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Creating Posters: Infographics
Monday, July 18, 2016 @ 8 pm ET
Presenter – Linnea Hall
Kaplan University Writing Center
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What is an infographic?
An infographic is a form of graphic design used to represent large amounts of
information both efficiently and effectively (“What is an infographic?”, n.d.).
According to Kolowich (2014), our brains are better tuned to understanding graphic
representations as opposed to text because there is less work involved.
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90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual
Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text
40% of people will respond better to visual information than plain text
Figure 1. Infographic. From “Why Are Infographics So Darn Effective?” by
Kolowich, 2014 (http://bit.ly/2ah41yy). Copyright 2014 by Market Domination
Media.
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How do we create an infographic?
PowerPoint
Graphics software
Online tools
https://venngage.com
https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/
https://piktochart.com/
Why don’t we use online tools?
Requires sign up
Many require a fee to download
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Making your first Infographic with PowerPoint
Open PowerPoint
Click on the Design tab
In the Customize group choose Slide Size
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Select the slide size.
After you select slide size, choose “Custom” under “Slides Sized for:”
On the right choose “Portrait” for slides.
Change the height to 15. Select “OK”
Choose “Maximize”
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Select Theme
Click the Design tab
Choose the Frame theme
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Insert Infographic Title
Select the Insert Tab
Choose Word Art in the Text Group
Select a style
Type “Ergonomics”
Position Word Art in top portion of slide
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Find Clip Art
Click the Insert tab
Choose Online Pictures
Type “Person Sitting”
Make sure “Creative Commons Only” is highlighted
Choose the person sitting graphic
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Insert and adjust clip art
Select clip art
In the Format tab in the size group change the height to 5”
Move clip art to where you want it on the poster
In the Format tab select Color and select an appropriate color
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Add a desk and a computer
In the Insert tab select Shapes
Choose the Rectangle
Using several rectangles
Create a desk
Create a computer
Create a keyboard
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Add text and charts
Insert Online Picture
Type “Carpal Tunnel Chart”
In the Format tab choose Color
Choose Set Transparent Color
Click on the White portion of the chart
Position on Infographic
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Add Text
Click on Insert tab
Choose Shapes
Select Oval Callout
Insert text and position on infographic
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Add Text
Add more text using
text boxes
Add references
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Save as PDF
Click on File tab
Choose Save As
Select location to save
In Save File As choose PDF
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References
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome prevalence by ethnicity. [Chart]. (2016). Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome
Kolowich, L. (2014). Why are infographics so darn effective? Retrieved from
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/effectiveness-
infographics#sm.00002mltxim6xd4yvdq1m486g4qw6
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References
Man sitting in chair [Clip art]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://pixabay.com/en/photos/chair/?image_type=illustration&cat=people
United States Department Of Labor. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/index.html
What is an infographic? (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.columnfivemedia.com/infographic
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Linnea Hall, Professor, School of Business and Information Technology
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