Creating Visuals Diagrams Charts

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Create ALL ROUND VISUALS, DIAGRAMS AND CHARTS

Propriotory Software, Applications and Tools
- Microsoft Visio
- SmartDraw - http://www.smartdraw.com/ -
- Lucid Chart - https://www.lucidchart.com - Cloud based or software based on apple, ios and android
- Creately - http://creately.com/ - Free with 5 public diagram limit. With desktop app. Monthly subscription.
- Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/ - Works directly from browser
- Edraw - http://www.edrawsoft.com/
- Diagramly - https://www.draw.io/ - Cloud based drawing
- Omnigraffle - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle
Open Source Applications and Tools
- Dia - https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia
Articles
- Alternatives to Lucid Chart - http://alternativeto.net/software/lucidchart/?platform=mac

How to Create Specialised Diagrams and Visuals

Articles and Guides

http://mashable.com/2011/12/08/design-navigation-bar/

General Types of Charts

For Designers: Wireframes, Sitemaps, Forms
For Developers: Class diagrams, UML, EL Diagram
For Project Managers: Project Team Structure, Work Breakdown Structure, Gannt Chart
For Business Analysts: Business Process, Strategy Maps, Flow Chart

Create INFOGRAPHICS

Open Source and Free Software, Applications and Tools
- Visualize.me - http://vizualize.me/ - Online visual resume
- Google Developers - https://developers.google.com/chart/
- Easel.ly - http://www.easel.ly/ - Drag-Drop to create and share visual ideas online by vhemes
- Piktochart - http://piktochart.com/ - Innovative drag-drop interface for themes, icons, vectors images and charts. Exportable as static or HTML.
- Infogr.am - http://infogr.am/
- Visual.ly - http://visual.ly/
- Venngage - https://venngage.com/ - Online tool to create and publish custom inforgraphics and track results for blogs, websites and track viewership
- Dipity - http://www.dipity.com/
- Get About - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-GB/app/getabout-me/b576abe3-c64a-44a3-8146-c8b7f888d59d
- What About Me - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/what-about-me/what-about-me.html - Personalisation Tool for your Digital Life
- Many Eyes - http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/ - IBM Experiment to find and view data
- ICharts - http://www.icharts.net/ - Interactive and easy to share data charts
- StatSilk - http://www.statsilk.com/ - webbased and desktop software for data analysis
- SIMILE Widgets - http://www.simile-widgets.org/ - Exhibit, Timeline, Timeplot, Runway
- Map Related
  - ChartsBin - http://chartsbin.com/ - Create your own Interactive Map
- Photography Related
  - InFoto Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mariusSoft.InFotoFree&hl=en - Infographic designer for your photography stats
  - Photo Stats - http://www.photostatsapp.com/ - iphone app that analyses photos taken on your iphone
Articles
- 10 Free Tools for Creating Infographics - http://www.creativebloq.com/infographic/tools-2131971 - Visualize, Google Developers, Easelly, Piktochart, Infogr.am, Visual.ly, InFoto Free, Venngage, Dipity, Get About
- 20+ Tools to Create Your Own Infographics by Hong Kiat - http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/infographic-tools/ - What About Me. Visualize.me, Easel.ly, Piktochart, Many Eyes, Venngage, icharts, Dipity, Timeline JS, StatSilk, InFoto Free, SIMILE Widgets

Create Word Clouds

Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com/ - wordclouds from URL, News, Blogs, Tweets and RSS
Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/

Create a Work Breakdown Structure and Gantt Charts

Specialised Software
- Genttology - https://www.ganttology.com/ - Free Account
How to Articles
- http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-create-a-work-breakdown-structure.html
- http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/project-planning-templates/work-breakdown-structure-wbs.html

Create a Timeline

Using Proprietary Ware
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word: http://www.microsoft.com/education/TimelinesWord.mspx
- Microsoft Office: http://www.microsoft.com/education/CreateTimeline.aspx
- SmartDraw's Timeline : http://www.smartdraw.com/software/timelines.asp - Free Trial
Specialized Software
- Timeline JS - http://timeline.verite.co/ - Pull media from multiple sources with support for many sites e.g. twitter, clickr, google maps, youtube etc
- Timelinr - http://timelinebuilder.appspot.com/ - saves to html code for embedding to websites.
- RFF Flow: http://www.rff.com/draw_timeline.htm - Free Trial
- Edraw's Timeline - http://www.edrawsoft.com/timeline.php
- Tiki-Toki: Beautiful Web-based timeline software - http://www.tiki-toki.com/ - Webbased and Free for one time line. Multiple requires subscription from USD$7.50 a month
  - Timeglider (Site): Web2.0, Collaborative, zooming and panning features for history and project planning. Free Plan only allows 3 timelines. Basic plan from $5 a month
- Dipty (Site): FREE, Web, embed, collaborate on interactive timelines with video, audio, images, text, links, social media.
- Xtimeline (Site): FREE, Web, Videos and Pictures
- All of Me (Site): Powerful timeline platform.
Articles
- Lists of Timeline Tools by Shambles: http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/timelines/ - Timelinr, Timeglider, Dipty, Xtimeline, All of Me
- Top 10 Free Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers: http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-timeline-creation-tools-for-teachers - Capzles, Dipty, Meograph, MyHistro, Our Story, Read Write Think, Timeglider, TimeRime, TimeToast, Xtimeline

Create a Flowchart

Concepts
- Incremental Layout & Partial Layout
- Logical Process
Using Proprietary ware
- Lucid Chart - https://www.lucidchart.com - Free with 60 item limit. Monthly Subscription. Free for students with education email.
- Flowchart - http://flowchart.com/ - Currently Free in Beta version. Can embed in Website.
- Flowchart Manager - http://www.maus.com.au/flowchart_manager/ - Part of Business Planning, Policies & procedures, HR and BI and consultants suite of software
- Wizflow by Pacestar - http://www.pacestar.com/wizflow/
Software that does Incremental (Automatic) Layout or Partial Layout
- Graphiz by Pixelglow - http://www.pixelglow.com/graphviz/
- yFiles Graph Drawing Libraries - http://www.yworks.com/yfiles
- TomSawyer Layout - https://www.tomsawyer.com/products/layout/
- Oodupinc - http://flow.oodupinc.com/
Websites on Drawing Flowcharts
- Flowchart Tools - http://www.flowcharttools.com/
Articles
- Automatic Flowchart Tool - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22411136/automatic-flowchart-tool - Graphiz dot

Create Workflow Management Diagrams

Articles
- Top Workflow Management Software Products - http://www.capterra.com/workflow-management-software/ - WorkflowGen, JIRA, KiSSFLOW, Workflow Management Control, Bitrix24, PaperSave, ProductCenter, Ebase Xi, inMotion, Podio, Sequence, ShareVis, Admation, OmniFlow, Capriza

Create a Mind Map

Comparisons of Mindmapping software:
- http://www.tywallart.com/symanticweb/?cat=34
- http://www.mind-mapping.org/web-based-mindmappers/details.html
Mindmapping apps
- https:/bubbl.us/
- http://mappio.com/: Convert tabbed list into a mindmap. But limited to txt files for upload, and txt files when converted from word processsing contain no formating. Export to picture only.
- http://writemaps.com/tour/Creating site maps manually (with links) and can be used as a navigation tool.
Articles
- Online Guide to Webbased Mindmaps - http://www.masternewmedia.org/mind-mapping-tools-online-guide-to-web-based-mindmap-drawing-services/
- Five Best Mind Mapping Tools by Lifehacker - http://lifehacker.com/five-best-mind-mapping-tools-476534555 - Mindjet/ XMind/ Coggle/ Freemind/ MindNode/

Create a Site Map

http://www.ehow.com/how_6902522_build-website-map.html

Create a Collapsible Outline

Collapsible Outline from a Numbered List: Use word's Outline - http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/word-numbering/1897/Creating-an-Collapsible-outline-from-a-numbered-list
Toggle Data Displays using Macros - http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Toggle_Data_Display.htm

Create a Tree Menu

Create a Badge

Open Badges - https://www.openbadges.me/

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