INFOGRAPHIC team progress

CREATED BY VIVIAN ALDRIDGE|GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY

Ten Steps

An infographic is a graphic visual representation of data that is intended to present complex information quickly and clearly

HOW TO CREATE AN INFOGRAPHIC

C H O O S E A T O P I C A N D

C R E A T E A T I T L E

Take some time to research your target audience and

choose an issue that your infographic will help to answer.

Create a catchy title to your viewers.

D E C I D E O N A S T R U C T U R E

Decide how you will organize your information. Which format

will you use or modify? List, process, comparison, anatomy,

or data visualization..

C R E A T E A M I N D M A P

Use a mindmap to brainstorm ideas and see the relationships

between them. Using your map organize your research into a

compelling story.

R E S E A R C H

M A K E A S K E T C H O F Y O U R L A Y O U T

Take some time to research your target audience and

choose an issue that your infographic will help to answer.

Create a catchy title to your viewers.

Sketch out the content areas and create a structure by using

one of the formats in step 2.

W R I T E O U T T H E N A R R A T I V E

Use the info you collected on your mind map to write the text

that will be used on your infographic.

D E C I D E O N D E S I G N E L E M E N T S

Make sure your closing is self evident. Motivate your

audience to take an action.

C H O O S E D E S I G N E L E M E N T S

Select a color scheme of no more than three colors.(Adjacent

or monochrome colors work best.) Use no more than three

fonts. Pick graphics that complement your content.

W R I T E A C O N C L U S I O N O R A C T I O N

S T A T E M E N T

Make sure your statistics and facts are taken from authentic

sources, and list them at the end of your infographic. Two or

three is plenty.

S E L E C T A T O O L T O C R E A T E  

T H E I N F O G R A P H I C

Select a color scheme of no more than three colors.(Adjacent

or monochrome colors work best.) Use no more than three

fonts. Pick graphics that complement your content.

C I T E Y O U R S O U R C E S

1. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-little-do-users-read/

On the average people only read 20% of what they see on the screen. Infographics allow

readers to skim the content quickly, and then decide if they want to find out more. (1) Make sure

your infographic captures thier attention.

eLearning Department | Golden Gate University