Comments on: Your Annual Report: Final Entries

By: dy/dan’s “Feltron” contest « Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:37:34 +0000

[…] had a blast working on it last year. To get a sense of what we’re talking about, check out examples from last year. Like this:LikeBe the first to like this. Posted in: Uncategorized | Tagged: […]

By: Annual Report II contest entry – edtech VISION

Annual Report II contest entry – edtech VISION — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:52:48 +0000

[…] it. If you look at my second graph (below) you’ll understand why I missed the first Annual Report contest – I was on a self-imposed “no computer” hiatus during January 2008.Â But this year I […]

By: dy/dan » Blog Archive » Contest: My Annual Report II

dy/dan » Blog Archive » Contest: My Annual Report II — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:36:26 +0000

[…] Last year’s entries. […]

By: Math Stories : Music

Math Stories : Music — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:34:10 +0000

[…] that music is important to a lot of people. It sure featured prominently in a lot of people’s annual reports. It used to be pretty important to me, until I spent two years as music/program director for a […]

By: Math Stories : Design

Math Stories : Design — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:18:36 +0000

[…] I had an entry in Dan’s Design Contest. Compared to the others, it looks like it was drawn by a preschooler with crayons. And the people […]

By: A. Mercer

A. Mercer — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:44:21 +0000

Can I share how much I HATE the charting (esp. line graphs) in PowerPoint? Damn those stupid gridlines. I liked Graham splitting the AUS$, and how some folks did lines of their own rather than using the graphing tool. I had a line graph in an early version where I just slapped up some smileys in a curve and crossed two lines to make the chart outline. Frankly, looks better than the cruddy options given by MS.

By: A. Mercer

A. Mercer — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:41:26 +0000

Dang, that blurb makes me look like a schmuck. Paid me back for talking about de-contextualized numbers, did you?

Seriously, working on a “real” annual report is about crunching numbers. This, I think is the best of numbers, and stories, AND design, but in a nice digestible form (unlike the 70+ reports I took part in). So nice not having to worry about satisfying any legal requirements beyond avoiding libel.

By: Cheeze N

Cheeze N — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:58:58 +0000

Dan + fellow judges, I sent in a late international entry. Can it still be considered. Images here: http://tinyurl.com/2bqahy

Thanks!

By: Nick Pernisco

Nick Pernisco — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:45:24 +0000

Wow! I feel honored being in the company of these awesome entries. Great work to everyone who entered!

By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:52:10 +0000

Before I slip on my official judges hat — something in construction-paper colored felt with a pointy top, or so I’m imagining since I’m still waiting for “Dean” to send it my way — later tonight, I have to say that I’m already mightily invested thanks to just the descriptive snippets Dan included in association with each of the above thumbnails.

There is a ‘story’ already unfolding for each of the ‘designers’. Well done.

Without fawning too greatly over the contest’s supreme creator, his emphasis that a balance of storytelling and design is vital seems to ring true in the “sneak peak” moment he offers on this very post.

And now — with a full day of teaching and coaching ahead –I begin to daydream about being able to completely dive into the competition waters after dinner this evening.

Congrats to all who took on this challenge. Likewise to the maestro who threw out a bone.