Freshspectrum - Information Design
Website home of Chris Lysy, independent web, graphic, & data designer. Also draws evaluation comics.
If only we had known we were vastly underprepared for a global pandemic... I say that tongue-in-cheek. Of course we knew. President after president was briefed with data and evidence showing the …
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There are all sorts of purposeful goal-driven people and organizations. Intent on following a path towards a destination that is clear in their minds. They might have even put the destination down on …
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In 2018, 87 years after it was completed, Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon was released to the public. Reading the book today the story of Cudjo Lewis feels completely relevant to our contemporary …
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Methods and frameworks are how we turn our professional actions and philosophies into practical strategies. Once formed, they can be shared and shaped by other hands. They can evolve and grow. …
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This post is a day late as recent events hit me with blogger's block. I didn't want to just write another post, seemingly oblivious to the very real global pandemic that is on everyone's mind. …
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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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Design is a process. So is creativity. In today's post I'll walk you through the process I would …
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Is nobody reading your report? Have you put tons of work into something then shared it out to the …
Referring to data visualization as information design is like referring to survey design as …
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