Nothing new, since the first samples are the same age of the human race. But living a new life, these days, thanks to the wide use of digital graphics and the circulation potential given by the Social Media.
According to Google search data, the term “infographic” grew more than 800% over the last 4 years. A successful information graphic is simply viral: people like it, or find it useful, and can’t resist to share it. Besides, eye-catching graphic solutions are very easy to remember and to relate to a brand image.
So, the use of these tools is becoming an interesting component for brand and marketing development strategies.
How? The good news, is that the game is very simple!
Here you are some online tools that you can use to create infographics:
http://visual.ly/ for stunning graphics in a few seconds
http://chartsbin.com/ to create map charts
http://creately.com/ to create diagrams
http://www.wordle.net/ to create “world clouds”
And a website presenting stunning infographic samples: http://infographicsmania.com/