Tips & Bits #20: Inspirational Infographics & Tips for Getting Started

Recently updated on November 6th, 2017 at 06:39 pm

Infographics – creating an image that quickly portrays information. Whether you want an infographic for your site, blog, or elsewhere, there are lots of cool tools out there.

Inspirational Infographics

Fun

Historical

 

Social Marketing Compass

 

Conversation Prism

 

Tips for Getting Started with Infographics:

• Make  it simple
• Pick a color theme
• Research facts and stats to include on infographic
• Get in your opinion/draw conclusions

 

Free Infographic Tools:

1. http://www.wordle.net/

Create word visualizations such as the example below using the Next Day Flyers’ Blog URL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/

Create an interactive visualization and embed it.

3. Stat Planet

Interactive visualizations, which you can then use as is or create a static image. Example:

4. Hohli

Simple online chart maker. Example:

5. Creately

Easy-to-make diagrams and flow charts (easy to collaborate too).

 

Google Public Data

Google Public Data lets you easily take public data and transform it into an infographic. Example: