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This is the third in a series of posts on data design in Adobe XD. Today instead of charts, I'll show you how to use Adobe XD as a print design tool for one-pagers. We'll design a really simple but …
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In this post I am going to walk you through the process of creating your own data visualization color palette. Why you should have a color palette before you chartPicking your first colorPicking …
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"Let's take a shortcut back to the car." I was 19 and hiking through the woods with one my best friends. We were both eagle scouts, and had spent much of our young lives wandering through the …
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Describing how a process works is valuable for two reasons. It forces you to make sure you know how it works. Then it forces you to take the reader through the same sequence of ideas and deductions …
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When I started getting into data visualization design, human centered design, and user experience design I had this hope that a better understanding of design methodologies would ultimately help me to …
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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 …
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