1. USING INFOGRAPHICS FOR ENGAGING VISUAL COMMUNICATION Michelle De Aizpurua Librarian MONASH LIBRARY

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3. MONASH LIBRARY 3 What is an infographic? Source: Taguchi, K. & Ackerman, L. (2014). The Infographic: Is there a Place in Higher Education?. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (pp. 1901-1905). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

4. MONASH LIBRARY 4 Why use infographics? https:// piktochart.com/blog/use-infographics-for-branding /

5. MONASH LIBRARY 5 Why use infographics? They’re also 30x more likely to be read than a text article. People following instructions with illustrations do 323% better than those without. And, they’re extremely sharable http://reasondigital.com/advice-and-training/10-reasons-to-use-infographics/

6. MONASH LIBRARY 6 Why use infographics? Google Trends shows that from 2010 to 2013 Google searches for “infographics” have grown by

7. MONASH LIBRARY 7 How can you use infographics? Reports Presentations Diagrams Posters Handouts Teaching Instructions Invitations Data Graphics

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13. MONASH LIBRARY 13 Examples of infographics – Reports, data and diagrams http://www.designinfographics.com/business-infographics/ibm-big-data-infographic https://au.pinterest.com/source/nortonsoc.tumblr.com

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16. MONASH LIBRARY 16 Design Tips  Have a clear story/purpose  Think about tone (casual/formal)  Utilise icons, charts and images – don’t overdo the text  Don’t overdo colour (stick to around 3 colours, but use different shades)  Consider use of fonts (be relatively consistent, use bold and italics)  Think about printability or interactivity – i.e. make the length equal to one page. Will it work in black and white? Do you want it to hyperlink?  Use white space effectively!  Limit the information you put in and create clear sections  Take a break and then look at it again to see any mistakes/improvements needed

17. MONASH LIBRARY 17 Infographic tools For a list of 20 great infographic platforms see: http://www.jeffbullas.com/2015/08/20/20-cool-tools-creating-infographics/ http://www.jeffbullas.com/2015/08/20/20-cool-tools-creating-infographics/

18. MONASH LIBRARY 18 Piktochart Some functionalities:  Mobile app just released  Has limited selection of free templates  Monthly subscription (US$29) – removes watermark, added functionality (e.g. PDF download)  Can embed videos and insert hyperlinks  Resizable canvas as you go  Great choice of icons and images, which are searchable  Charts are available and you can edit the data (or import from excel)  Can embed finished product on the web, share on social media, or download as image  Automatically saves as you go and stored in the cloud – access anywhere

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20. MONASH LIBRARY 20 Canva Some functionalities:  Has mobile app with all functionalities  Cannot resize length of infographic, but can choose custom dimensions at beginning  Great variety of templates and formats  Large image library, more realistic images than Piktochart  No monthly subscription, have to pay for images individually (but can upload images)  Can crop/edit images you’ve uploaded  Charts available – cannot edit data input  Can download PDF, JPG or PNG and share on social media  Can hyperlink images and text  Automatically saves as you go and stored in the cloud – access anywhere

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22. MONASH LIBRARY 22 Conclusion  What comes next?  Check out the Monash Law Library’s conference poster ‘Practice Makes Perfect: Building Statutory Research Skills for Students’ for an example of how we’ve used Piktochart (Thursday 10:30-10:50)  Any questions?  My contact details: – michelle.deaizpurua@monash.edu michelle.deaizpurua@monash.edu – +61 3 990 24384

23. MONASH LIBRARY 23 Extra resources - Piktochart Utilise some of the great tutorials provided on design elements and program usage:  http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-1-The-Untapped- Potential.pdf http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-1-The-Untapped- Potential.pdf  https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Piktochart-e-book-2-Create-Your-First- Infographic-In-15-Minutes.pdf https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Piktochart-e-book-2-Create-Your-First- Infographic-In-15-Minutes.pdf  http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-3-Using-Piktochart-Like-A- Pro.pdf http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-3-Using-Piktochart-Like-A- Pro.pdf  http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-4-Unleashing-The-Power-Of- Your-Creations.pdf http://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Piktochart-e-book-4-Unleashing-The-Power-Of- Your-Creations.pdf  Free eBook: http://offers.hubspot.com/anatomy-of-winning-infographic?utm_source=hscm- piktochart-infographic-ebook-eml-20160202http://offers.hubspot.com/anatomy-of-winning-infographic?utm_source=hscm- piktochart-infographic-ebook-eml-20160202

24. MONASH LIBRARY 24 Extra resources - Canva Utilise some of the great tutorials provided on design elements and program usage:  Lynda tutorial: https://goo.gl/q1F48ohttps://goo.gl/q1F48o  https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/ https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/  https://designschool.canva.com/tutorials/introduction-infographics/ https://designschool.canva.com/tutorials/introduction-infographics/  https://designschool.canva.com/blog/create-amazing-infographics/ https://designschool.canva.com/blog/create-amazing-infographics/  https://designschool.canva.com/blog/create-infographics/ https://designschool.canva.com/blog/create-infographics/