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What Is an Infographic (Examples, Tips, and How to Make One)
Key Components of an Infographic
Story:
Just as with any story you write, an infographic should contain a title, a beginning, middle and conclusion.
Style:
Visual appeal--catch the reader's eye
Manageability--overview of message, don't be too detailed
Hierarchy--use headings, color, text and images to showcase important information
Simplicity:
Decide upon one style for your images, graphics, and photos and stick to it!
Size:
Use fonts and images that are easy to read and interpret, don't go microscopic!
Statistics:
Use research, articles, and statistics to support your information. Make sure they are current, reliable and on topic.
Sources:
Use quotes and give credit to your sources to establish credibility.
Shareability:
Provide readers with tools they need to follow up for more info, organization names, URLs, etc.
Templates and Online Resources
Canva
Piktochart
Poster Presentations Templates
Venngage
Types of Infographics - How to make Infographics
Why Should You Make an Infographic?
Provides visual presentations of information including statistics about a certain topic using graphics and text
Creativity is used to display data
Appeals to different parts of a reader's brain, helping them process the information in multiple ways
Reader's are able to view the results of your research in a compact format, a type of "bird's eye-view"
May be an extension of a written article
Helps to convey a complex messages in a clear and concise format
Helps the reader's spatial-temporal reasoning, which makes learning easier
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