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k0pv0.jpg (JPEG Image, 2400 × 1507 pixels) - Scaled (42. Good and Bad Habits of Smart People. _2880x1800. Why "Infographic Thinking" Is The Future, Not A Fad. We get a lot of infographic pitches. Almost all of them suck. Why? Because while they may well be "information plus graphics," they often lack what designer Francesco Franchi calls "infographic thinking. " This isn’t just "how to make some numbers and vector graphics look clever together. " It’s a narrative language--it’s "representation plus interpretation to develop an idea," to quote Franchi.

Franchi issues a lot of wisdom we’ve heard before--"If we don’t have content, we can’t have design," "You have to be informative but also entertain the reader," etc. "Infographic thinking" doesn’t let designers to interpret a narrative visually; it lets them invite the viewer [to] join in the process of interpretation, too. [via Stellar Interesting; Image: Jakub Krechowicz/Shutterstock] How To Lead A Creative Life [Infographic] | Fast Company. [Close Window] By Jason Feifer Our complete guide to making your inner genius your greatest on-the-job asset. Back to article >> Infographic by Pop Chart Lab. Infographed. Prezi - The Zooming Presentation Editor. 10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics.

Advertisement 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! 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: Creating Your Infographic Plan and research.If required, use free software to create simple graphs and visualisations of data.Use vector graphic software to bring these visualisations into the one graphic.

Free Online Tools For Creating Infographics Stat Planet Hohli Creately New York Times Many Eyes Wordle. Envisioning Technology | Envisioning emerging technology for 2012 and beyond (by Michell Zappa) Information Is Beautiful | Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized!