Tools to Create Infographics
Infographics define how a picture is worth a thousand words. If you want to show to your readers what a specific topic is all about, should you bore them with words? Or should you empower their mind with digestible information through fun colors and images representing your explanation. It transforms complex information into graphics that are easy to grasp and is visually appealing.
The only problem is, if you look at infographics, they look complicated as if not all people can do it. Of course, if you can't you have to hire someone to do it for you. However, the thing is you can't just give money to someone and expect the results are always what you want it to be. You'll have to spend a lot of money to to get what you want.
Not everyone can make infographics from scratch, but there are tools available on the web which will help you create one. And the good news is, they are all free! Now I got your attention!
Are you ready to create your own Infographics? Here are some popular tools to create your own Infographics.
Visualize.Me
Visualize.Me is a new LinkedIn app that turns your data into an attractive-looking resume using infographic. With just one click, Visualize.me imports all your data from LinkedIn then formats it in an easily digestible content - through a visual resume.
What is great about it is that you don't need to download anything. To get started, just log in to the site using your LinkedIn account and wait as the magic happens.
The good thing about Visualize.Me is all your details are enclosed in an easily-digestible format. Browsing through a resume is boring, this enlivens it up. The process is easy yet the results are awesome.
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...ooking for an infographic with a mix of digital timeline, then Dipity is for you. Dipity is a free digital timeline website that organizes the web's content by date and time.
Timeline JS
Another beautifully crafted digital timeline is Timeline JS. Timeline JS lets you pull media from different sources like Twitter, Facebook, DailyMotion, Google Maps, YouTube, SoundCloud, WikiPedia, etc. then publishes it into a digital timeline. What is great about it is that you can do all these in your browser.
StatSilk
StatSilk is a web-based and desktop software to make data analysis easy, and enjoyable. It has all the tools you need to cater to your mapping and visualization needs. You can visualize nearly every indicator of economic, social, and human development on StatSilk. It's really worth a look but be warned because you are very likely to get yourself absorbed in it.
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