Is your website really accomplishing anything? Or does it just look the part? In this guide I am going to walk you through a few methods you can use to evaluate a website. The specific method(s) you choose will depend a lot on your evaluation goals. And ultimately, you will probably want to mix these […]
How to develop a data visualization color palette.
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 chart Picking your first color Picking Color Number 2 Picking Colors 3, 4, 5, and 6 Developing a color palette guide Accessibility Checks Why you should […]
Happy Thanksgiving
What can I say about 2020. It’s been strange, and this Thanksgiving will continue that strangeness. But there is some promise on the horizon, optimistic results from vaccine trials that are progressing with lightning speed, so let’s hold on to that together. And today, I am thankful for you. I continue to draw cartoons because […]
Evaluation Cartoons – Inspiration from New Evaluators
So yesterday I had the opportunity to join the AEA graduate student and new evaluators topical interest group for a chat about evaluation cartoons. It was a fun conversation (I always like talking cartoons). We ended the discussion with a little bit of a cartoon together exercise. Today’s cartoon set is the result. Enjoy! Would […]
Is your site suffering from a content deficiency?
Have you ever visited a park that lacked any type of attraction? So no playground, trails, pond, shelter, picnic table, or anything else that make a visit worthwhile? Boring right? Unless it’s right across the street from your house with just enough room to toss a ball back and forth, you’re probably not going back […]
Finish the Cartoon – Engaging Stakeholders
When I lead workshops, one of my favorite types of activities involves using half-finished cartoons. Sometimes I print out the cartoons as handouts, or I put them up on a slide and ask the participants to pull out a pen and paper. Then I ask them to try their hand at finishing the cartoons. After […]