Infographics

Infographics can be used as a powerful tool that easily allows people to receive information through the use of visual data, charts, and statistics. Infographics transform information into memorable, attention-grabbing, and even persuasive graphics. Infographics are useful because they have the ability to captivate readers and share information quickly without having to read a lengthy text about the same content. I found the information shared in Module 7 interesting and enjoyed exploring these three sites that allow you to create your own infographics. Here are my thoughts on each one:

Easelly

Using Easelly, you are able to design your own infographic completely from scratch and upload everything you would like your infographic to include on your own, or choose from Easelly's premade templates. The choices for backgrounds are also extremely limited. You can only choose the color of the background on the free version. The other two sites have much more available to choose from. Easelly is very limited when it comes to images and templates, but can unlock many more if you upgrade to a paid subscription. Easelly was my least favorite of the three sites I explored and has the fewest free options available.

Infogram

Infogram offers a variety of templates for infographics, reports, social media posts, slides, and posters. I feel like the usability of Infogram is very similar to Pikochart. Infogram offers four paid options and some neat features that include commenting and engagement tracking. One thing that I did not like about Infogram was that you cannot download your work without upgrading to a paid version. You can only share it online through the free version. 

Pikochart

I decided to use Pikochart to create my infographic. I think that the tools were easy to use and it reminded me a lot of google slides. I was able to upload the images of my own that I wanted to use with ease, and I liked the preview feature that you could easily navigate in and out of to look at your work as you went along. Pikochart offers two paid options (Pro and Team), but I feel like it had the most free options without having to upgrade to a paid version. You are also able to download your work once you are finished creating it. I enjoyed using it to create my infographic, and it was by far my favorite. I can see myself using it again in the future.