5. Infographics are best used when...
● You need to communicate quickly
● A verbal or written account is too complicated–
or tedious–for comprehension
● Your audience can’t hear or read well–or at all
8. Consider the difference
Text Version:
A recent poll showed
that 20 percent of the
residents in Precinct A
voted for candidate
Smith, 10 percent voted
for candidate Jones, 65
percent voted for
candidate Doe, and 5
percent vote for
candidate Lee.
How they voted in precinct A
9. Infographics can tell a deeper,
broader, and evolving story better
than raw data alone.
19. ● Never reproduce someone else’s graphic without permission
● Use credible sources and always credit your sources
● Information, not fiction–stick to the facts
● Statistics can be flawed if you present them incorrectly–be
extra careful when dealing with numbers
● If you didn’t collect the data for your infographic, put on a
skeptical hat and track down the original study
22. Parts of an infographic
• Headline – Make it big, bold, and clear
• Explainer – A block of text that explains the graphic
• Callouts – Labels providing details about specific
elements
• Source line – Identifies the origin of your data
• Byline – Credit to the infographic artist
23. Key points to successful design
• Thoroughly research your topic
beforehand
• Group related items
• Compatible design scheme
• Color is your greatest ally
• Keep it professional, no
ornamentation
• Keep the writing tight, concise,
use third person , and use action
verbs
24. Your last assignment:
Tweet me @RubyAria with your
pie chart of the four
artists/songs you can’t get
enough of currently
Create Your Pie Chart!
