Creating Infographics for More Powerful Handouts and Presentations
1. Define infographics
2. Find infographics
3. Create infographics
Today’s agenda …
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Infographics - Information Graphics, an umbrella term for illustrations and charts that
instruct people, which otherwise would be difficult or impossible with only text. See
‘information visualization’
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4 out of 10 people quit their diets in 7 weeks!
4 out of 10 people quit
their diets in 7 weeks!
Week 1 Week 2 Week 30
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Percentage of People on a Diet
Which slide had the most impact?
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Infographics help present
complex information
simply.
Why an Infographic?
Explain Current State
of Affairs
Compare A to B
Evolution of a trend or idea
Simplify the complex
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Evolution of a trend or ideaEvolution of a trend or
idea
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Evolution of a trend or ideaSimplify the complex
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Evolution of a trend or ideaCompare A to B
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Evolution of a trend or ideaExplain Current State of
Affairs
Evolution of a trend or idea
Some places to find infographics
http://visual.ly/http://www.coolinfographics.com/http://www.smallmeans.com/new-york-times-infographics/http://flowingdata.com/category/visualizationhttp://visualoop.tumblr.com/http://www.good.is/infographicshttp://www.visualizing.org/http://www.infographicsarchive.com/http://pinterest.com/search/?q=infographics
Evolution of a trend or idea
Creating Infographics
Tips for creating good infographics
• Keep it simple! • Have a point & make it clear• Decide on a color scheme• Research • Cite within the infographic• Think of it as a visual essay• Purpose: Convey meaning behind complex data• Break things down into digestible pieces• Show results and inspire action• Include your URL• Create interest in topic
• It is an art form
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• Upload own data or use existing• Variety of visualization options• Publish interactive visualizations to your own site
Many Eyes (IBM Research)
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• Collect, categorize, and communicate your data
• Small data sets• iPhone App – visualization on the go
Daytum
Source: http://daytum.com/
$4.99 a month/2.99 for students/ Free Trial Available
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• Create interactive maps without Google• 3D maps• Add symbols, figures, characters
Source: http://kartograph.org/
• showcase for infographics• community for publishers, designers, and
researchers• create free custom infographics based on social
media
Source: Wordle.net
Common Craft’s entertaining videos made complex ideas easy to
understand.
Create your own animations – easily.
DIY Tips/Tools
• Carefully select Fonts and Colors
• Photos– Creative Commons, http://search.creativecommons.org/
– Dreamstime, www.dreamstime.com – Open Clipart, http://openclipart.org/
• Photo editing software– Photoshop CS6 Beta is free, GIMP, Chrome Image Editor etc.– PowerPoint or other presentation software– Inkscape (inkscape.org/) is an SVG graphics editor
Quick demos on …
Visual.lyIntel
Visualize.meCreatelyInkscape
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