Infographics are like a Joker in a deck of cards. When they land in your hand, there’s no telling how much they can flip your odds of winning.
Sure, most of us aren’t playing high-stakes poker. But, you go out on a bad gamble when you don’t include infographics in your content.
Infographics inject life into dull details because they’re 50% easier to read. They save users time and boost their productivity. The results will surprise you for the right reasons.
In this blog post, we’ll explore fifteen types of infographics to raise the bar for your content.
15 Infographic Examples
Let’s be clear: Infographics leave less room for your viewers to feel riddled. You can compute their impact, but that’s not what makes them special.
Infographics fit into nearly every form of content. They know how to switch things up and get along with any crowd, which makes them popular.
Here are different types of infographics and examples to inspire your next DIY design:
Comparison Infographics
1. Versus Battle
Comparison infographics compare and contrast ideas by categorizing them in separate sections.
This template answers the common “Keurig or Tassimo?” question by featuring financial stats and details that best support each choice.
2. The Price Is Right
What’s another smart way to use a comparison infographic? Curate a quick analysis of available pricing options for your products.
This comparison infographic emphasizes its three pricing options with three colors and shows you what features are included for each.
P.S. Add color to your visuals to make viewers 80% more motivated to see what it’s about.
Informational Infographics
3. Home Buyer 101
Informational infographics provide viewers key facts and details that they’re encouraged to know. Take a look at how this informational infographic overcomes the challenge of delivering tedious material.
It uses large graphics to break up the text blocks. And, it educates its target audience with ease. The best response you can have from an infographic viewer is, Wow, that was really helpful.
List Infographics
4. Real(ist) Tips
Numbered list infographics also aim to inform. However, they do more than just corral miscellaneous notes. Infographics like this one organize ideas in a logical, yet fluid, sequence.
They’re perfect for when you need to include tutorials, rankings, and to-do items.
Poster Infographics
5. Reimagined Routines
This infographic poster was born to hang on the wall of any apothecary or herbalist’s practice for those interested in plant medicine or botanical studies.
So long as your infographic is part info, part graphics—you’re golden.
6. La Obra Maestra
Don’t worry. Infographic posters still know how to be serious. When you’re tasked with creating visuals for a case study, infographic posters are the move.
They have the freedom to combine elements from other types of infographics for a mind-blowing masterpiece.
Process Infographics
7. Squeaky Clean Steps
Process infographics leverage the power of lists to teach viewers how to do something. Even the most basic activities can be broken down into baby steps.
Keep in mind that this process infographic template taps into a timeline design to carry out its mission.
8. Pitch Perfect
One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to do is raise capital from investors. Fine-tune your pitch to perfection with a process infographic that lays down the basics behind your business plan.
Quadrant Infographics
9. The Limit Does Not Exist
Quadrant infographics have at least one area that’s divided into four sections.
While you can use them to fry brains with calculus, this template gets the job done when you need to sum up similarities and differences between four variables.
Report Infographics
10. Media Maven
Report infographics enjoy the best of both worlds. Not only do they nerd out over numbers, but they showcase them in a way that won’t leave your meeting attendees snoozing.
Pay attention to how this report leverages a map, pie chart, and shapes to tell the story behind the data. It even eliminates a few commas.
Resume Infographics
11. Interview Scheduled
Infographic resumes empower job candidates to stand out from the competition. Keep in mind that when a recruiter stacks resumes up to the ceiling, most will appear in black and white and never see the light of day.
If they do check out a resume, it’ll likely be for under a minute. Visuals win back time for recruiters.
Roadmaps Infographics
12. Journey to NFT Glory
Every now and then, a list or process isn’t enough. Use a roadmap when you need to focus more on your journey and less on your destination.
See how this infographic roadmap example documents key business milestones? Founding partners, investors, and job candidates benefit from a quick peak of your future.
Statistical Infographics
13. By the Numbers
Numbers aren’t limited to popping up on statistical infographics. Still, there are moments when you need your numbers to talk the loudest on your infographic.
This template caps off compelling stats with multiple visuals against a tell-me-more gray and yellow color palette.
Timeline Infographics
14. Future History
A timeline infographic tells a story in chronological order from beginning to end. Unlike a timetable that takes form as a chart, a straight line is marked with dates of when events happen.
While many timeline infographics document past events, this infographic timeline example equips you with a structured approach to planning your future.
15. Year-Long Journey
If you have a project set for the year ahead, be sure you’re ready to achieve your milestones by certain quarters. Map out which month requires those checkpoints so you can be sure to stay on track.
Using different colors helps the information remain digestible. Too much of any one element can overwhelm the brain.
That phrase, Slow and steady wins the race is a perfect resource for digesting infographics.
Customize Your Own Infographic with Create
Create is chock-full of easily customizable templates. Of course, you can start from scratch if you like, too, but it might help to have some layouts to get you started first.
Here are a few more ideas. . . .
This or That, or Dos and Don’ts
Similar to comparison infographics, making infographics for This or Thats or Dos and Dont’s is easy! Simply find this template in the Templates tab, type “Infographic” and click it!
Then, start swapping text, graphics, and colors to suit your needs. Bada bing, bada boom.
Online Marketing Mastery
The digital advertising industry is currently worth 20.7 billion bucks. That includes your classic marketer, as well as the up-and-coming social media influencer.
Marketing is relevant to every business, so if you find yourself posting about online marketing methods, infographics are the way to go.
With a mass-market of e-commerce, social media, and automated sales processing like never before, making an infographic on this topic is sure to gain traction.
When you’re done, be sure to post on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and whatever other online platforms suit you.
Horoscope Breakdown
The spiritual, holistic health, and psychic communities on social media are thriving. There are few people who couldn’t benefit from knowing about their zodiac sign.
Provide simple education with an infographic template like this and you’ll have folks flocking your way.
Start from Scratch with a Blank Canvas
If you have a creative vision in mind and want to start from scratch, more power to ya! Here’s the quick version of creating an effective infographic with Create.
To begin your infographic, click File > Create new > Blank canvas.
If you have preferred specs, simply type them into the Create custom toolbar up top. If you don’t, scroll to Formats or refer to our sizing options below to decide what’s right for you:
- Email Header: 600 x 200 px (3:1 aspect ratio)
- Facebook Photo Post: 1230 x 600 px (1.91:1 aspect ratio)
- Facebook Photo Ad: 1080 x 1080 px (1.91:1 to 1:1 aspect ratio)
- Flyers: 2550 x 3300 px (8.5:11 aspect ratio)
- Instagram Portrait: 1080 x 1350 px (4:5 aspect ratio)
- Instagram Story: 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 aspect ratio)
- LinkedIn Profile Header: 1584 x 396 px (4:1 aspect ratio)
- LinkedIn Company Header: 1128 x 191 px (5.91:1 aspect ratio)
- LinkedIn Sponsored Ad: 1200 x 627 px (1.91:1 aspect ratio)
- PowerPoint Slide: 1920 x 1080 px (16:9 aspect ratio)
- Twitter Header: 1500 x 500 px (3:1 aspect ratio)
When you’re ready, click Make it!
Now that you’ve opened up your blank canvas, the artistic world is your oyster! Next steps?
Easy:
- Add background colors, gradients, or background images to set the tone. Tip: If you want a collage style for a comparison infographic, simply click Collage and select your layout.
- Add text, text effects, and graphics to finesse your look.
- Download in JPEG, PNG, or PDF format. Upload directly to social, email, or your website. Done!
As always, your creations save automatically in our cloud storage, so you can come back and re-edit anytime.
No matter how noisy or tame a content channel is, infographics cut through the chaos and command respect.
Since they hold your attention longer than the average photo, they carve out opportunities to go one step further and earn it from their audience.
And, they handle twists and turns with ease because you can use them for any platform. Plus, the days when only design pros could create an infographic are now extinct.
With more budget-friendly DIY online design tools available than ever before, there’s room for everyone to make the infographic of their dreams.
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