Infographics are increasingly popular for good reason. An effective infographic delivers data and analysis in a way that helps your audience digest and understand
information easily in a visually pleasing format.
“It (infographic) keeps people’s interest by lending a storytelling and visual element to what can be sterile research.”
– Caitlin McCabe.
As the use of infographics has grown, so has the variety of ways they are used, including:
This guide aims to provide Instructors and students with the guidance and tools they'll need to prepare and produce an infographic for the web or the classroom.
Basic infographic rubric from the Design Lab at U. of North Carolina library
Detailed inforgraphic rubric from Kathy Shrock
creativebloq.com. Use the quick links to narrow the list by type
The Daily Infographic: Start by selecting a category on the right.
Infographic Design - Scroll down to "Finding Your Narrative" section
25 Tips to Improve Your Data Visualization
Selecting the Right Chart/graph Type - video
Foter.com - over 220 million free downloadable stock photos
Pixabay - pictures, illustrations, and graphics, carrying a Creative Commons (CCO) “No Rights
Required” license
Freepik - Free vector art, illustrations, icons, and photos
Coolors - Generate color schemes or choose from their selection.
All of the tools listed below are free, and include templates, themes and hundreds
of design elements as well as the ability to upload your own images and printing.
If you're interested in adding some animation to your infographgic, focus on Venngage
or Visme.
Venngage - easy to moderate
Infographics 101 daily webinar training
Visme - easy to moderate You can even include video and record audio voice over directly in the editor
Video tutorials
Piktochart - easy
Support center
Video Tutorials
Canva - easy
Infographic design
Video - How to create a Canva infographic in minutes
Chart Chooser: Find the right chart type, then download as Excel and insert your own data.
Data Visualization Catalogue: Use the Search by Function to guide you to the right visualization type
Once you've created your infographic, you can download it and have it printed on the large format plotter located at the student help desk in Kellogg Library on the second floor near the entrance. It prints on paper 42 inches wide, the length is limited by the length of the paper roll.
Canva will also print posters created on their site and send it to you.
