1. Bridging the Communication Bridge using
Infographics
Dorothy Beaverson RN, BSN
Health Science Instructor
Spencer County High School

2. 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.

4. Where have you seen infographics?
Posters
Advertisements
Magazines/newspapers
Pinterest
Education
Patient Literature
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Educational
Research Information
Patient Teaching
Visual Presentation
How can we utilize an Infographic with our students and patients?

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Key Features Of infographics
Purpose
Factual

8. Key Features Of infographics
Data Clarity
Visual Clarity

9. 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

10. 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

11. Examples
infographic
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12. www.piktochart.com www.venngage.com www.visme.com www.easel.ly
Online resources