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Infographics

I must say, "I LOVE infographics!" I was hooked when I first started seeing them on social media and on the news.  I found this digital resource to be concise and memorable way to learn more about certain topics.  With my interest piqued, I wanted to know how I could start to create my own infographics. Just in case you're not aware of what infographics are, I've included an example of one that I created using Easel.ly.  Part of what makes an infographic what it is, is seeing it.  Infographics combine digital graphics with words to convey a topic in a format that helps the readers to make better connections with the content that it is trying to convey.

This post will share three different platforms that you might want to consider using for creating your own infographics.  Easelly, Infogram, and Piktochart are all good resources, in my opinion.  I chose to use Easelly, over the other two options because they had a free graphic template that caught my eye.  

Easelly

Image from https://www.easel.ly/
Easelly is my preferred infographic platform of the three covered in this post.  It offers many free template options.  While it does not offer many images to use on the free version, it does allow you to copy and paste images from the templates and upload your own images.  I preferred the free template options on Easelly and decided to use it to create an infographic about the social media use of teens in 2018.  Here is the link to the infographic that I created, https://www.easel.ly/create?id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/easel.ly/all_easels/3924285/1570287232&key=pri



Piktochart

Image from https://create.piktochart.com/
  Piktochart  has many template choices to use in creating an infographic.  There are several nice templates that are free of charge, but the images gallery is extremely limited in the free version.  I found it interesting that the pricing is more expensive for an educator's subscription versus a subscription for the general public.  I found that the products offered for free, were not ones that I would want to create.  It does allow you to copy and paste images that are part of their created template.  It also allows you to copy images from their template collections, but this is a lot of extra work.  If you have your own images to include on the infographic, it will cost you an upgrade to a paid subscription to the platform.  Piktochart has some great infographic template options, follow this link to check out this resource.




Infogram

Image from https://infogram.com
Infogram is a great option for creating infographics.  The free version gets you several templates and the use of several shapes or images.  The free templates limit your ability to use or to create your own images.  you'll need to purchase a subscription to have that option.    The platform offers some great templates with a subscription.  Learn more about this platform here.



All three of these platforms are user friendly, and can offer you many great options in creating infographics.  In the end I decided that finding the platform that would offer me the most options for free, would be the best one for me.  Depending on your needs or preferences, you might find that Infogram or Piktochart will work better for you.  No matter which platform that you decide on using, infographics are a powerful way to help convey complex topics that will have a lasting impact on the viewers.

References

Anderson, M. and JingJing, J. (2018, May 31). Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/

McCandless, D. [David McCandless]. (2010, August). The beauty of data visualization. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization/details?language=en

http://www. easel.ly.com

http://www.infogram.com

http://www.piktochart.com

 
 

Comments

  1. Anna's LibraryNovember 16, 2019 at 3:46 PM

    hi Tanya,
    Your infograph is very colorful and neat. I can see that you took your time in developing the infograph. I also think that it is a great way to showcase information in a more pleasing way as to having just words. I also like that you post pictures of examples from each Infographic tool. You can let the reader know how you can create one by the three you mentioned.

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