Tuesday 12 November 2013

A Good Infographic Is Worth 1000 Words

A inforgraphic is a representation of information translated into charts, images and diagrams. Inforgraphics are intended to present complex data and knowledge in a simplistic form that can we read easily and quickly.

The greatest thing about infographics is that they are simple to create, and there are tons of free tools online to help you do this. Some are a little more complex then others but most are pretty easy to use for the first time. Just like everything practice makes perfect, after a few times you will get the hang of it and different programs.



So why should you make an INFOGRAPHIC ?? ... Here are three reasons ! 

1. If you have your own blog, website, or even a social media platform and you want to engage your audience in a completely different way then having an inforgraphic will definitely catch their attention. They are fun, bright and creative so your followers are going to want to check it out. 

2. If you are a teacher and you want to capture the attention of your students then show them a infographic that you have created. You can make an infographic about anything, so if you are teaching a lesson on social media, or writing you can turn it into a visual concept that can inspire more in-depth learning outcomes. 

3. Now say you are an student who is more of a visual learner instead of someone who has to write things down and read them then infographics are for you. You can make a infographic full of creative images that have to do with a subject you are learning and hand it in as part of your assignment. If you have to make a chart, or diagram you can create a infographic instead to make things more fun and interesting and your teacher will also be impressed! 


Now there are good and bad infographics just like anything. So I have posted an infographic below that will show you the things you need to create a great infographic!! 

 
 


Monday 11 November 2013

How to Organize The Things You Love

One of the latest & greatest online tool out there to help you organize the things you love is...

PINTEREST !!!

Pinterest is an online media outlet that helps you collect things that inspire you, and provides you with ways to organize them. No matter what you are in interested in you will find what you are looking for on Pinterest. Not only can you check out and save the things you like but you can make a wishlist, plan a trip, organize an event, start a collection, and plan an object.


Simple, efficient, creative, effective = Pinterest

When you join Pinterest you can look through a variety of different images. These images are divided into different categories, this makes it very simple to find what you want. Once you go into these different categories and click on a image that you like you can 'Pin It'.


After you Pin your image it goes into one of your organized 'boards'. You get to name these boards whatever you want so its really easy for you to organize your inspired collections. 



 Then eventually after you start collecting the things that you like you will start to fill up your boards. They will start to look like this ...


An awesome feature that Pinterest allows is the fact that you can follow your friends, and re-pin things that your friends have found.

 Pinterest isn't just something that you can use to pass the time, millions of people use it in their everyday lives and for work.