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Design Guide: Infographics
Welcome
Well-designed visuals can make your data more engaging. This webpage is full of tips and resources to help you make infographics that will wow your audience and impress your professors.
Planning Worksheet
Great design follows from good process. This worksheet will take you through important steps in planning your infographic.
Tutorials
This video summarizes the basics of data visualization, including how to make sense of your data, what are the best types of charts/images to use with your data, and what kind of story do you want to tell with your information.
Learning Infographic Design | Lynda.com tutorial | 1hr 11min
This Lynda tutorial outlines how to make an infographic using Adobe Illustrator. An explanation of Illustrator’s tools and basic design principles are covered.
Data Visualization: Storytelling | Lynda.com tutorial | 1hr 37min
Narratives aren’t just for books – your infographic should tell a story too! This video goes over various strategies on how to analyze your data to find meaningful relationships.
Data Visualization for Data Analysts | Lynda.com tutorial | 1hr 31min
While Adobe Illustrator is a great tool, this video introduces other programs that can be used for infographic design, as well as discussing design elements such as color and scale in more depth.
Get Inspired
with examples of great infographics
Excellent visuals
Excellent data
Design Assets
Images
Find images, maps, and icons to include in your infographic
More info on citing and reusing media ethically
Layout/Color Schemes
Tools to help you choose a color scheme and visual layout
Fonts
Customize your infographic with creative, eye-catching fonts
Need Help?
Ask at the front desk of the UL or make a design consultation.
For Instructors
If you'd like classroom instruction on this topic or need help incorporating a digital assignment into your course, contact Jennie Goforth (jgoforth@unc.edu).
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
- Last Updated: May 24, 2018 2:19 PM
- URL: https://guides.lib.unc.edu/infographics
