This post ended up being really long, with lots of data. If don’t feel like reading it, here is the TL/DR version. I wrote a bit about watching so many of our peers losing their jobs back in February. Unfortunately that was not just a temporary thing. This has been a hard year for lots […]
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What is Data Illustration?
Summary: Data illustration is the process of improving the accessibility of a data product by systematically adding pictures. This post introduces the concept and gives you a practical data illustration framework. If you were to search for information about data illustration over Google, you’ll probably end up with a bunch of results about data visualization. […]
What is Benefits Realisation and how does it connect to evaluation?
Summary: While evaluation asks “did this work and why,” Benefits Realisation tracks whether specific organizational wins (like cost savings or better employee retention) actually happened as planned. This week’s post is a guest post by Liz Richardson who is a senior specialist in evaluation at Natural England. As per usual when I have guest post, […]
Is the high reading level appropriate? Data UX Review
In this series of Data UX reviews I take real published reports and look for areas of improvement. The ultimate goal for these reviews is shared learning. This week, we discuss readability. Today’s Report is an Evaluation Synthesis Report (2022-2023) produced by the Evaluation Office of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). You can peruse the […]
Reporting Revolution – 2nd Edition
I’ve decided to build upon my report design book. So, for a limited time, I’m making the working version free again. Why the new edition? I started writing a new book (code name: Report Like This). But then I found myself repeating what was already written in The Reporting Revolution. Truth is, that book provides […]
Beyond Performative Dissemination
Your report is NOT the problem. This is probably not the argument you would expect to hear from someone who has spent the better part of a decade teaching people how to design better reports, tell better data stories, and create better charts. But here’s the thing, you can create the most interesting, visually stunning, […]