Infographics
Infographics are an amazing and visual way to present
information or data quickly and clearly.
They use graphics to engage the audience and grab their attention, while
boosting their comprehension. Not
everyone has the time to read an entire article, so having information
showcased using infographics, is visually more appealing and easier to read.
There are different sites to create infographics, three of the most popular
ones are: easelly, piktochart, and inforgram.
Easelly is a great infographic maker that is
free. This site has several templates to
choose from and are they are all organized by categories. The templates are customizable and require
minimal skill. The free account has some
limitations, but with a small monthly fee of $4, added features such as images,
fonts, charts, and templates can be upgraded.
Piktochart is another site where we can create
infographics for free. It does have less
templates than easelly, yet it has plenty of free images that can be added and
move around to customize your template.
Its easy to change its color schemes and add photographs, shapes, and
even icons. This site reminded me of Canva, which I have used many
times to create flyers and posters for school.
Piktochart, however, offers its images for free in compared to
Canva. I found that there is no need to
upgrade the account, because its free features were more than enough to make a
great looking infographic. The
infographic was very easy to make and requires minimal expertise.
Infogram is an infographic tool that is also free and
can be upgraded. I found the cost to be
a bit more that I would be comfortable with, since the Pro version is for $19
per month. The options offered with the free plan were limited and very
basic. The templates offered with the
free account were not as appealing as the other sites that also offer free
templates to create infographics.
To create my infographic, I chose Piktochart, because
of its numerous free images and user-friendliness.
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Your information on infographics was helpful. I had not thought to inquire on the cost of upgrading on each site. I too chose Piktochart because of its great abundance of free choices, and funny thing, but I also thought it reminded me so much of Canva!! Great minds think alike!
ReplyDeleteI'd also like to say that your inforgraphic was very eye-catching and informative. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa, it was fun making it.
DeletePiktochart seems to be a popular choice. I also chose it. Like you said, since there are so many free options you don't really need to upgrade. It really seems the better deal.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love the layout of your blog. It's so pretty and organized. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm having lots of fun with the blog. It's a great way to document what we do in our lives and of course the library too!
DeleteI used Piktochart too. I didn't notice the heart chart with the one I did, I like the way you used it as a visual. I wonder if each background has specific visuals or are they all the same for each? I'll have to go back look into that.
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