Text type: the infographic
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What is an infographic?
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Information shown through pictures, numbers and a few words, so it's quick to grasp.
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What is an infographic's purpose?
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To inform — and very often to persuade, by making a point feel obvious.
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Why analyse the visuals, not just the words?
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Colour, size, icons and layout are deliberate choices carrying half the meaning.
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What is visual hierarchy?
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How size and position guide the eye to the main point first.
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What is colour coding?
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Using colours to signal meaning — green good, red danger.
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What is an icon?
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A simple picture that stands for an idea.
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Why do big numbers work in an infographic?
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A huge stat grabs the eye and makes the scale feel shocking or impressive.
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What is the strongest move analysing an infographic?
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Showing how a word and a visual work together to make a meaning neither could alone.
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What does red usually signal in an infographic?
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Danger or a negative — while green signals good.
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Where is the main message in an infographic?
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Usually the biggest item at the top of the visual hierarchy.
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