![]() To create a background design template, you need to calculate the size of your infographic in pixels. The first diagram in the “Chop it up” section above is the design guide used for the final infographic. The background image shows the final position of all the edges of the elements and which are to be merged. ![]() I always use a background image to help me build the final infographic. Many base elements will need to be resized or merged to fit the final design. The finished infographic will consequently require a 6×5 grid of base elements which are landscape format. In the diagram above the thick lines represent the major components of the infographic and the dashed lines individual base elements. The left-hand side of the chart can be created by merging base elements. Vertically the infographic requires 5 base elements to accommodate the title box, 3 rows of hexagons and a space at the top of the page. The hexagonal cluster requires 3 sub elements so to ensure the graphic is balanced I need 6 horizontal base elements in total. Understanding this allows me to create an initial grid on how to organize my layout of base elements.īecause the design is equally spaced left and right, I will need to have an even number of horizontal elements. The infographic can be split into a left and right-hand sections, comprising two or three subsections each. In the design above I have 5 major infographic components – a map, bar chart, ring chart, text box and hexagonal cluster of key attributes. Elements can be merged and combined so everything starts with this basic grid. Every infographics panel will be resized to fit within these base elements. The minimum size of a base element is 200×150 pixels, so you are designing your entire infographic using this grid of elements. ![]() Time spent planning what you will use where, and how to showcase information will pay off immensely when you are constructing the final infographic.Ī BA Web infographic is simply a grid of base elements whose size is defined within a template. Panels consist of maps, charts, tables, text boxes and images as well as infographics themselves. I always try to organize data into themes (age, housing stats, expenditure, etc.) so I can then decide on the best approach to laying it out on paper.Įach part of the infographic will appear on an infographic panel. Charts look much better than tables and they are usually key attributes you will want to highlight or group together. Think library – Make every infographic object a reusable elementīefore you start to create an infographic, you should have a clear idea of what you want it to look like.Remove complexity – Simplify and rework so that it’s easy to build every part.Use backgrounds images as you build – Using background images will help improve the layout process.Grid it and Chop it up – Convert your design to a set of individual grids and merged larger boxes which represent each major component of the infographic.Sketch it out – take the time to draw the final design on paper or on a whiteboard.I’ve found that a few simple tricks and an organized workflow will dramatically improve the quality of the infographics and reduce the time taken to create them. These templates are a great resource to explore so feel free to mix and match Esri panels with your own. I often use the housing and employment panels in my own designs. One of my favorite Esri Templates is the Skyscraper design. Importantly, they contain example infographic panels, charts and tables which can also be easily incorporated into your own custom designs. These shared templates cover a range of scenarios from property fliers to population demographics. ![]() The latest BA Web update added new infographic templates that can be run without any customization. I often used the, to summarize key attributes for different property types like office, healthcare and multi-family, or delivery a highly focused set of insights quickly and simply. This blog explains how to build custom infographic templates such as the one shown in my sample gallery at bottom left.Ĭustom infographics offer near unlimited opportunities to create designs that reflect any organization’s brand and create topic specific graphics and charts. I frequently use custom infographics in BA Web to create compelling visual presentations and comparisons of data that is often hard to fully understand or interpret when shown in table form. One of the most popular and powerful features of Business Analyst Web App (BA Web) is infographic summaries.
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