April Carlson's List: TLC

• I’ve gathered some of the best free websites and services that offer high-quality current data in many categories.
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Gallup
• Reuters
• NumberOf
• World Bank Data
• Freebase
• Transparency Data
• Data Market

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• Develop your concept.
• Think about the elements of your idea. What physical objects are involved that can be used within the image?
• • What kinds of things can you measure?
   
  • What questions do people ask about this subject?
   
  • What’s the story?
   
  • How can you communicate this visually?
• Do your research.
• Assemble your research in a spreadsheet with columns for the statistic or data point, use idea and source.
• Gather your clip art.
• license-free solid color silhouette images for the items in your list from step 1
• Refine and visualize the data points.
• you need images, not words
• Use a spreadsheet to organize your thoughts. Add a column for documenting these thoughts.
• Assemble your infographic
• If you are telling a story, be sure to include emotional elements. Not easy to do but they will be remembered longer than just the data points.
• Try a site like http://www.colorcombos.com to find a color palette for your infographic.

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