Infographic Aesthetics | Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2024)

FAQs

What can you say about the infographic? ›

Infographics (a clipped compound of "information" and "graphics") are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by using graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends.

Visual information graphics help people understand information quickly and more accurately. Infographics can also be used to show changes or comparisons in data, time, and place, as well as statistics, maps, and hierarchies.

What is the main conclusion or story you can identify from the infographic? How is the data represented? How does the author use color, pattern, size or position of graphics to communicate? What do you like about the infographic?

An infographic is an image that conveys information or data visually using charts, visuals and minimal amounts of text. By combining elements of text, diagrams and even video, an infographic can present complex information in an easy-to-understand format.

1. As the saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words”, since infographics have both 'pictures' and 'words', it represents the best of both worlds: the ability to dissect a complex subject, and the ability to sustain the attention of the reader while doing so.

Thrilled to welcome The Infographics Show creator, Andrej P. to the glystn advisory team! His deep understanding of the space and experience as a creator has been instrumental in building glystn.

Your infographic should not be so busy that it's overwhelming or confusing to the reader. Leave plenty of white space between each statistic and use minimal text. Your infographic should mostly use graphics and visual elements to communicate your data.

Effective infographics are composed of few different attributes. They're well designed, they tell a good story, and also they are easy to understand. They give you a visual aspect of content in a manner that is easy and snackable.

A good infographic has a great layout, well-considered colors, and a visual style that is unique and beautiful. Think of your infographic as a melding of journalism, data analysis, and digital arts.

What is the primary purpose of an infographic? ›

People use infographics to quickly communicate a message, simplify the presentation of large amounts of data, see data patterns and relationships, and monitor changes in variables.

An infographic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance.

It pretty much comes down to an effective infographic. Effective infographics are composed of few different attributes. They're well designed, they tell a good story, and also they are easy to understand. They give you a visual aspect of content in a manner that is easy and snackable.

An effective infographic delivers data and analysis in a way that helps your audience digest and understand information easily in a visually pleasing format. “It (infographic) keeps people's interest by lending a storytelling and visual element to what can be sterile research.”