SETH ALLEN, MLIS AG S O U T R E AC H L I B R A R I A N

B RYA N C O L L E G E

DAY TO N , T N

WHAT IS AN INFOGRAPHIC?

An infographic is any

visualization of data in

graphic form. Infographs

are becoming popular

ways to represent

information in a digital,

post-print culture.

Most infographics have a

1X4 ratio.

Adapted from: http://visual.ly/what-infographic

• Flipped library instruction

• Promotional brochures

• Report summaries

• Supplement/supplant text-heavy library web pages

• Assessment activities – have students curate information by creating their own infographics

• Publish your research and encourage faculty to publish infographics in an engaging way

INFOGRAPHICS IN LIBRARIES

Adapted from:

http://www.patentlens.net/daisy/bios/1107

Visualizing Boolean Search Logic

How Free is Information???

DOING IT RIGHT

Google gives you access to 4% of the Web

The Other 96% is hidden

behind non-indexed sites,

paywalls, and Intranets.

The library can help get more than just the tip of the iceberg!

Use Metaphors & Symbols

Don’t be afraid to be cheesy, combine

them when possible!

Use Standard Sizes

600 px (W) X ≥1,800 px (H),

1 X 4 ratio is fairly standard

Consistency Matters

Use a similar color scheme (no more

than 4 colors) and no more than 2 types

of fonts, use equal spacing between

sections

COMPARISION OF INFOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE

Software Advantages Disadvantages

Info.gram Easy to Use, Integrates Charts from Excel $18 a month charge, not mobile

friendly

*PiktoChart Nice templates for non-designers, can be

downloaded, or embedded in a website, can

embed videos, many stock photos available

Downloading in the free version

must have the watermark, not

mobile friendly, $29 a month for

the pro version

Venngage Quality themes, embeddable charts Cannot download in free version,

limited monthly creation of charts

Gliffy Great for concept maps and visualization of

processes, comparable to Visio, free

Creates static images

Microsoft

Powerpoint

Easy to make charts from Excel data, saves

in many formats, free, more customizable

than web-based tools, easily accessible to

students & educators

Time-consuming, cannot embed

live data (i.e. videos)

SAVE AS PNG FORMAT

Microsoft

Publisher

Easily accessible, nice section break

graphics and additional clip art not available

in PowerPoint, accessible to most students

Time-consuming, charts & graphs

must be created in Excel or

PowerPoint

SAVE AS PNG FORMAT

* My Recommendation for creating infographics

WHERE CAN I PUBLISH MY INFOGRAPHIC?

If you simply want to embed it on your

site/blog but can’t upload large files:

Photobucket

Flickr

Image Shack

SlideShare

Scribd

Pinterest

WordPress

Tumblr

Visua.ly

If you want to advertise it to

an external audience:

PiktoChart

WWW.PIKTOCHART.COM

POLISHING IT UP

Wordle

Make World Clouds

Wikimedia Commons

Add Beautiful Images

(Don’t Forget to Comply with Attribution)

Free Clip Art

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/

http://www.allfree-clipart.com/

http://openclipart.org/

http://www.clker.com/

Free Vector Images

Used for ‘silhouette’ images and scalable

graphics that don’t ‘pixelate’

http://www.vecteezy.com/

http://www.greatvectors.com/

http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/

USEFUL LINKS

Library Infographics on Pinterest -

Good place for infographic

inspiration

http://www.pinterest.com/yeoldefort/lib

rary-infographics/

Penn State LibGuide on Infographics

http://guides.library.upenn.edu/content

.php?pid=477001&sid=3906787

Infographic Templates for PowerPoint

http://www.infographicdesignteam.com

/blog/even-infographics-have-size-

standards/

Smore Online Flyer Maker

https://www.smore.com/

Piktochart

www.piktochart.com

Video Tutorial on Using PiktoChart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIa0

v_inDOM

Infogram

https://infogr.am

Venngage

https://vengage.com