Basics of Information Graphics

info graphics 4 step process

it is simple! data

your main reasone

sorted

understand the relationships and every smallest details

arranged have a distribution plan, be creative & narrative

presented visually make the impact...there are free tools avilable

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why infographics!

01/04

a) ...because I have a compelling point to prove b) ...because it takes more than 1000 words to explain c) ...because I have enough verity of data d) ...because I understand the data & all of it’s context e) ...because I can find holes in this data

understand the data

02/04

a) find a story & a hero! b) understand relations... and start grouping them accordingly c) understand hierarchy with in single point and groups of data be sensitive about your item dance, fight, song & climax

make a distribution plan

03/04

a) define the flow of story & scribble overall layout b) start assigning colour pallets to your groups c) placement & scale matter a lot d) understand headline & copy requirements - make it crisp as possible d) think about styling & form factor guided by content + any thing and every thing should be meaning full + zoom in & zoom outv

make it impactfull

04/04

a) make visual balance between graphic and text components b) go out of regular graphs, charts and tables... c) make it impactful and keep consistancy across d) take referance from sites below...

Vizualize.Me

visualizing.org

Piktochart.Com

ciid.dk

Easel.Ly

gapminder.org

Visual.Ly

highcharts.org

Infogr.Am

coolinfographics.com

fewexamples

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okthen :) Jayan Narayanan