Dissemination that Actually Works
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.
Slidedocs are an incredibly useful reporting format for sharing your work with all sorts of audiences, from executive leadership to your peers and the public. In this walkthrough, I'll show you how …
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Summary: You don't need fancy tools to create basic logic models. In this post I'm going to walk you through the visual creation of a logic model. If you want to learn more about developing the …
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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 …
Icons can be a really easy and effective way to illustrate reports and visualize qualitative data. In this post I'll share some examples, give you some icon use tips, and talk about some specific …
In this video I'll show you step by step how to create a simple spotlight graphic. This can be a really easy way to illustrate interviews in qualitative reports. This particular graphic was created …
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In this video I'll show you step by step how to create a simple infographic. We start with a column chart in Excel (a.k.a. bar graph or bar chart) and then bring it into Canva for …
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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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Looking for an infographic that is easy to write and design? This post will you through the process of creating a timeline infographic from scratch using Canva. I'll also include the final templates …
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