Bridging the Communication Bridge using Infographics Dorothy Beaverson RN, BSN Health Science Instructor Spencer County High School
What are infographics? The purpose of infographics is to transform data into eye-catching, creative and accessible visuals that make viewers interested enough to care about your data.
Where have you seen infographics? Posters Advertisements Magazines/newspapers Pinterest Education Patient Literature ___________________________________ Educational Research Information Patient Teaching Visual Presentation How can we utilize an Infographic with our students and patients?
Session Goals Benefits to using Infographics Key Features Benefits to using Infographics Steps in the process What goes into an Infographic Resources Free websites to create your own Infographic
Ways to use INFOGRAPHICS As a COMPLEMENT to written information. As a Visual PREVIEW for a healthcare topic, procedure, data source. To tell a STORY Have realistic expectations for audience.
Key Features Of infographics Purpose Factual
Key Features Of infographics Data Clarity Visual Clarity
Guidelines to designing infographics Include the following elements: A headline or title A credit line listing the source(s) of data or information Consistent type styles, colors, and sizes Text type 8 points or larger Label every line, number, circle and bar Strive for simplicity
Helpful Hints SHAREABILITY: Make sure that it can easily be shared through Internet resources or print DIGESTIBILITY: Make sure information is concise and easy to understand in a short amount of time INTEREST: Have visual appeal, a “Hook”, and focus to information APPEAL: Pictures, graphs, spacing, color scheme DEPTH OF CONTENT: “Goldilocks” not too short, but not too much information
Examples https://magic.piktochart.com/output/11224492-untitled- infographic https://magic.piktochart.com/output/11078418-gastric-cancer- copy
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