BASICS OF INFOGRAPHICSPhoebe Schimpf

Director of ITNYSCAA

ABOUT YOU

• What brings you to this session?• Is your design done in-house?

• What an infographic is…• Steps to Creating an Infographic• Tools

AGENDA

Examples

http://blog.visual.ly/20-great-infographics-of-2013/

TO

CREATINGAN INFOGRAPHIC

#1 - LET THE DATA TELL THE STORY

#2 – DETERMINE PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

#4 – MAKE AN ENGAGING NARRATIVE

know

IS

IT IS NOT OK

IT IS OK

#5– MAKE IT SIMPLE

http://www.inboundmarketingagents.com/Portals/160334/images/elementary%20school-resized-600.jpg

#6– CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOL

#6– CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOL

http://piktochart.com/8-types-of-infographics-which-right-for-you/

#7 - SHARE IT!

#7 – Don’t Forget Your Sources

TOOLSFree and online….

• Free• Simple• No maps• Upload data• Embed on web• Credit Inforgr.am

• Infographics• Reports• Presentation• Live Interaction with Maps

• More complicated• Icon as graph• Limits on free

Questions

Thank you!

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