Infographic Critique







Easel.ly

I personally loved Easel.ly. It was fun, creative, and easy to use. I had previously used Easel.ly for another course and thought it was very easy to maneuver through. There are plenty of ready made templates to use from and has over 100,000 images to select from. In 2015, they were awarded by the AASL with the best website for teaching and learning. Overall, I highly recommend this infographic website.

 Link : https://www.easel.ly/infographic/v18sg0



Piktochart

Piktochart is another infographic website that offers ready made templates. However, there were very few options to select and many other options were available for paid subscribers. I liked this website the least, because of if limited free usage.


Infogr.am


I hadn’t heard about this website and I also think that it’s a great one to use. It provides users with 35 interactive charts and more than 500 maps to pick from. They provide users with 20 ready made templates and more than a million images. Amongst its features it also includes availability to upload pictures and import data from Google Drive. I feel that this infographic website has too many icons and is no too user friendly.
Reference:


Rainie, L. (2017, March 30). How People Fit Libraries Into Their Lives. Retrieved October 14, 2007, from http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/03/30/how-people-fit-libraries-into-their-lives/





Comments

  1. Maria GonzalezOctober 23, 2017 at 7:32 PM

    Hello Nora! Great job on your infograhic, it is colorful and eye-catching. I have to agree with you, Easelly is very user-friendly and has many options to have the infograhic appealing to the reader. The templates provided on this web app make it quick and easy to use, it is great for the busy librarian who does not have much time, but needs to get information to the teachers or administrators. Easelly is also great for students to use and create their own infograhic.
    I used Infogram which not as user-friendly as Easelly, but offers great charts to put in information.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM

    I love your infographic also!! I did not complete my infographic on Easely.ly this time around however, I want to give it another try after seeing your sample. I created my infographic using Piktochart. I have used Piktochart a few times before so I was comfortable using it again. The thing I love about Piktochart is the fact that it is easy to share with others for collaboration. I am going to give Easely.ly another try for an infographic I will creating for my campus teachers.

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