1. Information
Graphics
a.k.a. Infographics

2. What is an infographic?
Combines text, images and data to
communicate complex information

4. Why use infographics?
● explain intricate information clearly
● communicate message in appealing way
● present large amounts of data meaningfully
● reveal hidden data for the viewer

6. Types of infographics
● statistical
● timelines
● process
● map
● wordcloud
● infoposter

7. Statistical infographics
● Uses charts,
tables, graphs,
diagrams
● Good for
quantitative data
(numbers)

8. Statistical example 1

9. Statistical example 2

10. Timeline infographics
Show chronological
progression or
sequence

11. Timeline examples

12. Timeline example 3

13. Process infographics
● Shows step-by-step
progression
● Uses diagrams,
flowcharts,
gameboards, or
transportation
routes to visualize
process

14. Process example 1

15. Process example 2

16. Map infographics
● Location of
something in relation
to something else
● Shows data in
relation to its
geographic location
● Shows abstract
representation of
process, geography,
or schematic

17. Map example 1

18. Map example 2

19. Wordcloud infographics
● Analyze
content of
speech or
document
● Can be
shaped to
reflect subject

20. Wordcloud example

21. Infoposter infographics
● Uses words and
numbers to tell a story
● Incorporates simple
infographics
● Collects a variety of
facts and information in
one location
● Represents
quantitative data

22. Infoposter example 1

23. Infoposter example 2

24. For fun

25. Analyzing