Communicating Through Infographics

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

 12 Noon Pacific     1PM Mountain     2PM Central     3PM Eastern

Presenter:  Dawne Tortorella

This webinar will last approximately one hour. Webinars are free of charge.  Please note: we have changed hosting services fromWebEx to Adobe Connect, so we advise you to test your browser before the webinar: http://intesolv.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

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For more information and to participate in the Wednesday, November 14, 2012 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/communicating-through-infographics.

·         Have you noticed the growing trend of communicating through infographics?

·         Do you wonder where the data comes from and how to verify information displayed in visual form?

·         Would you rather read a 100 page report or look at a visual presentation that conveys the story in less than one minute?

·         Would you like to tell a compelling story about your library through the medium of infographics?

Visual representation of information has existed for hundreds of years in various forms and formats. Infographics (information graphics) represent the latest visual form to gain popularity.  Telling an effective story through infographics requires accurate data, compelling design, and visualization tools.

During this one-hour webinar, we will discuss and demonstrate:

·         blogs and infographic search resources to find examples and track trends

·         differences between infographics, poster art, and data visualization

·         common data sources used in infographics (big data and local sources)

·         suggest library-specific data and statistics appropriate for visual presentation

·         visualization tools for experimentation

This webinar will be of interest to library staff at all levels and in all types of libraries who need to present information to customers, stakeholders, and management. Senior staff and directors responsible for board reporting are especially encouraged to attend.

If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar.  Check our archive listing at:  http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar/archived.