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Infographics (information graphics) is the graphic visual representation
of data, information or knowledge. The aim is to present complex information
quickly and clearly.
According to pcmag encyclopedia, Infographics is an umbrella
term for illustrations and charts that instruct people, which otherwise would
be difficult or impossible with only text.
They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance
the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends.
What's the importance of using or why do we need to use infographcs?
Check this article that lists the importance of infographics.
The next issue is how to create infographics. Well, there
are many commercial software like Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator that can
create eye-catching and professional infographics however for newbies these
products are always not easy to manipulate and they are not free. This calls
for a quick, easy, intuitive and free tools to come up with information
graphics.This is not just for newbies but everyone.
Here is a list;
Infogr.am is a web-based and free tool with some cool themes
and a great interface for creating non-complex infographics. with this tool you
are guaranteed access to a variety of graphs,charts and maps
as well as the ability to upload pictures and videos.
It is a free web-based tool with lots of free and easily customizable
templates to start you off, a library of shapes, fonts and it offers an upload feature that allows use of
personal galleries
this tool has a free and paid for versions it has grid-lined
templates that make alignment and resizing of elements easier and proportional.
With its
customizable editor, changing color schemes and
fonts,inserting and images is done with little effort
This best suited for phones running on Android.It has a free
and paid for versions. InFoto takes the EXIF(Exchangeable Image File) data
attached to your images from which it builds nice-looking infographics.
Visual.ly is a community platform for data visualization and
infographics.
Some of its tools integrate with social networks to analyze
Twitter and Facebook data.
Some other free apps worth exploring include;
This app is used to generate nice-looking and colorful cloud
words
Best tool when you need Venn diagrams to represent your
information
A web-based free app for creating data visualizations
It is has a web-based and desktop version.Best for a range
of mapping and visualization needs.
These last two are best suited for research.
IBM's
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