infographics introduction
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Infographics
A visual representation of data or information. Short
for "information graphic"
Source: http://www.macmillandictionary.com
Types of Infographics
USA Today Snapshots
How did you
break your
phone?
Types of Infographics
Statistical
Types of Infographics
Timelines
Types of Infographics
Informational
Types of Infographics
Process
Types of Infographics
Gameboard Metaphor
Types of Infographics
Personal Preference
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Evaluating some sample Infographics
What to look for?
• What information is conveyed?
• What features do good examples have in
common?
• Is anything hard to understand?
• What goes unnoticed? Is misleading?
• What do I like about it?
• Where else can it show and not tell?
Source: visual.ly
Source: visual.ly
Source: dailyinfographic.com
Source: mint.com
Source: visual.ly
Source: visual.ly
Source: visual.ly/basic-ph
Source:Studioworks.co.uk
Source:The Nation
Source: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Good Medicine Magazine
Tips for Designing Infographics
• Be concise - Convey one idea really well.
• Be visual - Use a good size for making it
sharable online.
• Be smarter - Don't make readers have to work
to understand what they are seeing.
• Be transparent - Cite your data source and
don't mislead your readers.
• Be different - Use bar, line, and pie charts
sparingly.
Tips for Designing Infographics
• Be accurate - Don't mislead with improper scale of
shapes.
• Be attractive - Use illustrations and photos to enhance
the data. Use san serif instead of serif fonts. Use eye
pleasing color combinations (font color & background).
• Be varied - Use a theme that represents your topic.
• Be gracious - Cite your sources and give yourself credit
too.
• Be creative - Use good tools easel.ly, pictochart and
infogr.am
Planning Strategies
• What are the components that you should
include?
• What do I want my reader to learn?
• How is the information presented?
(Graphically, with text, image, etc.)
• What are the challenges?