In this podcast I will critique and give an example of an infographic. I used an article about podcasting called Audio and Podcasting Fact Sheet create my infographic. I used Canva to create my infographic this time because I was on a time crunch and I am familiar with the program. The main issue that I have with Canva is that not everything is free, and I think it should be for teachers and librarians.
The three critiques for infographic applications that I will share with you today are Piktochart, Easil.ly and Infogram. The first webapp that I will critique is Piktochart. I did not think Piktochart is very user friendly. I felt the icons on the side of the page were boring and did not give enough information, I was having to click on all of the to find out what they were for. And for a graphic-type app site it did not seem very graphic. The second one that I went to was Easl.ly and it was just that. It was easy to use and simple to maneuver within the site. It offered 6 million+ visual templates. A great number of items were free but to gain full use you will need to upgrade and pay a fee. I liked the subject listing and search features or if you are the very creative type you can start with a blank template. And lastly, I joined Infogram. Infogram provided charts, maps, reports, and poster style templates. It appeared to be a great program for educators and business that do presentations. The style of the app reminded me of Canva.
In the end if I had to choose a favorite, I would have chosen Easil.ly. The template provided would be a time saver and the graphics were spot on.
References:
http://journalism.org/fact-sheet/audio-and-podcasting
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