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there are lots of free online tools available to help you.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Contents\" \\o \"Back to contents\" \u0014Back to contents\u0015\nInfographic Best Practice\nThe mark of a good infographic is its effectiveness in communicating a message concisely and quickly.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://davidmccandless.com/\" \\o \"David McCandless information\" \u0014David McCandless\u0015 (2010) – data journalist and information designer - describes this as “knowledge compression”.\nSee his website: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://informationisbeautiful.net/\" \\o \"Information is beautiful\" \u0014Information is beautiful\u0015.\nWatch his TED talk: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization?language=en&utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare\" \\o \"The beauty of data visualization\" \u0014The beauty of data visualization\u0015.\nRead his book (2009) \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://find.shef.ac.uk/permalink/f/15enftp/44SFD_ALMA_DS21203368840001441\" \\o \"Information is beautiful (StarPlus)\" \u0014Information is beautiful\u0015.\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Contents\" \\o \"Back to contents\" \u0014Back to contents\u0015\nThe Anatomy of an Inf","cbCaicdYRcLLt8g0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicdYRcLLt8g0","docx",8366247,"English","# Introduction\n## What is an Infographic?\n## Infographic Best Practice\n## The Anatomy of an Infographic\n## Types of Infographics\n## Creating Infographics: The Process\n## Digital Tools for Creating Infographics\n## Summary\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What is an infographic and why is it useful?\",\"answer\":\"An infographic is a visual representation of information or data, such as a chart or diagram. 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