LibGuides: Faculty and Staff Resources: Infographics

Tools for Data Visualization

22 Free Tools for Data Visualization and Analysis
An article from ComputerWorld detailing various free tools and what they can do.
Gap Minder
Neat tool for exploring the health and wealth of nations.
Google's Public Data Stats
Search for your topic of interest and you'll be returned statistical results from organizations and institutions.
LiveGap Charts
Build charts using Google's Charts API.
Tableau Public
Visualize and Share Your Data in Minutes—For Free.
Tagxedo
Create word clouds based on websites, RSS feeds, twitter feeds, news, and searches. Note: The website doesn't work well in Chrome.
ChartBlocks
The online chart building tool.

The beauty of data visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections.
Information on Infographics from Wikipedia
Teaching with infographics--places to start
NYTimes article about teaching with infographics.

Cacoo
Create diagrams online with real time collaboration.
Canva
Canva is a free online tool where you can design and build your own graphics. It has plenty of stock images and templates to choose from.
Creately
Flowcharts- Business Process, Process, Data Flow charts
Mind maps
Wireframes- calendars, twitter, blogs
UML- Server and Network Plan- great for information systems students
Swat Analysis Charts
How to create great infographics
Infographics archive
A digital library offering links to the worlds best Infographics on the web.
Mind42
A great website for creating mind maps.
Visually
Explore, submit and create infographics and visualizations (for a fee).
Wordle
Beautiful word clouds created from text you provide.