The key to making a successful and visually pleasing infographic is not to throw every little piece of information on a subject onto a page, add a few pictures and hope it works. Making an infographic look good takes time and patience and one wrong move could ruin the whole thing. Here are a list of dos and don’ts when it comes to creating an infographic:
Do:
- Make sure you topic is interesting; nobody wants to look at an infographic on something boring
- Make the page colorful and appealing
- Pick your color combinations wisely
- Add relevant pictures
- Be creative
- Make sure that the text you do include is clear and easy to read
- Tell a story and make sure there is a point to the infographic
- Do a good amount of research on the subject to make sure that what you have found is the most up to date and correct information out there
Don’t:
- Add too much text; it will take away from the rest of the information on the page
- Over clutter everything
- Be generic
- Use the same kind of chart over and over and over. Change it up.
- Get the information or results wrong
- Make an infographic if there is no information or statistics available or if it would be better if it were just a written article
By making sure that an infographic is appropriate for the type of story that is being covered and by following these few guidelines, a successful infographic can easily be created.
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