Information Graphics

Dona WongStrategy Director, Siegel+Gale(formerly Graphics Director, The Wall Street Journal )

Dona Wong

Always make your graphic relevant for your readers. Only when you connect with them, do you have influence!

Dona Wong

3Dona’s rulesIt’s not about “me”. It’s about the reader.

One chart, one story.

“Admit colors into charts gracefully, as you would receive in-laws into your home.”—Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics

Dona Wong

3Simple testsDoes the graphic work in black & white?

Does the graphic pass the 5-second test?

Does the graphic tell a story?

Guide to Information Graphicsthe dos and don’ts of presenting data, facts, and figures

Dona M. Wong