Infographics

Infographics 

Infographics are a visual image that are used to represent data, mostly through charts and diagrams. They make viewing and understanding data easier as they are modern, clear, and effective.

I explored 3 different websites that are used to create infographics, Easelly, Piktochart, and Infogram. I attempted to create an infographic on every single one of these resources to see which one I preferred. I ultimately decided to use Picktochart to create my visual. I thought it was the easiest to use after playing around with all three. I opted out of using one of Piktochart's many suggested templates. I decided to start from scratch and customize my own infographic. The one I created is shown below:

Here are my thoughts on each resource:

Easelly

Overall Easelly was user-friendly and simple to create an infographic. I liked how you can click on each tab and drag down whichever tool you need onto your canvas. I thought the charts offered were a bit limited. I would have preferred a wider selection to represent my data. Also, I was a little overwhelmed when first creating an account with Easelly. They had many suggested infographics all clumped together each with large amount of statistical data and images. 

Infogram

I liked that Infogram had many features to pick from when creating your infographic. I also enjoyed the option of being able to easily add a Youtube video to my infographic. Inserting a map into your visual is also an option for this resource, although the only free maps that are available are the world map or the United States map. The icons on this resource are small, and don't contain a description of what each one is used for, unless you hover over them. Infogram had the most modern feel to it, and was easy to use. 

Piktochart

I decided to use Piktochart to create my infographic because of how clear and simple it was to use. This resource contains large icons, each with a description of what they are used for. Piktochart made it easy to create my infographic from scratch. It was simple to design my visual the way I wanted it from the colors to the graphs. I look forward to exploring this resource more. 

References

Perrin, A. (2018). Nearly one-in-five Americans now listen to audiobooks. Retrieved from https://pewresearch-org-preprod.go-vip.co/fact-tank/2018/03/08/nearly-one-in-five-americans-now-listen-to-audiobooks/