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How to Create InfographicsTales from an accidental graphic designer

2013 SDC Annual Meeting

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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

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1. Begin With Numbers

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2. Understand Your Goals and Audience

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Colorado’s btop project

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3. Find your story

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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

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Web tech

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Web techMobile-friendly sites

Adoption patterns in larger vs. smaller libraries

Social media

Text reference

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4. Establish your approach

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5. Design, refine, repurpose

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4 Design guidelines

1. Format—print, online, both?

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4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?

2. K.I.S.S.

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4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?

2. K.I.S.S.

3. Show rather than tell

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4 Design guidelines1. Format—print, online, both?

2. K.I.S.S.

3. Show rather than tell

4. Colors and fonts

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Infographic creation software

• PowerPoint/MS Office

• Easel.ly

• Piktochart

• Infogr.am

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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

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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

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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

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6. Share

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resourcesPresentation slides and infographic resources:

http://bit.ly/LRS_graphic

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Questions?

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Thank you!Linda Hofschire

[email protected]@lrs_co

www.lrs.org


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