Tinter-Shader and Excel Themes for charts

I've been doing some work on designing Excel themes geared towards chart design (which can save a chunk of time later on when designing charts and chart templates), so wanted to give a shout out to Color Tinter-Shader, a free online tool that I've found really useful this week.

What do low adult numeracy levels mean for chart design?

If you're reading this, you’re probably in the business of turning data into information. You're confident with statistics and you spend a fair amount of your day working with numbers. So when you're reading a report and you come to a chart or a data table, it's not a big deal. You'll look at it to see what it shows – and even if it's not a great chart or table, it's not going to make you feel like this:

Edvard Munch - The Scream