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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
20
40
60
80
100
120
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
http://bit.ly/w3fTtK
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
http://bit.ly/zGxOjn
Why an Infographic?
Explain Current State
of Affairs
Compare A to B
Evolution of a trend or idea
Simplify the complex
http://bit.ly/yCah7pand http://slidesha.re/xy1vUJ
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
Image source: http://bit.ly/LOP3rr
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
http://bit.ly/xJhAhE
Tips
• Keep it simple! • Show don’t tell• Have a point & make
it• Research• Cite within
infographic• Purpose• Simple call to action
http://bit.ly/PqZw0c & http://bit.ly/VdEAfs
Design• Plan & Sketch before
you start• Make it visually
appealing• Include your URL
Source: http://bit.ly/UjMrWD
• Click and Drag Graphics• WYSWYG Editor http://creately.com/
PiktoChartFree and Pro versions
Free offers limited design optionshttp://app.piktochart.com/
• 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/
Many Eyes (IBM Research)
Strengths:• Upload own data or use existing• Variety of Visualization Options
• Publish Interactive visualizations to your own site
http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/
Daytum• Quick and Easy• Small Sets of Data
• iPhone App – visualization on the go
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• PowerPoint or other Presentation Software• Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator• Inkscape (inkscape.org)
CAREFULLY SELECT FONTS
COLORS – OR PALETTES
SELECT VISUALS
Need some graphics?Sources:
Creative Commonshttp://www.squidoo.com/free-web-graphicsHttp://openclipart.org http://www.iconarchive.com/http://medialoot.com/item/vector-infographic-kit/http://www.kozzi.com/freehttp://dreamstime.com http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97
Need some data• DataMarket.com• Datacatalogs.org• Numberof.net• Gallup.com• Census.gov
Diana [email protected]
slideshare.net/dee987 delicious.com/dee987/infographics
facebook.com/NovareLibraryServices877-816-9638