FreshSpectrum - Blog for Data People
Creative consultant Chris Lysy talks about data, culture, technology, and design. He also draws comics.
Are you looking for ideas on how to use Canva for data visualization design, reporting, or dissemination? Canva is one of my favorite design tools for making your DataViz life easier. Here are some of the blog posts where I share Canva tutorials, design tips, and templates.
Is it worth upgrading your Canva Free account to Canva Pro? Is Canva for Teams a different thing? Is Canva Pro really free for Nonprofits & Schools? Updated March 10, 2025 So if you read …
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For the past 5 or so years Canva has been my go to tool for all sorts of everyday designs. This includes the presentations that I used to design in PowerPoint. Why Canva? Because I find the …
Did you know that you can open a PDF using Canva? For years and years, the PDF has been the status quo way to share any kind of research or evaluation report. I think that's changing a little as …
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One of the cool things about teaching data design is that I get to personally learn from the people who take my workshops. Today's concept comes from Celestyna Galicki. This is the second time …
The scatterplot is one of my favorite graph types. So how do you create one in Canva? Just an FYI - Canva acquired Flourish in 2022. A couple of years later you can see some small changes in some …
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Trying out a new series this week. The idea is simple, I find some inspiration and then use that inspiration to create a set of Canva report page templates. If you keep your eyes open, design …
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