IMAGING AND DESIGN FOR
VISUAL MESSAGE USING
INFOGRAPHICS
INFOGRAPHICS
Is the portmanteau or combination of the words
‘information’ and ‘graphics’, meaning information
from graphics.
Its main purpose is to engage and to make
understanding easier.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
A chart represents
A graph is a chart used to show the information that can be in
mathematical relationship between the form of a diagram,
Meaning varied data sets by plotting table, or graph. It
horizontal (X-axis) and vertical (Y- comprises various
axis). methods for presenting
large information.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
All graphs are charts. It means All charts are not
that no matter which type of graphs. It means there
Subset graph one uses to display the can be other types of
data, it will always be a type of charts that are not
chart subset. graphs.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
Ideal for those forms of
data which can be easily
Graphs can be used for raw data and
structured or categorized
Data Analyzed provide a visual representation of
into small subsets of
trends and changes in the data.
simple and easily
understandable figures.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
Charts find their excess use in
Graphs find their usage more when business presentations and in
analyzing raw data and exact numbers. As showing survey results.
Usage
such shows, accurate numerical figures Example pie charts are the
are plotted on its axes. most popular ones used in
business presentations.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
We can also use charts in
A graph is an ideal choice for those
those cases where the
data which depicts some trend or
Trend Analysi data shown does not
s relation between variables described
depict any trend or
on the graph.
relationship.
GRAPHS VS CHARTS
Basis Graphs Charts
Popular chart types are
Common pie charts, histograms,
Line Graph and bar graph.
Types and vertical and
historical Bar Chart.
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Pie Charts – these are circular
statistical graphical
representation of proportion or
percentage.
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Bar Chart – these are primarily
used in comparing sets of data.
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Line chart – suitable in
showing trends
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Bubble Chart – used in
comparing three sets of data.
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Ring Chart
a. Doughnut Chart – a circular
statistical graphic, which is divided
into slices to illustrate numerical
proportion.
b. Circular Chart – a type of diagram
for displaying procedures of
hierarchical relationships.
POPULAR CHARTS USED IN
INFOGRAPHICS
Icon chart – chart made of icon.
ACTIVITY: Graph the Data
Create an excel document and name it “ICT in the Philippines Data”.
Create Two tabs.
Name the first one as Line Graph, the second one as Pie chart Graph
In the line graph tab, create a line graph using the data in Population Data.
In the Pie graph, create a bar graph using the data in Percentage Data
Answer the questions that follow.
POPULATION DATA
YEAR POPULATION
2006 5,028,346
2009 20,336,202
2010 23,259,726
2016 44,478,808
PERCENTAGE DATA
Category Percentage
With Internet 5,028,346
No Internet 2,998,305
1.What are the importance of infographics in presenting data
or information?
2.Which graph works best in showing change over time?
Compare the graphs used.
Thank You for listening!
