An infographic is a digital poster which is created to give useful information in visual form (the clue’s in the name – information + graphic = infographic!) They can present complex and detailed information really quickly and simply, from statistics to concepts.
The way that an infographic is presented allows you to understand connections very quickly, so that instead of reading a dry report or looking at a spreadsheet at a list of numbers and figures, charts and information can be shown and understood. The use of colour and pictures makes it easy to instantly see patterns and significance too.
Infographics are excellent to use for assignments or presentations where a poster or visual materials need to be produced. There are some brilliant tools online which can help you build an infographic which can be published online in different places or that can be downloaded as a picture file and used in presentations, reports and more.