October 2013
Beginner
368 pages
7h 12m
English
Content preview from Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
—JOHN LASSETER
Design Resources
The question I get asked more than any other is, “What software do you use to design infographics?” Usually, the answer is, “It depends,” because different projects need different data visualization applications based on the data the designer has to work with.
Along with the explosion of infographics online in the last couple of years, the number of new data visualization and infographic software applications and websites online has also grown dramatically. There is a huge variety of software, both free and paid, available to users—and the challenge is making a choice from all the options.
Many people are surprised to learn that the vast majority of the data visualizations created to be included in the infographics are designed manually. People seem to think that we load the data into a magic computer program, and POOF! it spits out an amazing infographic. Not true.
Desktop Software Tools
Most of the infographics that exist are put together with desktop application software. You can use these applications to visualize the data, edit the image of a logo, adjust a photo, or put the whole infographic design together. Desktop applications are the main tool of designers, but there are ...
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