There are very few things in life that I’m addicted to – coffee, Dexter (of course), graphic design, infographics. I guess in a way I’m very lucky. My addictions could be significantly worse – drugs, gambling, alcohol…the list goes on. In one of my previous blog posts from July, Infographics: My Addiction, I hadn’t realized until now how many amazing resources are out there not only to find existing infographics but the abundance of tools and tutorials to start making your own infographics. The problem is there is a lot of junk too. I wrote that post with minimal exposure to these informative creatures without knowing the depth and breadth of these beasts. Five months later I realize I am actually addicted to these things. When I wake up, I want to grab my laptop or smartphone to see one. When I’m sleeping, I dream about physically being in an infographic (I know that sounds really weird…but whatever). When I’m fully awake, I feel this magnetic force grab my laptop and pull up an infographic. I need to read at least three infographics a day to get my fix.
I love information and would consider myself a knowledge junkie. I live to learn. Infographics allow me to learn substantially faster than I would with a typical textbook (not that I don’t read textbooks). Also, we all have lives to live, things to do, jobs to go to, bills to pay. Everyone is always “on-the-go” and we all tend to lean towards convenience and simplicity. Hell, why do you think the U.S. is on the top ten fattest countries…thanks McDonalds.
For me, there is no better way to learn through the use of infographics. I’ve scoured the internet and gathered a list of FREE useful resources for those of you interested in creating your own infographic. One day I will eventually make an infographic. Until then I will share information with you on how to do it.
- The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics
- How To Create Outstanding Modern Infographics
- Infographic of Infographics
- The Anatomy of an Infographic: 5 steps to create a powerful visual
- Find & Make Your Own Infographics with Visual.ly
- How to create an Infographic
January 22, 2012 at 5:36 pm
Think the best thing I got last year was a book full of infographics, “Information is Beautiful”. Has some great ideas, and has turned out to be a handy reference book for just about anything.
January 22, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Yes!! I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the reference Helveticakes.
January 27, 2012 at 12:46 am
Reblogged this on Light of Bytes and commented:
Infographic resources
January 27, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Thanks for the reblog
January 27, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Not just “liking” but loving this post – funny, well written and full of useful info – all without an infographic! How did you do it?
Thanks for liking my “best times to blog” post too. In case you haven’t seen them or want to revisit for a fix, here are other infographics I’ve posted on my blog…
- Social & Mobile Trends are Changing Marketing, With or Without You: http://wp.me/p1GoCF-az
- Infographic Shows Top Tech Trends of 2011: http://wp.me/p1GoCF-ai (I think you saw this one)
- 5 Attributes of a Socially Optimized Business: http://wp.me/p1GoCF-7A
- Social Strategist – Got What it Takes? http://wp.me/p1GoCF-6p
- Infographic: 60 Seconds on the Internet: http://wp.me/p1GoCF-4n
- Social Business in an Infographic: http://wp.me/p1GoCF-2Q
- Emergency? Check Twitter. Social ups resilience 4 companies, communities http://wp.me/p1GoCF-23
Enjoy and thanks again for the post – I can’t wait to try out some of these tools!
January 27, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Thank you so much!
January 28, 2012 at 3:59 am
sure thing
January 28, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Your addictions are exactly the same as mine! Thank you for the post
January 29, 2012 at 1:55 am
awesome!! good thing they’re healthy addictions.