1. Mrs. Cox, Palmetto Middle Librarian, 2012

2. Definition Infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge Use when you need to explain complex information quickly

5. http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/hamburger-10122010/

7. Steps To Create an Infographic 1.Become familiar with the ways to visualize data 2.Research and collect data and citations 3.Hand sketch a draft 4.Gather images and record citations 5.Pick colors and fonts based on message 6.Create infographic with citations

8. Step 1: Explore types of infographics

9. Step 2: Research and collect data Books DISCUS Articles Magazines Newspapers Web sites Use citationmachine.net to create MLA citations.

10. Step 3: Hand sketch a draft http://www.123rf.com/photo_11073871_hand-drawn-infographics.html

11. Step 4: Gather images and cite Pics 4 Learning: http://www.pics4learning.com/ http://www.pics4learning.com/ Clip Art ETC: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/ Edupics: http://www.edupics.com/http://www.edupics.com/ Photl: http://www.photl.com/http://www.photl.com/ PicFindr: http://www.picfindr.com/http://www.picfindr.com/

12. Step 5: Pick colors and fonts

13. Color Schemes That Work Yellow on blue blackground

14. Color Schemes That Work White on black background

15. Color Schemes That Work Black on yellow background

16. Colors to Avoid Red on green is hard for those with colorblindness

17. Colors to Avoid If you want to use red, go for burgundy instead Red causes an agitated emotional response

18. Colors Evoke Emotion Green makes the viewer feel involved with topic Blue indicates a calm message Yellow is for hope and cheerfulness Purple is childlike, save for “light” topics Black indicates power

19. Fonts Type can express mood and emotion Do not use more than three different fonts Bookman, Garamond, and Times New Roman are good for large blocks of text Arial and Comic Sans are good for headlines Make limited use of CAPITAL LETTERS

20. Step 6: Create infographic and cite sources Power Point will be used to create the infographic Rubric Overview Don’t forget citations

21. Power Point Tricks to Know Bring to Front, Send to Back Set color transparent Change slide orientation Create graphs in Excel and Paste in Save as JPEG

22. Sources Schrock, Kathy. “Power Point Etiquette” Slideshare Presentation, http://www.slideshare.net/kathyschrock/powerpoint-for- administrators http://www.slideshare.net/kathyschrock/powerpoint-for- administrators Links to infographics used: http://www.123rf.com/photo_11073871_hand-drawn- infographics.html http://idea4invention.com/articles/electric-car-inventions- timeline-infographic http://www.mobypicture.com/user/JeeeM/view/7788306 http://mashable.com/2012/07/18/lego-infographic/ http://www.markedlines.com/a-roundup-of-25-jaw-dropping- infographics/