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 design. And each week we get together and have conversations. So I’ll […]
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What is social object theory?
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 really important. To sharing information over the web. Or really sharing information […]
What is Datawrapper?
Friday is tool day! Datawrapper is one of my all time favorite data design tools, watch the video to learn why. Transcript Hello. So this week, I thought we try something new on Fridays. I was thinking, maybe we talk about tools like different pieces of software. That could be helpful to you. If you […]
Stop it with the car dash thing…and other data dashboard tips.
In today’s vlog I walk through 5 of my favorite quantitative data dashboard design tips. Transcript Okay. So last week I fielded a question about data dashboards. And in that particular video, I talked about why they failed and why you might want to consider using a website instead of a regular kind of dashboard. […]
Your 3 Report Audiences (Ep. 6)
You know the audience is important, but how do you actually design a report for one? My suggestion, design your report for 3 audiences. Want to buy my book? You can get it here. Transcript Okay. So today I’m wanting to talk a little bit about your reporting audiences. Now, this is something. If you’ve […]
Data to Action Strategy (Ep, 5)
In this video I’ll walk you through the 4 things you need to consider when developing your own data to action strategy. Transcript ?All right. So today let’s talk about the few different things that you need to think about. If you’re going to develop a data to action strategy. We have data. And we […]