even simpler. So often I would […]
Who is the Hero? Storytelling Methods for Data People.
Good stories always have heroes, even data stories. So who is the hero in your story? So technically, a story is just a sequence of events. And you can layout a sequence of events without the use of characters. But thinking of your stories, and telling them, through the eyes of characters (especially a good […]
128 Evaluation Cartoons for Presentations and Blog Posts
Looking for an evaluation related cartoon for your next presentation or blog post? Well, over the last decade I’ve drawn thousands. In this post, I’m sharing 111 128 of my evaluation cartoons (added a few new ones), including a lot of community favorites. Please feel free to save to your computer, add to your presentations, […]
What is Card Sorting? UX Methods for Data People
Card sorting is a user experience research method useful in discovering how people organize and prioritize different topics. The method is pretty simple. You start with a set of topics on notecards or sticky notes. Then you ask your research participant to organize those cards in a way that makes sense to them. At least […]
How to become a data designer.
Ever wonder why some data teams deliver really nice looking reports while others seem like they’re stuck in the late 90s? The more I work with different research and evaluation teams, the more I find that reporting quality usually comes down to the skills of just a few people. First, you need a manager who […]