{"id":4661,"date":"2015-12-02T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:40:50","slug":"what-makes-a-good-infographic-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/what-makes-a-good-infographic-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a good infographic IDEA ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Believe it or not, the idea is the main aspect of an infographic. You shouldn’t even start if you don\u2019t have a good idea that deserves<\/em> an infographic.<\/p>\n

– Ah, hum, ok, but how do I know if I have a good idea? Excellent question.<\/p>\n

A good idea for an infographic is a conclusion, a story that you wanna tell, and that is backed by good, trustful data. Is this idea, with a clear horizon where you wanna get, that you will carefully craft with text, charts and visual elements.<\/p>\n

The story plays a big role in the success rate of your infographic. Is here that you should spend most of the time. Be clear about the taking-home message before flooding yourself in Google looking for pictures to illustrate.<\/p>\n

This is a weak infographic idea: \u201cObesity is a problem of public health\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a strong infographic idea: \u201cObesity became a problem of public health in US in the last 30 years, according to the average increase in BMI\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A concept is a well defining punch line, inspired by an interesting idea, that you will use to start creating your infographic.<\/p>\n

While creating the concept for an infographic, you should ask yourself these fundamental questions:<\/p>\n