{"id":5430,"date":"2018-08-24T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T20:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:40:38","slug":"how-to-make-an-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/how-to-make-an-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make an infographic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Botelho et al. published a new research on gene manipulation in chicken. Their paper has a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/drosophila-melanogaster\/\">great graphical abstract to illustrate main points of the research<\/a>.\u00a0 Nevertheless, Mind the Graph wouldn&#8217;t let an amazing work like this without an infographic made by us! Check it out and learn how to make an infographic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/molecular-exp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/molecular-exp.jpg\" alt=\"molecular-exp\" width=\"800\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/molecular-exp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/molecular-exp-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since an infographic is supposed to highlight only a few points of a research, our work didn&#8217;t turn out as deep as the research itself. However, understanding the whole idea of the study was essential to start building the infographic.<\/p>\n<p>We made two infographics for Botelho et al. research. Can you see how different they are? And why did we choose one instead of the other as the final version?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5430 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/how-to-make-an-infographic\/dinosaur_fibula\/'><img width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dinosaur_fibula-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"dinosaur_fibula\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dinosaur_fibula-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dinosaur_fibula-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dinosaur_fibula.png 1785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/how-to-make-an-infographic\/attachment-5\/'><img width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/attachment-5-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"attachment-5\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/attachment-5-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/attachment-5-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/attachment-5.png 1785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to make an infographic: structure<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At first sight, both infographics may look very much alike. However, there are a few differences that change completely their information flow. Let\u2019s compare the two of them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42055.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42055-212x300.png\" alt=\"untitled-creation42055\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42055-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42055-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42055.png 1785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first infographic has too many reading points that don&#8217;t follow any logical flow making the reader confused about what to read next.<\/p>\n<p>Also, almost every set of information is highlighted, making it difficult to understand what information is more relevant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second infographic has<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42058.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5437 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42058-212x300.png\" alt=\"untitled-creation42058\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42058-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42058-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation42058.png 1785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0less color variety and the most important information is highlighted by a black box.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, figures are placed better in the infographic with well-defined sets of information leaded by numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make an infographic it is important to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What story do you want to tell?<\/li>\n<li>What is the most important information? How to highlight it?<\/li>\n<li>What is the best layout for figures and text boxes to interact?<\/li>\n<li>What is your final message?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/drosophila-melanogaster\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5739 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-300x120.png\" alt=\"infographic\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/untitled-creation63724-2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>An infographic is self-explanatory. After making a draft, it is always a good idea to ask for feedbacks and inputs. Sometimes, the information flow you had in mind doesn\u2019t make sense for someone else.<\/p>\n<p>Always remember that making an infographic means trying to communicate and it should be effortless for the reader. A person who has no idea of what your work is about and your co-workers should reach the same conclusion after looking at your graphical abstract.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Mind the Graph, we learn everyday what is the best approach to present a research, an idea, new data, etc. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/drosophila-melanogaster\/\">How about you try it with us?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Botelho et al. published a new research on gene manipulation in chicken. Their paper has a great graphical abstract to illustrate main points of the research.\u00a0 Nevertheless, Mind the Graph wouldn&#8217;t let an amazing work like this without an infographic made by us! Check it out and learn how to make an infographic: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[96,554,962],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to make an infographic? - Mind the Graph Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Keep in mind that making an infographic means trying to communicate and it should be effortless for the reader. 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