Features of an Infographic

Creating an Infographic Review

Open Ended

What is 1 tip for creating an effective infographic?

9 Tips Recap

• 1. Tells a Story- It has a purpose with an ending. 

• 2. Take your eyes on a predefined journey - Have a clear starting and ending point. It shouldn't be messy. 

• 3. Have a new angle (be original) Not as important for our infographics.

• 4. Practical Value - Something that teaches/has a message (How to guides, history of infographics, information) 

• 5. Well structured- Can't be too busy or have too much information.

9 Tips Recap Continued

• 6. Sends one key message - it is like the topic sentence of a paragraph, it is the main idea of the infographic

• 7. Visually appealing- pictures make an infographic more interesting, easier to read and understand  

• 8. Accurate (correct) well researched- you do not want wrong (inaccurate) information on your infographic because that would be misinformation 

• 9. Short and sweet- So that people will actually read it (if there is too much text nobody will!!) 

Open Ended

What is at least 1 type of infographic?

Types of Infographics Recap

• 1. Mixed Charts- Good for statistics

• 2. Informational / List - Not as effective because there is a lot of text

• 3. Timeline- Good for showing the evolution of something in chronological order

• 4. How To- Is a guide or shows the step-by-step process of something

• 5. Flowchart- (Decision Tree) Interactive infographic meaning readers need to follow the arrows and decide the ending

Types of Infographic Recap

• 6. Comparison- Shows similarities and differences of two or more topics

• 7. Location- Uses maps or regions to show statistics/facts

• 8. Hierarchical - Uses levels to present data (order of importance)

• 9. Single Chart- One chart presenting one topic in a single visual

• 10. Visualized Numbers- A way to present a lot of numbers with many pictures.

Multiple Choice

What type of infographic is this?

*Click on the pic to make it bigger*

• Timeline

• Flowchart

• How To

• Visualized Numbers

Multiple Choice

What type of infographic is this?

• Comparison

• Flowchart

• Mixed Chart

• Single Chart

Multiple Choice

What type of infographic is this?

• Informational

• Timeline

• Location

Multiple Choice

What type of infographic is this?

• Mixed Chart

• Picto-chart

• Location

• Comparison

Multiple Choice

What type of infographic is this?

• Informational

• Flow chart

• How to

• Visualized numbers

Target Audience

• A target audience is "who" is meant to be reading the infographic.

• Is it meant for: businesses. education, marketing or the media?

• Knowing who it is meant for can help decide what kind of language and visuals to use.

What is the Point of the Infographic?

• To compare products or ideas?

• To raise awareness or inform?

• To create a visual how to guide?

• To create a timeline?

How Will you Present your Information?

• A "medium" is the way or format the information is communicated

• An infographic that will be printed should be printed on standard sized paper

• An infographic meant for the internet does not necessarily have a limit (because we can always scroll)

Choose your Topic/ Your Focus

• This is the main idea of the infographic

• It is similar to writing, it takes brainstorming!

• It must be backed up by research

Research!

• Up to date information that is accurate

• Google is a great starting source

• Sources must be cited! (Give credit to authors)

• Statistics, polls, surveys, articles, credible websites and YouTube Videos are all good sources

Poll

Have you ever created a Works Cited (Bibliography)

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Why is it important to give credit to people when you use their work?

Decide on a Visual Theme

• How will your infographic be a visual representation of your topic?

• It should be cohesive (the same) and tell a story through images

Sources

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_O5FxO_DRk

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/

• https://ditchthattextbook.com/microsoft-teams/

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