Just for fun I mapped all the places I have had coffee meetings in the Twin Cities over the past 2 1/2 years. I used Google Docs (a free resource) to create this map and it took less than two minutes to create once I had the
Read more →Dreading putting together your annual report or don’t know where to begin? Yesterday I attended a webinar on “The New and Improved Nonprofit Annual Report” hosted by Kivi Leroux Miller. It provided a number of innovative ideas for presenting your annual report information. One idea I thought
Read more →Ever think the only options you have for presenting your information is a line, bar or pie chart? Well, think again. Below is a Periodic Table of Visualization Methods created by Visual-Literacy.org. Don’t limit yourself to one type.
Read more →A couple weeks ago I attended a one-day course on presenting data and information taught by Edward Tufte. It was a thought provoking course with lots of useful tips for effectively presenting information. Here are just a few I jotted down in my notes. Don’t pre specifiy
Read more →Something worth checking out… Matthias Shapiro posted on his blog the free chapter he wrote for the book Beautiful Visualization. In the chapter he discusses the importance of storytelling in information visualization, provides insights about the key steps he uses to create an effective infographic, and includes
Read more →If you are looking for a good resource to see how others are creatively portraying complex information on current issues, I would recommend checking out the online GOOD Transparency page –“a graphical exploration of the world around us.” It is also interesting to browse through the discussions
Read more →- bonus blog topic this week – In honor of Earth Day, I am passing along a link to a website that “is dedicated to helping the graphic design community grow into a more sustainable industry.” It is an independent online toolkit with information and resources for
Read more →Interesting website to check out: www.informationactivism.org Here’s the trailer to what you’ll find. 10 tactics for turning information into action (Trailer) from Tactical Technology Collective on Vimeo. -Elissa Schloesser
Read more →If you are interested in browsing through some very creative information graphics, I would recommend checking out The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless. I checked it out from the library this past week and wasn’t disappointed. Tons of great inspiration to get you thinking about presenting information
Read more →Color is important tool you can use to help you more effectively communicate information and messages, but you may find is difficult to choose the appropriate colors. Luckily there are a number of website that can help you experiment with different color schemes. One free website I
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