MARK BEAN

Some Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics

Some Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics Information graphics, visual representations of data known as infographics, keep the web going these days. Web users, with their diminishing attention spans, are inexorably drawn to these shiny, brightly coloured messages with small, relevant, clearly-displayed nuggets of information. They’re straight to the point, usually factually interesting and often give you a wake-up call as to what those statistics really mean. Who can resist a colourful, thoughtful venn diagram anyway? In terms of blogging success, infographics are far more likely to be shared than your average blog post. This means more eyeballs on your important information, more people rallying for your cause, more backlinks and more visits to your blog. In short, a quality infographic done well could be what your blog needs right now. Designing An Infographic Some great tips for designing infographics: Keep it simple! Don’t try to do too much in one picture. Decide on a colour scheme. Research some great facts and statistics. Think of it as a visual essay: ensure your arguments hold and are relevant. Remember that it’s all about quickly conveying the meaning behind complex data. Draw conclusions. Reference your facts in the infographic. Include your URL so people can be sure who made it. Ideas for infographic formats include: Timelines; Flow charts; Annotated maps; Graphs; Venn diagrams; Size comparisons; Showing familiar objects or similar size or value. Here are some great tutorials on infographic creation: How to Create Outstanding Modern Infographics Infographic Designs: Overview, Examples and Best practices Tutorial: Create Cool Infographics 10 of my Favourite Infographics 40 Useful and Creative Infographics Seven and a …