There is not just one way to build a digital community, or rather, leverage the web to support an existing community. When many organization’s design communities of practice they tend to focus on hosting a series of webinars, developing a forum, or building a resource library. Their blog is often an afterthought. But it is […]
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The Gig Economy Business Plan
An illustrated guide to business planning for freelancers, consultants, and other professionals hoping to trade hours for dollars. Inspired by my friend Kendra, who asked me to write down our conversation and share it with others. Not quite a business, not quite a job. I work in an open co-working space located in the middle […]
The Effective Philanthropy Resource Site Showdown – [a graphic novel data analysis]
The digital world is filled with underutilized data. I created this experimental data analysis as a way to show how datasets embraced by the SEO world can be valuable evaluation resources. If the analysis leaves you with more questions. At the end of the post you will find a link to a Tableau Public dashboard […]
Report Design as Magazine Design [Graphic Novel Blog Post]
So what if you created reports the same way publishers created magazines? That’s the question behind today’s post. Here is a link to Canva magazine templates. Things to keep in mind when using Canva for this kind of report writing. Magazine templates are shown as covers. But many have internal spreads as well (article templates). […]
Rejecting the Null [graphic novel blog post]
Being a change maker is hard. Consider today’s graphic novel post a quick theoretical action guide.
Chart Guide: Dot Plots [graphic novel blog post]
A bar chart and a scatter plot had a little baby. In this short graphic novel guide I’ll walk you through dot plots, why they exist, and how to use them. Want more step by step Excel instructions? Stephanie has a couple of good guides: https://stephanieevergreen.com/easy-dot-plots-in-excel/ https://stephanieevergreen.com/dumbbell-dot-plot/