1. Creating an IL Infographic
Heidi James Frost
SILC of Alaska

2. Graphics to Define Information!
What are Infographics?
Graphics to Define Information!

3. What are they? What’s the point?
Infographics convert information into
easy to digest segments.
Converts words into concepts
Converts concepts into pictures
Pictures are converted into ideas faster than words

4. Sample Infographic

5. Infographics Offers the Reader
An interesting document that is easy to comprehend
Easy to read
Easy to share
Helps with branding
Looks Professional

6. Creation Process
What is the purpose?

7. Why Infographics What’s the Purpose?
Infographics communicate complex data quickly and clearly.
Why are you creating it?
What information do you need to gather?
Who is your target market?

8. When would you use an infographic?
Why take the time to do an Infographic?
Provides template for future reviews of topic
Offers a new way of transmitting ideas
Allows you to streamline information

9. Alaska IL Network’s Infographic
What we did
How we did it
Why

10. In the Beginning IL Network wasn’t branded
Harsh economic times were looming
Legislative visits
New Way to use data
Alaska’s Secret Weapon

11. “I’m a data analyst, Jim, not a Doctor”
Where to start?
“I’m a data analyst, Jim, not a Doctor”
Data Collection
Yearly Data only
Big Questions
Limitations

12. Draft FY2014 Infographic

13. Draft FY2014 Infographic

14. FY2014 Infographic
Big Concept:
Who is the IL Network?

15. FY2014 Infographic
Big Concept:
What do
we do?

16. Infographic Now
Branded
Big Concepts
Unity
Understanding

17. Current Infographic

18. Current Infographic