Information Graphic

What Does Information Graphic Mean?

An information graphic (infographic) is a visual representation of a data set or instructive material. An infographic takes a large amount of information in text or numerical form and then condenses it into a combination of images and text, allowing viewers to quickly grasp the essential insights the data contains. Infographics are not a product of the Web, but the Internet has helped popularize their use as a content medium.

Techopedia Explains Information Graphic

Infographics are all around, from pie charts to diagrams to the organizational chart in an office setting. That said, it is the infographics about social topics, surprising facts, historical perspectives and so forth that tend to be shared through email and social media. These can be data-based infographics, like the rise in Internet use, or fact-based, like the decreasing length of celebrity marriages. The ability to package more information in a smaller space makes infographics an attractive tool for instruction and marketing.

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Margaret é uma premiada redatora e professora conhecida por sua habilidade de explicar assuntos técnicos complexos para um público empresarial não técnico. Nos últimos vinte anos, suas definições de TI foram publicadas pela Que em uma enciclopédia de termos tecnológicos e citadas em artigos do New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine e Discovery Magazine. Ela ingressou na Techopedia em 2011. A ideia de Margaret de um dia divertido é ajudar os profissionais de TI e de negócios a aprenderem a falar os idiomas altamente especializados uns dos outros.

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