Are you interested in making better infographics?
Are you interested in making better infographics?
Tip 1: Learn more about data and data science.
Tip 1: Learn more about data and data science.
This includes topics such as:
- framing your problem and working with data
- statistics
- data exploration and analysis
- statistical software. It does not matter if you work in SAS, SPlus, SPSS, or R – make sure you understand what statistical software can do for you.
Start with this: Creative Analytics: Fun with Data.
Tip 2: Create interactive infographics.
Tip 2: Create interactive infographics.
There are several ways you can create interactive infographics:
- Creating from scratch: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Flash
- Using a visualization tool: almost all of the existing infographic tools these days allow for some interactivity (visme, piktochart, infoactive etc.)
- Using a presentation tool that you are already familiar with : PowerPoint, Google Presentation, Prezi etc.
Sample Interactive Infographics
- An Interactive Guide to Nutrition and the Human Body
- Here At Home (Web Documentary)
- From Gospel to Grunge: 100 Years of Rock
- Your Daily Dose of Water
- How Many Households Are Like Yours?
- Crime, Organized
- Gapminder
- LRA Crises Tracker
- How riot rumours spread on Twitter
- Trends in Higher Education
- Syria: The Basics (using Prezi)
Tip 3: Work with data visualizations (using open data) and web-based data visualization tools (you can use data sets uploaded by others or upload your own)
Tip 3: Work with data visualizations (using open data) and web-based data visualization tools (you can use data sets uploaded by others or upload your own)
- Google Public Data Explorer
- Google Public Data Explorer has a limited data set the list of official data providers (includes the OECD Factbook, HealthMap.org by the Harvard Medical School, Statistics Canada, and World Resources Institute) is easy to find.
- IBM Many Eyes
- IBM Many Eyes contains a large variety of data sets – try the “health” tag (under Popular Tags). Sources include the CIA World Factbook, The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, WHO, OASIS, Canada Institute of Health Information, Gapminder).
Visualization Tools
- Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Visualization Resources. (Creative Analytics: Have Fun With Your Data)
Places to Find Open / Public Data Sets
- re3data.org: Registry of Research Data Repositories
- Canadian Open Data Institute: Open Data in Canada
- University of Toronto Libraries: Open Data
- To find any government open data portals and initiatives, simply use Google to search for: government open data <add the country of interest>
