infographics

Infographics Conveying Informa3on Visually

Infographic: A visual representa3on of informa3on, data or knowledge.

Infographics Why Use Infographics?

•  Charts, diagrams, images: visual info

• “Visual shorthand” for complex info • Puts the informa3on into new context

Infographics Dissec3ng the Parts

Three main parts to an infographic: • Visual (colors, graphics, images, icons) • Content (data, sequen3al process, sta3s3cs, etc) • Conclusions (summary of what it all means to the reader)

Three main parts to an infographic: • Visual (colors, graphics, images, icons) • Content (data, sequen3al process, sta3s3cs, etc) • Conclusions (summary of what it all means to the reader)

Infographics Dissec3ng the Parts

Infographics Tips from the San Fran Beat Online

Be Concise: Design to convey one idea really well. Not too much detail. Be Visual: Design your with your final for viewing size in mind. Be Smarter: Build your data and explana3on right into design, and don’t make your readers have to work hard to understand what they’re seeing. Be Transparent: Infographics can be used to lead readers to the wrong conclusions. Always cite data sources and allow readers to dig deeper if they have the desire. Be Different: If you can avoid it, don’t use a bar chart, a line chart or a pie chart.

Be Accurate: Remember your geometry and visualize differences using area. When trying to convey the scale of your data, many graphics use different sized shapes or images to show amounts rela3ve to each other. Be ADracEve: Include visuals: Illustra3ons and photos included in the infographic make a big difference. Be Varied: Find a good visual style that’s right for the data you’re trying to share. If your data is about countries, plot it on a world map not a bar chart that lists countries.


Be Gracious: Work on the assump3on that your infographic may be viewed or shared without the ar3cle you originally designed it for. Make sure that the final graphic includes the following pieces: Copyright, to be explicit about any rights and terms of use Source data, so anyone can check your facts Designer’s name, always give credit to the ar3st/illustrator/programmer/designer Original image/ar9cle address, so anyone who sees the image can find your original ar3cle Be CreaEve: Use whatever tools you have available to create your infographic. Many infographics can be created using simple applica3ons like a vector drawing or an image edi3ng program.


Online Tools

Vizualize.me hDp://vizualize.me Create data-‐driven resumes Piktochart hDp://piktochart.com DIY design tools for crea3ng infographics Venngage: hDps://venngage.com Create infographics from templates Wordle: hDp://www.wordle.net Build word clouds from tags and text

Infographic Examples

Best Infographics of 2014: hcp://blog.hubspot.com/marke3ng/best-‐infographics-‐2014

Infographic Examples