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 […]
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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 […]
How to create a scatterplot in Canva!
The scatterplot is one of my favorite graph types. So how do you create one in Canva? Just an FYI – Canva acquired Flourish in 2022. A couple of years later you can see some small changes in some of Canva’s graph designs. But for the most part, I find it better and smoother to […]
My Cartoon Illustration Process – Realist Evaluation Comics
Back in 2017 I was commissioned by the RAMESES II project (funded by *NIHR) to draw a series of cartoons on realist evaluation. They have been made available for royalty-free use at ramesesproject.org, along with a collection of other realist evaluation resources. In this blog post I want to take you through my cartoon illustration […]
Evaluation versus Monitoring
Today’s post started as a comic request and turned into a Q&A. Here is the question that came to me from Randi Knox. I’m looking for a comic to communicate the difference between program monitoring vs program evaluation. I didn’t see anything specific to this in your existing materials. I was wondering if you’d be […]
Canva Templates – Inspired by the Nature Conservancy
Trying out a new series this week. The idea is simple, I find some inspiration and then use that inspiration to create a set of Canva report page templates. If you keep your eyes open, design inspiration is literally everywhere. Mailers, posters, text books, magazines, websites, and social media are just a handful of potential […]