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In early December I was given the opportunity to join The Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX) for a couple of Zoom webinars. And, if you're interested, the replays for both are now …
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Are you the kind of person who likes to nitpick other people's charts? I'm really not. I wasn't there when they decided to use that chart. I don't know what factored into their decision. As far …
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So just the other day here in North Carolina, it was in the 70s. Short sleeve weather for sure. Then the rains came and the temperature dropped into the 30s over the course of hours. Enough for …
Researchers and evaluators have developed some bad reporting habits. This post seeks to dispel some of the myths that keeps those bad habits thriving. In today's post: Myth #1. Your final …
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Slidedocs are versatile reporting tools that are an almost ideal format in the visual heavy digital world. In today's post. What is a Slidedoc?What is a Slideument? Is it the same thing?The …
Have you ever created an infographic? No? Why not? Infographics can be a fun way to deliver information to different audiences. They can also be really easy to put together. Yes? Which type? …
Ever get annoyed with formatting after you create a chart in Excel? It's pretty easy to create a chart in Excel. A couple of button clicks and poof, there you go, chart created. But if you want …
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This post was written for, and originally appeared, on AEA365. Hello my fellow evaluators. My name is Chris Lysy, and I am a freelance evaluator, designer, and trainer based in Cary, North …
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Working with a group to create a logic model? I created a little activity book to help you on your way. Prerequisite (Before you Download) This activity book assumes that you are trying to …
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This is a series of posts providing quick overviews of important topics in research, evaluation, and design. Each post in this series will include at least 3 cartoons from my archives and at least 3 …
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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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