I N F O G R A P H I C S I N F O G R A P H I C S

The earliest humans on the planet shared information in pictures that were carved and painted on rocks and caves.

Maximum information in minimum space

Your first Twitter competition:

Who might need an infographic?

Infographics are best used when...

● You need to communicate quickly

● A verbal or written account is too complicated–or tedious–for comprehension

● Your audience can’t hear or read well–or at all

Sometimes an infographic tells the story faster and better than words.

The Art of Cutting to the Chase

Consider the difference

Text Version:

A recent poll showed that 20 percent of the residents in Precinct A voted for candidate Smith, 10 percent voted for candidate Jones, 65 percent voted for candidate Doe, and 5 percent vote for candidate Lee.

How they voted in precinct A

Infographics can tell a deeper, broader, and evolving story better than raw data alone.

Infographic: A History of Social Media

Types of infographics

• Sequences

• Maps

• Diagrams

• Charts and Graphs

Text Boxes

• Bio-box• Quick Tips• Fact Box• Ordinal Lists • Compare-Contrast• Pro-Con

• Outlines• Ratings• Rankings• Scores• Before-After

Your second Twitter competition:

What are the five types of infographics?

Specialized Infographics

Dynamically-generated

Automatically update themselves as new data is collected and added to the source

Multimedia

Graphics packages

Infographic ethics

● Never reproduce someone else’s graphic without permission

● Use credible sources and always credit your sources

● Information, not fiction–stick to the facts

● Statistics can be flawed if you present them incorrectly–be extra careful when dealing with numbers

● If you didn’t collect the data for your infographic, put on a skeptical hat and track down the original study

Charts can lie

Designing infogrpahics

Parts of an infographic• Headline – Make it big, bold, and clear

• Explainer – A block of text that explains the graphic

• Callouts – Labels providing details about specific elements

• Source line – Identifies the origin of your data

• Byline – Credit to the infographic artist

Key points to successful design• Thoroughly research your topic

beforehand• Group related items• Compatible design scheme• Color is your greatest ally• Keep it professional, no

ornamentation• Keep the writing tight, concise,

use third person , and use action verbs

Your last assignment:

Tweet me @RubyAria with your pie chart of the four

artists/songs you can’t get enough of currentlyCreate Your Pie Chart!

Thank you!

Enjoy your treats :)

Images courtesy of:

• Guide to coffee• World Map• Evolution• Aquiziam• Too Much Iron• Edudemic• Nikon Rumors• Rebecca Hagen• Heights Technology• Pie Color• Meta-chart• Design Infographics• Pentax• Routledge

Works Cited

Golombisky, Kim, and Hagen, Rebecca. White Space is Not Your Enemy. Indiana: Taylor & Francis. 2013. Print.