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Infographic
Design element that illustrates a story, such as a chart, map, diagram, quotation list or sidebar; short for informational graphic.
There are many types of infographics. The main thing is to remember that they provide information about the topic of your story.
Sidebar
Supplement to the main story on spread
Provides extra detail or “color” Uses whatever approach is most likely
to grab the reader’s attention
Examples
This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares the percentage of ads skipped purposely to the percentage of ads skipped with a DVR (like TIVO).
Examples
This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares the primetime ratings and ad revenue over the past 30 years.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about Hybrid technology shows the inner workings of a Hybrid vehicle.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about a successful personal trainer lists some of his unexpected advice about working out.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about advertising trends tracks types of media used over the past 15 years.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about the benefits of listening to music offers suggestions for new music based on old tastes.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about “the New Southern Home” lists and describes the benefits of home automation.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares old and new ideas about common things.
Examples
This sidebar to an article about a historical highway in Texas gives a map and advice on things to do while traveling this route.
Glasgow’s Infographic Checklist Research carefully.
You’ve got to be an expert on the subject. Focus tightly.
Pinpoint precisely what you need to explain before you begin.
Design logically. Let your central image give structure to the
design. Label clearly.
Use factoids in the form of words with arrows, lines or boxes to identify every detail.
Some things to remember
An infographic is not an advertisement.
A sidebar offers information that goes along with the main article on the page.
The sidebar should appeal to the magazine’s audience.
The sidebar should present information in the easiest to understand format.
Your sidebar
You will be creating an infographic to go in your magazine. Copy this onto your Google page, and answer the questions:
Infographic Proposal List five words that most describe your magazine. What three types of infographics do you like the most? Why? How could you use those three in your magazine? List some key words from your article. List three interesting things in your article that you might include in a
sidebar. List three interesting things that relate to your article that you might
include in a sidebar. Look at your answers to number three, four and five. Which one of those
things seems like it would be the most interesting to cover in a sidebar? Make a list of the facts you need to gather to make the sidebar you
picked in number seven work. Make a list of places you might find the facts listed in number eight. What would be the best way to organize the information in the sidebar?
(a pie chart, a timeline, a bulleted list, etc.)