Creating Infographics for more Powerful Handouts or

Presentations

Presenter: Diana SilveiraNovare Library Services Source: http://on.mash.to/LOJLMD

Trends in Dieting

• 4 of 10 people quit diets in 7 weeks

4 OF 10 PEOPLE WILL

QUIT A DIET IN THE FIRST 7

WEEKS

Week 1 Week 2 Week 30

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Percentage of People on a Diet

Source: http://www.nexercise.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/new-years-fail.html

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Picture Source: http://huff.to/LOLTnJ

- What is an infographics?- Where can you find existing infographics?- How can you create your own infographics?

Agenda

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Why an Infographic?• Capture the current state of affairs• Compare A to B• Demonstrate the evolution of a trend, idea or

industry• Simplify the complex

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Why an Infographic?

Explain Current State

of Affairs

Compare A to B

Evolution of a trend or idea

Simplify the complex

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Simplify the Complex

http://visual.ly/improve-your-credit

Benefits of an Infographic

• Easily shareable • Increase your “views” &

“shares”• Easy to understand• Make an impact

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SOURCES FOR INFOGRAPHICS

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Visual.ly

http://visual.ly/ and http://bit.ly/zSyhXi

http://www.coolinfographics.com/http://bit.ly/yG4IL8

http://www.smallmeans.com/new-york-times-infographics/ andhttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html

http://bit.ly/yStnZ8http://flowingdata.com/category/visualization/Includes tutorials

http://www.good.is/infographics http://bit.ly/y3qML2

http://www.visualizing.org/ http://invent.ge/wcV0Yc

A community of creative people making sense of complex issues through data and design  

http://visualoop.tumblr.com/http://infographiclist.com/http://bit.ly/LOSRsN Image source: http://bit.ly/LOSNJn

http://pinterest.com/search/?q=infographics

CREATING YOUR OWN

3 KEYS TO SUCCESS

VISUAL CONTENTKNOWLEDGE

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Tips for Good Infographics

• Keep it simple! • Plan and Sketch Before you start• Show don’t tell• Have a point & make it clear• Decide on a color scheme• Research (Variety of sources)• Cite within infographic• Purpose: Convey meaning behind complex

data• Have a simple call to action• Make it visually appealing• Include your URL http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/awesome-free-tools-infographics/

• Click and Drag Graphics• WYSWYG Editor http://creately.com/

PiktoChartFree and Pro versions

Free offers limited design optionshttp://app.piktochart.com/

http://infogr.am/

• Create interactive maps without Google• 3D maps

• Add symbols, figures, characters

http://kartograph.org/ http://geocommons.com/maps/143445

• Create interactive maps without Google

• Share and embed• Developer API

• $4.99@month/2.99 for students/ Free Trial Availablehttp://www.wolframalpha.com/pro/

Strengths:• Upload own data or use existing• Variety of Visualization Options

• Publish Interactive visualizations to your own site

Many Eyes (IBM Research)

http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/

• Quick and Easy• Small Sets of Data

• iPhone App – visualization on the go

Daytum

Wordle

Wordle.net

TRULY CREATING YOUR OWN

Need A Cheat Sheet

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing/how-to-create-outstanding-modern-infographics/http://bit.ly/GPmk4G http://bit.ly/LOP3rr

Tools to Create - DIY• Carefully select Fonts • Colors – or palettes • Select Visuals• Photos• Creative Commons, Dreamstime for free photos

• Photoedit software• Photoshop, GIMP, etc.• PowerPoint or other Presentation Software

Choosing Fonts

Your Font Makes a Statement

Or very dramatic

Fun and Light

It can be serious and formal

Need some graphics/fonts?

Http://openclipart.org http://www.iconarchive.com/http://delicious.com/dee987/fontshttp://medialoot.com/item/vector-infographic-kit/

Need some data• DataMarket.com• Datacatalogs.org• Numberof.net• Gallup.com• Census.gov

Benefits of Video Games

Leads to better teamworkFamilies that play video games together have fun together

Improve early literacy skills

Better Hand/Eye Coordination

New High ScoreSources: http://abcn.ws/w9eYkL http://openclipart.org/, http://bit.ly/PzuL5U

QUESTIONS?

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Diana Silveiradiana@novarelibrary.com

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