Over the coming year I hope to spend a little time on this blog showcasing some of the interesting work created by members of my Information Design Academy. In today’s post we’ll look at something created by Celestyna Galicki that we started calling a Shadow Logic Model. Most of the words (and the Shadow Logic […]
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Thinking like a UX Designer: UX Problems
Do you know how to identify a UX Problem with your reports or communication designs? It’s not all that hard. But first, a story. The door without the handle I took this picture last week on my way back into the office after taking my dog for a walk. What you might not see at […]
The two types of report.
Without fail, this question would come up when I would present to evaluation teams on why they should consider changing the way they report. It would usually come from a senior member of the team. Likely one that had never heard of me before another team member suggested they bring me in for a conversation. […]
My 5 How Questions for the Coming Year
At the end of every year you get loads of advice for how to approach the next one. Lots of that advice centers around resolutions, words, or statements. I decided to do something a little different this year and give myself a list of how questions. Will it be useful in the coming year? Who […]
Evaluation Christmas Cartoons 2022
Every holiday season I try to draw a set of Christmas comics. For whatever reason, it was harder this year. SIMON: Do you still pick up the pen? SPIEGELMAN: I pick it up, but it’s a very heavy instrument right now. And I’ve got little notes and little doodles and drawings. I have no idea […]
No More Writing for Google
In today’s post I talk about an upcoming change to how I blog and why writing for Google works, but for me, shouldn’t be the point. It works. But that’s the problem. There is pretty simple logic behind writing for Google. People use Google to find information, often in pursuit of answers to their questions. […]