How to make a good infograph for communicating research findings? I made this presentation for the meeting of the MIOS research group day at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Communication Studies.

1. Research Infographics
I made an infographic once, this is how I did it
@EvertVdBr

2. The next 20 minutes
Examples Benefits How to
Diffusion Do &Don’tsYour turn
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3. Examples
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4. Examples
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5. Examples
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6. Benefits
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Understandable Broad Audience Scannable
Attractive Easy Remembered Shareable

7. How to
Start
Explain-it-at-the-bar Method
 Write, scrap, rewrite, draw on paper
! Convey a story ≠ whole study
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8. How to
Useful Tools
PikToChart.com TheNounProject.com
Make infographics!
Free & premium options
Find & download icons
Free & premium options
Google.com Pixlr.com
Search your topic
Find images
Totally free
Free Photoshopstyle-editor
Cut, resize, recolor, … images
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9. How to
Header
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‘Catchy’ title
Image
(Your name)

10. How to
Charts
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Stick to a logic
Adapt graphs to the topic
Be consequent in color & style
Accuracy > Beauty

11. How to
Footer
Affiliation
Contact details
Additional information
Reference
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12. How to
PikToChart.com
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13. How to
PikToChart.com
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14. How to
PikToChart.com
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15. How to
TheNounProject.com
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16. How to
TheNounProject.com
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17. How to
TheNounProject.com
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18. How to
TheNounProject.com
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19. Diffusion
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Blog LinkedIn Twitter
Researchgate Conferences Pinterest

20. Diffusion
My Infographic
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21. Your turn
Taylor Swift Study
8/10 People who listen to Taylor are more happy afterwards
Top 3 things people like about TS are:
1. Lyrics (M = 4.5, SD=.7)
2. Videoclips (M = 4.0, SD=.9)
3. She’s so famous but still like sweet and accessible (M=3.1, SD=.3)
Countries that listen most to TS are: USA, Mexico & Japan
Listeners TS: 55% Men, 43% Women, 2% other
Over time increase/decrease in love songs written by Taylor
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
5 2 1 6 8

22. Do & Don’ts
- Pie charts
- Too long
+ QR codes
+ Twitter account info
+ Transparent images
+ Google your topic for ideas
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http://www.qr-code-generator.com/

23. Thanks!
@EvertVdBr
All icons by thenounproject.com
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