Just a short intro and links to help you get started with your infographics! Ken DeGilio

1. Infographics

4. Infographic
An infographic is an
informational graphic that
is designed to tell a story
or explain a situation in
just a few words, graphics
or pictures

5. “Sometimes a diagram
is the crucial step in
making people believe
in the impossible.”
Marcus du Sautoy

6. Telling Business Stories
with Infographics
Be Accurate
Be Visually Stunning
Convey a Simple Message

7. Why Infographics Rock
for Business...
Helps Explain a Situation Easier
Conveys a Simple Message
Saves Time
Infographics Drive Online Traffic

8. Fast Company’s
Infographic of the Day
Look at one example, what’s the story?
For your project, select a significant “research nugget”
and create a visual graphic representation of the data in
a visual way that helps tell the story - simple and to the
point.
Awesome
Daily
Infographics

9. Fast Company’s
Infographic of the Day
Look at one example, what’s the story?
For your project, select a significant “research nugget”
and create a visual graphic representation of the data in
a visual way that helps tell the story - simple and to the
point.
Student
Example

10. Let’s try it now...
Select your “research nugget”
Determine what the story is
Get to the point - K.I.S.S.
Brainstorm visual ideas to convey the story
Let your graphics tell the story
Now it’s your turn...

11. Resources
Flickr
Brain Traffic.com http://tinyurl.com/bsbinfographics
One Xtrapixel http://tinyurl.com/infographiclesson
Six Revisions:
http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/
Make your own with Simple Diagrams
http://www.simplediagrams.com