tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092970177046142644.post8229427639371479435..comments2024-02-15T23:26:05.800-08:00Comments on Excel for Educators: Ain't She SweetThe Science Goddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846516022505481326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092970177046142644.post-38759490188382726162011-12-12T18:28:49.561-08:002011-12-12T18:28:49.561-08:00Agreed. It seems like this should be a very simple...Agreed. It seems like this should be a very simple concept to understand, but for some reason, it doesn't appear to be the norm.<br /><br />It is as if there are stages of understanding---similar to ppt. People new to ppt go crazy with transitions and colours and every bell and whistle the program has. But after awhile, they settle down and think a bit more carefully about their slides. <br /><br />Maybe the people I work with are just going through growing pains in terms of Excel and other data tools.The Science Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846516022505481326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092970177046142644.post-4970588420480675382011-12-10T15:09:03.586-08:002011-12-10T15:09:03.586-08:00Love the sex analogy...
Wanting to make something...Love the sex analogy...<br /><br />Wanting to make something pretty just for prettiness sake is like making 3D pie charts: clear signs of low data visualization skills.<br /><br />Each and every object and object properties (color) must have an explicit purpose. "I'm using these colors because..."<br /><br />Inspirational samples can help finding a style, but they cannot replace some basic knowledge about how human perception works and other data visualization principles. In the long term, the "why" is much more useful than the "how".Jorge Camoeshttp://www.excelcharts.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com