Is nobody reading your report? Have you put tons of work into something then shared it out to the world, only to hear nothing in return? It might be easy to think that you’re to blame. If only you knew how to design a better report or create better charts, everything would be different… But […]
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Information design is not data visualization.
Referring to data visualization as information design is like referring to survey design as evaluation. Yes, evaluators tend to design surveys. But there is way more to being an evaluator than designing a survey. Learning how to be an information designer requires more than learning how to create nice looking charts, infographics, presentations, and reports. […]
What’s so special about UX research with Joanna Prout
Over the coming year I hope to spend a little time on this blog showcasing some of the members of my Information Design Academy. In today’s post we’ll hear from Joanna Prout. Joanna is currently exploring a career transition from research and evaluation into the field of user experience research. I asked her to share some […]
Where we Fail
In today’s post I want to address one those elephants in the room. It’s about the biggest reason why data people have trouble producing creative work. We are all creative, but some of us have way more practice. You want to know what I’ve learned in my decade long transition from data analyst to information […]
Flirting with Burnout
This is one of those oversharing kinds of blog posts filled with me being vulnerable. If you don’t like reading about people’s feelings, please feel free to skip this post. I love my work. But I also struggle. When burnout approaches. It’s now been over six and a half years since I first left the […]
How to use AI to make your reports readable [ChatGPT & the Hemingway App]
Are you a little hesitant about all this AI stuff? Me too. But these new AI tools can actually be pretty dang useful and easy to use. For the most part I’m a new tech skeptic. Before I add another tool to my personal toolkit, I want it to be beyond that early adoption phase. […]