Infographics have long been used in mainstream media to convey complex information quickly - so how and where do they fit in VELS and the VCE, or the new Australian Curriculum for that matter?
Silvia Tolisano has some great ideas on creating infographics with students and Kathy Schrock has an amazing collection of infographic links
Here's some of the references I've come across roughly sorted into:
Articles - about infographics, how they're used and where they came from.
Collections - sites that regularly feature examples of IGs.
HowTos - practical guides on how to present data as an IG, or create graphics.
Tools - suggestions on tools to use to create infographics.
Have you used or created infographics in the classroom?
Leave a comment, share your examples or experience.
Those of you who'd like to get really geeky about this should look up Edward Tufte. One of the world's most respected authorities on information design.
Articles
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Infographic Design great article from Smashing mag. But then all smashingmags articles tagged IGs are worth a read if you need to get up to speed.
Why the infographic is the next Australian content trend
Informationgraphics in context
Three reasons to use infographics
Collections
( and where to share your infographics)
http://www.visualizing.org/
http://visual.ly/
http://www.coolinfographics.com/
http://www.infographicsshowcase.com
http://infosthetics.com
http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/
10 Beautiful Social Media Infographics
Also, don't forget the power of Google image search - search infographic and any topic of interest
eg. australian infographics or education infographics
Education examples
How to get better grades through social media
Coolinfographics features a bunch of education related IGs as do socrato with 10 edu infographics and Edtechtool with their edu IG collection
HowTos
Make Your Own Infographic
How to create outstanding modern infographics
How to create infographics
The anatomy of an infographic
From sketch to infographic - using Illustrator
How to make infographics with impact
How to create viral infographics that build backlinks
Infographics: How to Make Them Work Best
Huge Infographics Design Resources: Overview, Principles, Tips and Examples
Tools
Round up of free IG tools at makeuseof.com
Cross platform SVGs with SVGweb
Top 10 Free Tools To Create Visually Appealing Infographics Easily
Apps for creating IG resumes
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