I drew this one with just the sillyness in my head, but then I thought more about it. I think presentation white space is the banter you have with your audience at a time when you could be presenting. And the quiet moments, the pauses, and any time spent laughing together. Those moments do indeed […]
Why simply defining evaluation is not enough.
So I’ve only been independent for half a year but I’ve certainly learned one thing. If you have to spend a lot of time defining or explaining something, it’s going to be a hard sell. Which brings me to evaluation… Some of my most popular cartoons fit under the what is evaluation theme. The fact […]
One-Pagers and Free Courses
So I decided to make a few tweaks to my workshop. Instead of offering free weekly webinars, I’m switching to offering temporary free courses. Basically I’ll be making the short animated courses I launch free for their first week. So if you follow my blog closely enough, you’ll get free access to lots of premium content. If […]
Want better visuals? Make the process cheaper, easier and faster.
Saying that we should budget more money or time towards data design is like saying we should increase teacher pay. You can get a lot of nodding heads from decision makers but when it comes time to actually commit the funds… That’s a no go. So you’re left with a few options. Option 1: Keep fighting the […]
Creating GIFs to Explain Charts
So who has time to read the small print? We are in an age where even large print is rarely read. Unfortunately there a lot of really good charts that require at least a little bit of explanation. So how do we convey that information to the audience? Could we use a GIF? What are […]
Gone Workshoppin’
So there’s this thing I gotta do. You know that whole creative workshop for data people thing that I started? I’ve come to the realization that if I want it to be successful, I need to give it everything I’ve got. So freshspectrum’s going to go quiet for a bit. Not sure for how long, […]