How to Create Infographics – A Guide
- Communication and Media relations, Presentation skills, Statistics Briefs
- 4 (Registered)
Course Description
This course is focused on infographics and how to create them. Infographics present 5-6 data points on a specific topic (not necessarily a survey) to quickly communicate a message and help people, business owners, academics, media and officials of all levels understand key information derived from the data. The self-paced course provides a step-by-step guide to creating effective Infographics that attracts the reader’s interest and possibly gets them to read the related complete data report.
Participants also use Canva to create infographics as a hands-on exercise.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you should:
1. Know when to use an Infographic
2. Know what elements create an effective Infographic
3. Know the steps towards developing your infographic
4. Understand the Do’s and Don’ts of good Infographics
5. Write a descriptive script for an Infographic
6. Create infographics as a visual product to support a national statistical office’s activities and programs and engage with the public.
Course Content
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Section 1: What is an Infographic?
Defines an Infographic and describes the essential elements for an effective infographic
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Section 2: Eight Steps towards developing your infographic
This section provides a step-by-step guide to creating effective Infographics that make data easily understandable at first glance
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Section 3: The Do's and Dont's of Infographics - Good and Bad examples
Understand good practices and techniques for designing and producing effective Infographics
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Section 4: Visual design using Canva
This section goes through the fundamentals of designing with Canva and includes a hands-on exercise of designing an Infographic
Pre-requisites
- Familiarity with statistical analysis, data visualization and use of graphics
Course Provider
- This course was adapted from the document: Guide- How to Create Infographics prepared by PRASC / Statistics Canada
- The original Guide document can be found in the eCISTAR knowledgeBase
Target audiences
- Statisticians responsible for advocacy and communication, especially to the public
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