INFOGRAPHICS
An Online Skillshare Class by Liz Meyer & Gavin Potenza
TOOLS FOR CREATING INFOGRAPHICS
HOW TO:
CHOOSE YOUR "WEAPON"
Most experts agree that there are essentially EIGHT types of infographic styles. Which one you choose depends on what you are trying to communicate.
8 Types of Infographics
FIRST STEPS:
Before you do any designing....get your "factoids" or "bytes" of info together.
One suggestion: put all your quotes, data bits, factoids in a row.
Decide which facts HAVE to be in your design.
Then decide which other facts "tell the story" of your infographic.
HOW TO MAKE AN INFOGRAPHIC
adapted and modified from Anatomy of an Infographic. Used with permission.
“A good infographic will not confuse you and make you feel like an idiot” Sneh Roy
An infographic is a visual representation of data, and and your thesis.
Elements:
1- VISUAL: color coding, graphics, icons that represent information
2- CONTENT: statistics, time frames, icons
3- KNOWLEDGE: your facts, your deductions, your knowledge about your topic
4- THEME: tells readers what you wish them to know at a glance
Level 1: = simple, gives the ‘big idea’ but not much more [like a poster]
Level 2: = more complex, color coding; uses statistics, notes which give additional data;
Important to use color, icons, graphics, groupings, time-frame etc.
Most experts agree that there are essentially EIGHT types of infographic styles. Which one you choose depends on what you are trying to communicate.
8 Types of Infographics
FIRST STEPS:
Before you do any designing....get your "factoids" or "bytes" of info together.
One suggestion: put all your quotes, data bits, factoids in a row.
Decide which facts HAVE to be in your design.
Then decide which other facts "tell the story" of your infographic.
HOW TO MAKE AN INFOGRAPHIC
adapted and modified from Anatomy of an Infographic. Used with permission.
“A good infographic will not confuse you and make you feel like an idiot” Sneh Roy
An infographic is a visual representation of data, and and your thesis.
Elements:
1- VISUAL: color coding, graphics, icons that represent information
2- CONTENT: statistics, time frames, icons
3- KNOWLEDGE: your facts, your deductions, your knowledge about your topic
4- THEME: tells readers what you wish them to know at a glance
Level 1: = simple, gives the ‘big idea’ but not much more [like a poster]
Level 2: = more complex, color coding; uses statistics, notes which give additional data;
Important to use color, icons, graphics, groupings, time-frame etc.
