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ArticulateInfographics
Environmental Institute
Chinese EnvironmentalNGOs’ story telling training
Trainer: Jennifer Turner（吴岚）
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Why is an infographic important?
1/4People only read of text information
when reading a website
90% of all the information received in a
person’s brain is visual information
30XPeople take on more than more
interest on visual information than text information
30x
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The General Types of Infographics
Tabulation Atlas
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visualization
Comparison Timeline
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4Flow chart
Text
visualization
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Interaction
General type -
Data visualization
Data visualization — a case study
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数字可视化——案例分析
Biological
fermentation
4.9%
Wheat
3.8%Corn3.0%
Soybean
46.3%
Cotton
8.4% Pork & Chicken
2.9%
China’s import crops from the US
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Data visualization — a case study
Wind power in China
Data visualization — a case study
China wind power capacity 2005-2013
Wind power in China
Data visualization — a case study
General type
- Atlas 5
3
Vivid expression of geographic
information
China wind power production
and and curtailment
Curtailment
of wind
power
Wind power
production
General type
- Atlas 5
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Easy to express transportation and
trading information
“West power to East” project
General type
- interaction
Customized data usage
Case 1：climate change impact on some areas
General type
- interaction
Customized data usage
Case 2：China, US, Canada’s energy development
Mix and match
different types
China’s pork industry：Comparison X Data visualization
Mix and match
different types
Guang Dong VS.
California’s carbon market:
Text visualization X Tabulation
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How to make an infographic？
Draft outline
Audience
Theme
Logic thread
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How to make an infographic？
Data collection
Reliable resources
Filter data
Keep to the point1/2
How to make an infographic？
Design infographic
Less is more
A picture is better than
thousands of words
Use visuals
How to make an infographic？
Source：laughingsquidSource：Guardian
How to make an infographic？
Source：laughingsquidSource：Guardian
How to make an infographic？
Source: CNPoliticsSource: Nanfang Daily
How to make an infographic？
Source: CNPoliticsSource: Nanfang Daily
How to make an infographic？
Source: China Environment Forum
2013 World solar power capacity
China
Other countries
Source: iNewsweek
How to make an infographic？
Source: iNewsweekSource: China Environment Forum
2013 World solar power capacity
China
Other countries
How to make an infographic？
Improve quality White space
Easy to download
Site with source
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Marketing your
infographic
Upload to your website
Share widely in your
field of expertise
Utilize infographic
marketing platforms
UPLOAD
Marketing your
infographic
f SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
o Twitter
o Facebook
o Linkedln
o Pinterest
o Weibo
o Wechat
DOWNLOAD LINK CREATER
o Siegemedia
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Tips
Online tools
Try these infographic tools!
O Daily Infographic O Cool Infographics O Infographics Archive O Infographic Journal O Infographics ShowcaseO Flickr (Infographics Group)
Online tools
Try these online tools!Can’t draw？O Iconsflow
Online icon builder
O CoolorOnline color schemes
O DipityOnline timeline builder
O Google Developers Online data visualization
Online infographic tool
Easel
Piktochart
Canva
Infogr.am
Visme
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√Various
themes√、Limited
themes
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Your turn！
Production: China Environment
Forum
Supervisor: Jennifer Turner
Producer: Zhou Yang
Joyce Tang