Difference between revisions of "Infographics"

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Infographics & Data Visualization for Earth Science

Turning data into images is one step in a larger process of turning data into stories. Infographics relate data to commonly known arenas of knowledge so that the impact of the data can be widely understood. What are the ways that Earth data can inform infographic designs that engage the public, and that will be widely shared across social media sites?

Examples of Infographics

Demonstrations of different infographic designs, topics and data

Infographic Tools

Links to tools that visualize data online, provide free art and manipulate different types of data

Infographic Guidance

Articles, blogs and tutorials for creating a successful infographic

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-==Infographic Resources, Work Flows, and Designs for Earth Science==
+[[Visualization| Back to Visualization]]
-Turning data into images is one step in a larger process of turning data into stories. Infographics relate data to commonly known arenas of knowledge so that the impact of the data can be widely understood. What are the ways that Earth data can inform infographic designs that engage the public, and that will be widely shared across social media sites?
+==Infographics & Data Visualization for Earth Science==
-==Infographics & Data Visualization==
+[[File:Infographic-The-Worst-Oil-Spills-In-History1.jpg|center|700px]]
-What is an infographic and how to make one:
-*[http://mashable.com/2012/07/09/how-to-create-an-infographic/ How to Create an Awesome Infographic]
+Turning data into images is one step in a larger process of turning data into stories. Infographics relate data to commonly known arenas of knowledge so that the impact of the data can be widely understood. What are the ways that Earth data can inform infographic designs that engage the public, and that will be widely shared across social media sites?
-[[infographic resources| Infographic Tools]]
-An online list of data visualization tools compiled by Interactive Things:
-*[http://datavisualization.ch/tools/selected-tools/ selection.datavisualization.ch]
-Two simple to use mapping tools developed by NASA:
-*[http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/panoply/ Panoply]
-*[http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/gprojector/ G.Projector]
-A visualization framework developed by Periscopic:
-*[http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/iucn/new/ State of the Salmon]
+:[[Examples of Infographics]]
+::''Demonstrations of different infographic designs, topics and data''
-Examples of infographics:
+:[[Infographic Tools]]
+::''Links to tools that visualize data online, provide free art and manipulate different types of data''
-*[http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/A_Lonely_Planet_2_0.png A Lonely Planet]
+:[[Infographic Guidance]]
-*[http://xkcd.com/1071/ Planets to Scale]
+::''Articles, blogs and tutorials for creating a successful infographic''
-*[http://blog.blueion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Infographic-The-Worst-Oil-Spills-In-History1.jpg Worst Oil Spills in History]
-*[http://theseamonster.net/2012/07/oceans-of-garbage/ The SeaMonster]