Post on 09-May-2015
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How to Create InfographicsTales from an accidental graphic designer
2013 SDC Annual Meeting
Steps for Success
1. Begin with numbers
2. Understand your goals and audience
3. Find your story
4. Establish your approach
5. Design, refine, repurpose
6. Share
1. Begin With Numbers
2. Understand Your Goals and Audience
Colorado’s btop project
3. Find your story
2012 academic librarian salaries
Broken down by:-Region: West/Southwest vs. All US regions
-Type of institution: 2-year, 4-year, university
-Position: Director, Assistant Director, Dept. Head, Manager, Non-Supervisory Librarian, Beginning Librarian
=18 comparisons
Web tech
Web techMobile-friendly sites
Adoption patterns in larger vs. smaller libraries
Social media
Text reference
4. Establish your approach
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5. Design, refine, repurpose
4 Design guidelines
1. Format—print, online, both?
4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?
2. K.I.S.S.
4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?
2. K.I.S.S.
3. Show rather than tell
4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?
2. K.I.S.S.
3. Show rather than tell
4. Colors and fonts
Infographic creation software
• PowerPoint/MS Office
• Easel.ly
• Piktochart
• Infogr.am
Easel.ly
Pros
•Templates
•Can add images
•Export as JPG
cons
•Limited to existing template icons, format, size
•Limited text and icon editing
•No chart creator
piktochart
•Templates (but limited options in free version)
•Many icons/images
•Chart wizard
•Page resize
•Can add images
•Export as JPG/PNG or create link for sharing
•Watermark
•Limited image editing
•Limited FAQ
•Extended features only available w/paid account
Pros cons
Infogr.am
•Templates (but limited options in free version)
•Many chart options
•Can add images, maps, and video
•Create link for sharing
•Watermark
•Limited text and icon options
•Downloads and extended features only available w/paid account
Pros cons
6. Share
resourcesPresentation slides and infographic resources:
http://bit.ly/LRS_graphic
Questions?
Thank you!Linda Hofschire
Hofschire_L@cde.state.co.us@lrs_co
www.lrs.org