Crash Course In Infographics with Easelly

Learn to communicate visually without any design experience!

Created byDinah Ramirez

Last updated 8/2019

English

What you'll learn

Ways to represent and communicate ideas in a visual way.
Choosing the best type of infographic design template for your needs.
Tips to generate ideas for an infographic.
Advice on gathering information and data from credible and authoritative resources.
A simple approach to creating a draft or outline for your infographic.
How to use Easelly to create and design an infographic.
Ways to share your infographics with your intended audience.

Course content

4 sections • 15 lectures • 43m total length

Welcome to the course!1:42
Welcome to Crash Course In Infographics with Easelly where you will learn how to communicate visually without any design experience! I’m Dinah, and I facilitate learning experiences for Easelly's user community.
We designed this course for anyone who needs to convey a thought, idea or concept in an easy-to-follow visual form. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to create an infographic using Easelly and also be able to share your informative visuals with your intended audience!
We’ll go over infographic basics and the key steps to building an infographic. We’ll also walk you through designing your own infographic using Easelly’s design editor and even provide you with some strategies and tips on how to market your infographic!
This course is ideal for educators, students, business owners, and professionals who need to present a lesson, research, proposal, a process, instructions, a concept, or even a solution in a visual way. If you're hesitant about creating infographics because of your limited design or technology skills, consider this:
Easelly received the award of Best Websites for Teaching and Learning from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). They commended Easel.ly for being user-friendly, intuitive, and simple enough that even a child in the 6th grade could successfully navigate the site and design their infographic without any adult assistance!
With that said, feel free to take a look through the course description, and we’ll see you inside!
A Brief History of Infographics3:58
Infographics are insanely popular today, with the number of available images increasing by 1% every single day! But where did infographics come from and how did they get to be so popular?
Why is visual communication important?1:53
Wondering why you should even go through the process of creating an infographic? Or why bother taking the time to convert your text-based content to visuals? Watch this lecture to learn the the importance of visual communication!

Getting Started With Easel.ly2:21
In this lecture, we'll walk through the steps of getting started with Easelly.
After completing this lecture, you'll be able to:
sign-up and log-in to Easel.ly to get started.
understand the difference between a FREE vs. PRO account.
How to Find Infographic Templates in Easelly3:12
In this lecture, I'm going to show how you can find infographic templates in Easelly.
By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to find and search for templates from:
the homepage
the design editor
You will also learn how you can start from:
a blank template
a background template
How to Customize Infographic Templates in Easelly3:18
You will need to edit and add text, icons, and graphics to customize an infographic template or to start designing from a blank template.
By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to edit and add:
Text
Objects (icons and graphics)
How to Find and Use Photos in Easelly3:59
Could your infographic design, content, or message benefit from a beautiful photo? If so, Easelly offers easy access to thousands of high-resolution photos that are easy-to-use for all your commercial and non-commercial purposes!
By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to
find and pull in beautiful photography for your infographic
to use them in an infographic
How to Create a Pictogram (or Pictograph) with Easelly4:26
Creating a pictogram (or pictograph) is easy to do!
By the end of this lecture, you'll
understand what a pictogram is and how they're used
be able to create a pictogram in Easelly

7 Common Types of Infographics2:34
So you have your idea and you're probably wondering, "What type of infographic design will best represent and communicate your information?" In this lecture, we'll explore 7 common types of infographics and you'll be able to choose the best one for your information!
How to Come Up with a Winning Idea for an Infographic2:44
You may already have a ton of ideas for an infographic that you would like to create. But for many of us, we may need some help getting started with generating ideas. We'll provide you with 5 suggestions for brainstorming ideas and you'll be able to generate a winning idea for an infographic in no time!
Gathering Your Information, Data and Sources4:27
Pardon my dust...this lecture tutorial is in the process of getting updated to match the rest of the course. You can still watch and learn about the topic as the content is still relevant.
Collecting information and data is a crucial and necessary step in the infographic building process. But, not all data and information is created equal, so you want to make sure you are using authoritative, credible, and accurate sources that will back up your idea, question, claim, results, or expertise on a topic.
By the end of this lecture, you'll
know where to go to get started with your research
be able to determine if your sources are reliable or not
Creating a Rough Draft for Your Infographic1:15
To save time and sanity, you NEED to create a rough draft before you start creating. By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to create a simple draft that organizes your information and provides a flow to your content.
Checking Your Infographic Quality and Getting It Seen!3:15
Our designers have compiled a checklist for your infographic creation adventures. As you create your infographic, you can check off each of these points along the way! We even included some tips on how to best download and share your infographic!

Tips for Customization3:17
Pardon my dust...this lecture tutorial is in the process of getting updated. You can still watch and learn some additional tips on customizing your infographic, but note that what you see in the video might look a little different than what you see in Easelly today.
This lecture will discuss basic design tips and tricks that will really make your infographics and visuals unique and more polished! And also save you time! By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to
work with text boxes effectively to enhance your design
change the color of icons to match your color scheme
layer objects to add depth or create sections to break-up content
clone objects easily and quickly to save time
draw lines, steps, and arrows to guide you reader along and make connections between information
Adding Charts or Graphs1:24
Pardon my dust...this lecture tutorial is in the process of getting updated. You can still watch and learn how to create a custom chart or graph in Easelly, but note that what you see in the video might look a little different than what you see in Easelly today.
If you've collected data that you need to include in your infographic, you'll want to create a custom chart or graph to display it!
By the end of this lecture, you'll be able to
add a chart or graph to your infographic using data you've collected
customize it to match your infographic color scheme

Requirements

Basic Computer Skills
Internet (to access Easelly's Online Design Tool)
An Easelly Basic Account (Sign-up is Free)
Optional: Easelly PRO Account (Easelly Pro will be used for demonstration purposes in this course, but not necessary to take the course. You can try Easelly Pro risk free for 7 days with a money back guarantee so that you can use all the icons, graphics, tools and features.)
A need or desire to design and express ideas visually in a simple way!

Description

This course is for anyone who needs to convey a thought, idea or concept in an easy-to-follow visual form. By the end of this course you’ll be able to create a beautiful infographic using Easelly and also be able to share your informative visuals with your intended audience!

We’ll go over infographic basics and the key steps to building an infographic. We’ll also walk you through designing your own infographic using Easelly’s design tool and even provide you with some strategies and tips on how to market your infographic.

This course is ideal for educators, students, business owners, and professionals who need to present a lesson, research, proposal, a process, instructions, a concept, or even a solution in a visual way.

Who this course is for:

Educators
Students
Business Owners
Professionals
Anyone who needs to convey a thought, lesson plan, or concept in an easy-to-follow visual form, but may not have the design knowledge and experience.

Crash Course In Infographics with Easelly

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Infographic Basics3 lectures • 8min

Using Easel.ly to Design and Share Your Infographic5 lectures • 17min

Building an Infographic5 lectures • 14min

Extras2 lectures • 5min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: