Infographics are used everyday to visualize information, and give a deeper understanding to data or statistics. By seeing numbers and data, and being able to look at graphs, number and statistics can be easily compared and understood. Infographics are beneficial to use in classrooms, corporate jobs, social media, news outlets, newspapers, anywhere people can access quick information.

“We need relative figures that are connected to other data, so we can see a fuller picture, and then that can lead to us changing our perspective.”

David McCandless, The Beauty of Data Visualization (2010)

It’s no secret that the modern world is saturated in data.

While the potential of data has always been known, exactly how versatile it is continues to grow as more novel ways of gathering, utilizing, and sharing information arise. Stephanie DH. Evergreen alludes to this progression in her book, Effective Data Visualization (Second Edition, 2020, page 2).

… we have so much data we are suffocating in it. So now smart organizations are asking me how to cut through all the data they have and make it useful again.

The great power data affords is followed by the need to make use of it. However, it’s not just companies who have the responsibility to be able to share data in ways that are visually appealing, convincing, and concise. These skills are increasingly becoming an asset for use in the office and in the classroom; so much so, it seem inevitable that they will soon be a requirement.

To meet this rising demand for infographics and other data visualizations, programmes appealing to audiences with varying levels of skillsets and expertise (as well as the even greater variability of the audience the visuals are for) have been created. Offering the ability to start from a template or from scratch with drag-and-drop ease, sites such as Piktochart and Easelly have been hallmarks in the industry for nearly a decade. Others, such as Canva, are seeing a new surge of enthusiasm as the company expands beyond infographics and into other graphic media such as business cards, posters, and even social media posts.

While there is more to effective data visualization than these user-friendly platforms might lead on to, they offer an invaluable resource to those heeding the call to be more responsible with the data they share. With the ability of constructing attractive infographics taken care of, creators can turn their attention towards the more subtle (but, perhaps, the more crucial) traits of being to the point and truthful. A testament to their credibility, what they do with the data – and, indeed, the power – they have at their disposal speaks volumes. After all, with great power …

Why Infographics

Infographics allow the present/writer to present information in an interactive way to their audience. In doing so this helps the audience to quickly depict the information more easily as well as retain the information for a longer period of time.

Top 3 useful Infographic sites

#1 Canva

A personal favorite of mine, which is a free and subscription based website as well as app that allows you to create personal infographics, flyers, and many other social media uses. It includes templates for beginners to copy & paste their information easily. It also offers free pictures & even
gifs to appeal to the audience

#2 Infogram

Also an online infographic maker which allows you to easily access templates and tools to create your own personal design. With various charts, graphics, and animations it helps you gain appeal to your information to engage with the audience.

#3 Snappa

Not as much variety as Canva however is alot free and contains various graphics. It is very beginner friendly allowing drag and drop access to manipulate templates into your own.

Why Using Apps is Easier

• Photo shop is too time consuming
• Graphic Designers are too expensive
• Web-based tools too complicated

All theses apps are easy to manage, edit, and share at a click of a button to allow users to use for personal, business, or educational uses.