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Pro tip: A guy at the Denver meetup said my evidence board looked like a crazy person's wall
He pointed out I was using red string to connect everything, which made my research on local zoning changes seem unhinged. I switched to colored pushpins and a simple spreadsheet, and people actually started listening to the data. How do you present weird connections without looking like you belong in a movie?
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willowh205d ago
Denver zoning changes are not exactly a spy thriller plot. The red string is a visual cliche for a reason, it screams conspiracy theory. Honestly, if your data is solid, it should stand up with basic charts or a clean map. Maybe the problem was the presentation, not the connections.
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kellyjones5d ago
Exactly. Good data doesn't need a mood board.
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bettyroberts5d ago
The "visual cliche" point is right, but sometimes a weird map is the clearest way to show a real pattern.
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