So I had this idea in my head for a long time. Given how the web has fundamentally changed the way we design and share information, eventually the new design methods will work their way into the evaluation world. Reports will change because the context has changed. And organizations will demand more from those that […]
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8 reasons why you should join my report design workshop community.
Before I was an information designer I was just a data guy. I learned to design because I got tired of seeing good evaluation work quickly fade into obscurity because it was poorly reported. Now my days are spent helping evaluators in large organizations simplify and modernize their reports. I created the DiY Data Design […]
Modern Reporting – Why you should design before you write.
Seriously, and I don’t mean after you’ve written several drafts. I really mean before you write. In today’s post. Most creativity happens inside the box. Why waiting till the end to design your report is a bad idea. Why designing first is a better idea. This is something I call reverse design. Introducing my FREE […]
How to User Test a Report, Toolkit, or Dashboard (a.k.a. usability testing)
How do you know if a report, toolkit, or data dashboard works? If you’re like most organizations, you probably copyedit your reports and have multiple people read them through. But how often do you actually put your reports into your users’ hands? Today’s post is about usability testing, a.k.a. “how to assess if the thing […]
How to fall into evaluation – a cartoon post.
So what does it mean to “fall into evaluation?” That’s today’s cartoon post inspiration from Ann Price via Twitter. There are lots of social scientists working as evaluators. Unless you’re in academia it’s hard to be something like a Sociologist professionally. Practical fields like program evaluation and contract research offer a good career path for […]
UX Evaluation and Creative Reporting Webinars [Free Replays]
In early December I was given the opportunity to join The Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX) for a couple of Zoom webinars. And, if you’re interested, the replays for both are now live and free to watch. User Experience (UX) Evaluation I’ve embedded below, but you can also watch/download the slides for this webinar […]