Infographics

Getting started with

What are infographics?

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Statistical Infographic

http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/hamburger-10122010/

Timeline infographic

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/06/google-voice-for-everyone.html

Process Infographic

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Gameboard metaphor

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Research based infographic

http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html

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What are they?Thought to be the last stage in a stars life. Gravity tries to take over the star. When the fuel is used up the gravity takes over and the star collapses and becomes a black hole.

Singularity and disk: The gravitational pull ofa black hole draws matter towards the middle where it is destroyed. The center is a region where the ordinary rules of science don’t matter . This area is called a singularity outside the event horizon is an accretion disk. This gas and dust is pulled intothe hole.

Energy Beams: GRB’s are enormous burst of energy. They are thought to be massive explosions called super novas happen when a massive star collapses to form a black hole and a fireball forms a blasting jetof energy.

Wormhole Highways: Some scientists view black holes as more thanjust bottomless holes in space. Some astronomers believe that blackholes are wormholes, or entrances to another point in time in space. Untilrecently, it was thought that a black holes gravity would stretch and distort. Wormholes highways Energy Beams Singularity and disk

Tools

Google PresentationsGoogle DocumentLucidchartPiktochart

Steps to create an infographic

1. Become familiar with the ways to visualize data

2. Research and collect data and citations

3. Hand sketch a draft

4. Gather images and record citations

5. Pick colors and fonts based on message

6. Create infographic with citations

Step 1. Explore types of infographics

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Step 2: Research and collect data

BooksDISCUS articlesMagazinesNewspapersWeb sitesUse Easybib to create MLA citations

Step 3: Hand sketch a draft

http://www.123rf.com/photo_11073871_hand-drawn-infographics.html

Step 4: Gather images and cite

● Creative Commons Search: http://search.creativecommons.org/

● Flickr: www.flickr.com

● Compfight: http://compfight.com/

● Pixabay: http://pixabay.com/

● MorgueFile: http://morguefile.com/

● Public Domain Pictures: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

● U.S. Government Photos and Images:

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

Step 5: Pick colors and fonts

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Color schemes that work

Yellow on blue background

Color schemes that work

White on black background

Color schemes that work

Black on yellow background

Colors to avoid

Red on green is hard for those with colorblindness

Colors to avoid

If you want to use red, go for burgundy insteadRed causes an agitated emotional response

Colors evoke emotion

Green makes the viewer feel involved with topicBlue indicates a calm messageYellow is for hope and cheerfulnessPurple is childlike, save for light topicsBlack indicates power

Fonts

● Type can express mood and emotion● Do not use more than three different fonts● Bookman, Garamond, and Times New

Roman are good for large blocks of text● Arial and Comic Sans are good for headlines● Make limited use of CAPITAL LETTERS

Step 6: Create infographic and cite sources● Use tool to create infographic● Rubric Overview● Don’t forget citations

BibliographyTamara Cox’s UTC Infographic Pres http://www.slideshare.net/coxtl/utc-infographics-pres

Kathy Schrocks’ Edweb: Infographics as a Creative Assessmenthttp://www.slideshare.net/kathyschrock/edweb-infographics-notext513

Linda Dougerty’s DIY Infographics for Data Reporting http://www.slideshare.net/lindou/diy-infographics

Cox, Tamara. "Eliterate Librarian." : Show Me Your Data: Infographics with 7th Graders. N.p., 18 Sept. 2012. Web. 02 Dec. 2013. http://e-literatelibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/09/show-me-your-data-infographics-with-7th.html

Dougherty, Linda. "DIY Infographics - METC 2013 Presentations." DIY Infographics - METC 2013 Presentations. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013.https://sites.google.com/site/metc2013/home/making-infographics

Schrock, Kathy. "LIST OF INFOGRAPHIC TOPICS." Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. N.p., 01 Nov. 2013. Web. 02 Dec. 2013. http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html