Description #
Infogram is an interactive online charting and infographic creation platform, designed to simplify data visualization and visual communication. Users can use intuitive tools to easily create charts, maps, tables, and other visual representations of data, adding text, images, and interactive elements to make information more engaging and effective. Infogram is widely used in business, journalism, and education to transform complex data into engaging visual stories, allowing users to effectively share clear, meaningful information with their audiences.
How to get it #
Why recommended #
Pros #
– Wide variety of models
– Ability to customize graphs
– Real-time collaboration
– Integration with other platforms
– Advanced interactivity
– Easy sharing and embedding
– Real-time data analysis
Cons #
– Limitations of use in the free version
– High costs for advanced features
– Lack of some advanced data analysis features
– Subscription required to remove Infogram logo from presentations
– Issues in importing large data sets
– Limited accessibility for users with disabilities
Application to the VET Area #
Training
Work-based training
Tutoring and accompaniment
Support for business creation
Level #
Explorer
How to use this tool #
Training and Work-Based Learning: Data visualization is largely used in the field of training for skill development. Infogram supports the understanding of complex data and concepts and can be used to track, visualize and analyze learning data.
Tutoring and support for work inclusion and job placement: Infogram can support, through visual representation, activities relating to the delineation of career paths, personal and professional empowerment and the search for opportunities within one or more sectors of the labor market.
Support for self-entrepreneurship and business creation: Infogram can be used to visualize market data, trends and competitive landscapes, i.e. to create visually engaging pitch decks and reports.
Training #
– Enables the visualization and analysis of large data sets, facilitating understanding and learning
– It allows you to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the outcomes of learning paths, through the visual analysis of data
Work-based training #
– Enables the visualization and analysis of large data sets, facilitating understanding and learning
– It allows you to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the outcomes of learning paths, through the visual analysis of data
Tutoring and support for job placement #
– Enables, through visual representation, the analysis of career paths and personal and professional empowerment
Support for self-entrepreneurship and business creation #
– Enables the visualization and analysis of large data sets, facilitating activities focused on market research, trend analysis, etc.
– Enables the creation of professional visual presentations from data
Practical Resources #
Getting started with Infogram
2:26 min
Women in Technology: Interview with Infogram’s Riga TechGirls mentors
9:22 min
How to use callouts and give additional info to your audience — Infogram Support
0:58 min
Further reading and suggestions #
– Infogram maps. All you need to know
– Infographic of the Solar System
– How to create Social Media Graphics
