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Infographic tools

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The best infographic maker can help you present complex data in a simple yet striking visual form, turning masses of difficult info into clean visuals that make everything much easier to understand. Of course, you can create your own infographics from scratch, but that can be a mammoth undertaking. The best infographic makers make presenting data much easier, usually by offering a range of flexible, customisable templates.

We've picked out a list of what we consider to be the best infographic makers available at the moment based on our review of what they offer. We've included both free and paid tools and both specific infographic tools and broader design software. Many are of them are aimed at beginners, but even these are often hugely capable tools and worth checking out. We've evaluated them according to their easy of use, flexibility and customisation options and value, pointing out the pros and cons of each and suggest what they're each best for.

If you need some inspiration, just take a look at our collection of the best infographics. And if you do fancy creating your own infographic from scratch, take a look at our guide on how to download Photoshop, which is a good option for digital image creation.

The best infographic makers available now

If you need to make infographics quickly and easily for social media, Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is one of the best tools around. It has over 10,000 templates to choose from and thousands of free license-free assets to smarten up your design. There's a basic free plan, but as our Creative Cloud Express review explains, you'll need a subscription to unlock all the many features available.

Creative Cloud Express can do a lot more than design just infographics, but it's the best tool that we've found for that purpose for social. It uses a drag-and-drop editor which is super simple to use. Search through the templates to get the one you want, and then start editing. You can add your own background, change the text, add an image, introduce an icon and include your own logo (if you have one). When done, the infographic maker lets you resize for your favourite social platform with a single click, then download (we recommend saving in cloud storage). Sit back and watch your infographic go viral. Get Adobe Creative Cloud (opens in new tab) now for Adobe's full suite of design apps.

Canva is a powerful and easy-to-use online design tool that's suitable for all manner of creative tasks, from brochures to presentations and much more besides. It also offers users a vast library of images, icons, fonts and features to choose from.

It features a dedicated free infographic maker with hundreds of free design elements and fonts at your fingertips. There are many more premium elements that you can buy for $1. When we reviewed it, we found Canva benefited from being simple to use for all kinds of design work, including infographic creation. At the same time, it offers a good level of customisation for such an accessible tool.

See our full Canva review for more details.

Venngage (opens in new tab) is one of the most popular picks for those looking for a dedicated tool for making infographics. Our first two picks as the best infographic makers can be used for all kinds of design, whereas Venngage was created specifically infographics in mind (although it covers diagrams and reports and other such pieces too). Thanks to this specialisation it offers a vast number of creative templates for the purpose (more than 7,500, in fact).

It's super-easy to use thanks to a handy image search feature, which makes finding and adding images to your infographics a breeze. Though there's a massive range of features available, including font upload and the ability to export in Powerpoint and even interactive PDF, many of these are only available as part of a Business account (there's a big jump between what you get from a Premium account and the Business plan). However, there is also a fairly decent Free plan, and the Premium subscription gets you everything you need to create attractive infographics with a highly professional feel.

The highly rated graphics tool Snappa (opens in new tab) is another one that we found super-easy to use, with pre-made templates galore and a library packed full of high-res images - over 4,000,000 to be exact. It lets you remove image backgrounds with a single click and has a range of text effects and graphics to drop in. You can even share to social direct from the program. There's a free plan (you can have one user, 6,000 templates and three downloads a month), and paid-for options from $10 per month offering more features.

If you're after an entry-level infographic maker, Piktochart (opens in new tab) takes out the legwork of designing an infographic by supplying you with easy to customise templates. Once you've uploaded your stats, you can tweak the layout and colour scheme. Given that infographics are an art form in and of themselves, and one that can be overwhelming at first, Piktochart is a great way to get to grips with the medium. There are various pricing options, including a free account that allows you to make up to five visuals, although you'll have to pay to get rid of the Piktochart watermark.

DesignCap (opens in new tab) is a free infographic maker that's simple to use and has a good range of templates - although you'll have to pay for some of the nicer ones. It also offers icons, illustrations and stock imagery, and the ability to upload your own should you want to. The free plan allows you up to five jpg exports, and you can upgrade to a basic plan ($4.99 p/mo) to get unlimited templates and high-res png and pdf exports.

MURAL is designed for teams as a tool for project management, but it can also be used to create infographics. It allows colleagues to ideate with imagery and collaborate more efficiently, and looks great too. MURAL (opens in new tab) allows users to express ideas with smart inking on the Windows app, draw freely for a full whiteboard experience and share sticky note feedback with team members so everybody is kept in the loop with the progress of a project.

If your team needs to collaborate and share data in a visual way, MURAL could be the infographic maker for you. Pricing starts at $12 per month. There's a free trial.

Visme (opens in new tab) promises to help you 'speak visually'. You can use it to build presentations, but it's especially geared towards creating engaging infographics. This infographic maker includes over 100 fonts (for more, see our list of free fonts), millions of free images and thousands of quality icons, and there are options to include video and audio (including the ability to record a voiceover directly in the editor, which is handy). You can also animate your content to make things clearer.

What sets this tool apart from the rest on this list is that Visme allows users to whip up an infographic in a few minutes, thanks to a library of pre-made assets that can be easily dragged and dropped into place. This allows even non-designers to display their data visually. Visme also gives users the ability to create interactive and animated infographics, making their stats and figures sing like never before. Pricing starts from $15 a month, but there's a free version that can serve to get a feel for the software.

Fancy something a little different? Biteable (opens in new tab) gives users the chance to create high-quality video infographics that can be shared on social media. As well as providing engaging image assets for creatives to work with, Biteable also offers soundtracks to really make your creations sing.

With plenty of designs and pre-made scenes at its disposal, this app removes the barrier to entry that so often stops people from using videos to their full effect. There's a range of plans available, the free plan enables you to make and share up to 10 video projects with the Biteable watermark. Paid plans start at $19 per month.

Google's chart tools are powerful, simple to use - and in this case its a completely free infographic maker tool. You can choose from a variety of charts and configure an extensive set of options to perfectly match the look and feel of your website. By connecting your data in real time, Google Charts (opens in new tab) is a straightforward infographic maker for your website.

Infogram (opens in new tab) is a great tool with a wide variety of graphs, charts and maps as well as the ability to upload pictures and videos to create cool infographics. You enter and edit the data that makes up the infographic in an Excel-style tool, the contents of which are reflected in your design. The software will automatically change the look of the infographic to perfectly represent your data, too.

When you're happy with your infographic, you can publish it to the Infogram website for all to enjoy, embed it into your own website, or share it via social media. The basic version (up to 10 projects and 13 maps types) is free, while paid versions start from $19 per month.

Mind the Graph (opens in new tab) specialises in scientific infographics, but its tools can be used to create illustrations to complement most forms of data outside of scientific papers. The online infographic maker provides various infographic layouts that can be used straight out of the box to design many types of visual illustrations.

Mind the Graph provides thousands of icons that are useful for non-scientific purposes as well as for livening up a wordy journal paper, and you can take advantage of its built-in image editor and online updater to make changes on the fly. There's a free version suitable for trying out the software. The paid versions start as low as $5 for the Junior version aimed at undergraduate students and occasional users.

For a map-based free infographic maker, look no further than Kartograph (opens in new tab). Kartograph is a free design tool that makes illustrative and interactive maps, created for the needs of designers and data journalists. The application doesn't require Google Maps or any other mapping service, making it a simple and lightweight framework - and there are a variety of map types to suit your needs.

It has Python and JavaScript-based tools to create the required maps. The Python library generates beautiful and compact SVG maps; while the JS library helps you to create interactive maps that run across all major browsers.

Web-based infographic maker Easel.ly (opens in new tab) offers you a range of templates to start you off, all of which are easily customisable (with limitations). You get access to a library of things like arrows, shapes and connector lines, and you can customise the text with different fonts, colours, text styles and sizes. The tool also lets you upload your own graphics and position them with one touch.

The free option includes 60 images and 10 fonts, or for $4 a month you get a much wider pool of resources, plus boosted security options and - if you need it - design help.

Adioma (opens in new tab) offers users a range of generative templates: you pick a basic template (such as timeline, grid, or cycle), then the infographics build themselves around the text you supply, and adjust as you add or remove information. That means you don't have to spend time adjusting and realigning your infographic. There's also a template-switching feature that enables you to compare how the same data would look in different formats.

This infographic maker includes a range of templates, but what sets it apart is its large library of icons (you can also upload your own). The more expensive options include an expanded resource library, improved download options and the ability to upload more of your own content. It's free to try for one week. It is rather pricey, starting at $39 per month.

PicMonkey (opens in new tab) is an online image editor with a section dedicated to designing infographics. Choose from the selection of templates, and customise the content with PicMonkey's library or by uploading your own images. There's also a selection of tutorials to help you out, focusing on things like how to design an infographic tailored to sharing on social media, and how to use grid theory to create a polished design. Pricing starts at $7.99 per month. There's a seven-day free trial available.
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List of good examples and resources for infographics

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Ah, infographics - the art of combining heavy data, facts or timelines with graphics to create clear and aesthetically appealing hubs of information to look at. The best infographics considers good design, illustration and animation and makes sure that there's a story or idea being communicated in the graphic design. Infographics do what a simple fact sheet could never - convey information in a visually stimulating way.

If you are looking to create your own infographic, then check out our visualisation tools or our roundup of the best infographic makers to help get you started. You may also want to consider a signing up to Adobe Creative Cloud (or some Photoshop alternatives if you'd prefer.) But before you head off and start on your own, scroll through our brilliant list of the 63 best infographics we could find to help get you inspired.

We have divided our list into a number of categories for you, so you can head straight to what you're looking for or jump from section to section as you please. If you'd like to have a proper good look at an infographic, simply click on it and you'll be transported straight to the full infographic.

And so we start at the section of infographics about...infographics (infograph-ception, or what?)

Best infographics about infographics

01. What is an Infographic?

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This simple but totally genius infographic made from lego was designed by Hot Butter Studio (opens in new tab)'s Beth Kanter. Kanter is a visual marketeer who used this very graphic in her blog (opens in new tab) that explains how enforcing visual order upon data can help an audience draw conclusions and how to use them constructively.

02. Why your Brain Craves Infographics

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Why do the best infographics become so popular? This interactive infographic by NeoMam Studios (opens in new tab) explores exactly what it is about them that hits the spot. featuring some cool parallax scrolling effects along the way.

03. The Infographic of Infographics

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This infographic from artist Ivan Cash (opens in new tab) unpicks the trend for data visualisation and explores the stats surrounding the best infographics. It explains what fonts are popular, how many sections are typically included, what themes tend to crop up, and more.

Best infographics: Explore a world

04. World's Most Popular Artist

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Who is your favourite artist? Frida Kahlo, Van Gogh, Banksy... the possibilities span countries and eras. But have you ever wondered if your passions lie with the same artist as other art fans in your country? This set of art-based data visualisations, created by Ken Bromley Art Supplies (opens in new tab), are some of the most beautiful we've seen.

05. Font Psychology and Pop Culture

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What effect does your font choice have on your audience, psychologically? That's what this design, produced by Venngage (opens in new tab), sets out to explore by reference to some of the most popular Netflix shows of recent years. From The Crown to 13 Reasons Why, what does each show's typography say about their viewers, and what moods, genres and trends do they highlight?

06. History of Life

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What better way to explore a world than by exploring our own world, and this is one of the best infographics to do so. Created by Juan Martinez (opens in new tab), it defines each geological era of planet Earth, the changing shape of the land continents, and includes timelines, life milestones and mass extinction events.

07. A Stranger to Words

Dyslexic Artist Meng Chih Chiang (opens in new tab) created this data visualisation graph, which explores her own world of language. The fascinatingly complex infographic expresses the curve of her personal learning experience as she encounters language in her day-to-day life.

08. 50 years of Doctor Who

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Illustrator Sam Gilbey (opens in new tab) has produced some of the best pop-culture infographics over the years. And we particularly loved this design, commissioned by Virgin to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who back in 2013.

There have been a number of new Doctors since, of course, including ones sneakily retro-engineered by the writers into the show's existing canon. But for anyone new to Who, it gives a good overview of the first five decades of the show; and for die-hard fans, it's a lovely look back at an era when Doctor Who continuity was relatively straightforward.

09. Hip Hop

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Design studio Dorothy (opens in new tab) has carved some of the best infographics in poster form. Its designs often chart the many complex connections between entertainment genres and sub-genres, and are perfect for any superfan to display on their studio walls.

Stand-out examples include the 'blueprints' series, exploring the history of hip hop, showcased here; alternative and electronic music over the decades; the 'colour wheel' series, dedicated to the colour palettes of movies, books and music; and 'star charts', which map the relationships between seminal films, actors and directors.

10. Oddity Viz

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The winner of an Information is Beautiful award, Valentina D'Efilippo (opens in new tab)'s creative visualisation of the iconic Bowie track Space Oddity contrasts Dorothy's expansive genre-spanning creations by opting to go narrow and deep instead.

D'Efilippo worked with researcher Miriam Quick to gather data about the track, which she then visualised as a series of ten 12-inch discs, each of which deconstructs the track in a different way: according to melodies, harmonies, lyrics, structure, story and more.

11. An Analysis of The Beatles

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This interactive creation (opens in new tab) is one of the best infographics we've seen to analyse the Fab Four. It breaks down their career by year and by album and providing plenty of insight into who wrote what, which Beatle had the biggest vocabulary (hint: it wasn't Ringo), what most of their songs were about, and much more.

12. SWANH.NET

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The best infographics go the extra mile, but this one goes the extra light year! Swiss illustrator Martin Panchaud (opens in new tab) has adapted the original 1977 Star Wars film, A New Hope, into a 123-metre-long animated wonder. Created in Illustrator CC, using 157 pictures across 22 separate files, it took him over a year to produce.

13. Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names

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This colourful infographic examines 282 famous rappers in startling detail. Our favourite section? 'Audacious spelling': with sub-categories of 'Improper use of K' (hey, OutKast) and 'Misspelled adjectives' (that's you, Ludacris). This infographic was brought to you by Pop Chart Lab (opens in new tab); a company set up by a book editor and a graphic designer who joined forces with one modest goal in mind: to render all of human experience in chart form.

14. The Magnificent Multitude of Beer

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The multitude of varieties, brands and tastes of beer available can sometimes be a little overwhelming. So what better way to showcase the taxonomy of beer than with an infographic? Another one from Pop Chart Lab (opens in new tab), this infographic ended up being so big (at 60x40in) that the team had to enlist the help of another printing firm to handle the job. After all that work, let's hope they found time to head to the bar.

15. MeTooMomentum

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This infographic from Valentina D'Efilippo focuses on the first six months of the #MeToo movement, analysing around 200,000 tweets from that time. You can read more about the project in our post.

16. The Art History Timeline

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One of the best infographics showcasing a timeline, this design was created by Matthew Cobrin (opens in new tab) for an Art History class when he was an undergrad at The New England Institute of Art, Brookline, Massachusetts. We love its use of colour, bold lines, and fascinating subject matter.

17. Avengers, Assemble!

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This infographic from Lemonly (opens in new tab) breaks down facts about the superheroes that feature in the classic Marvel's Avengers Assemble. You can find out about each character's strength, skills, brains, gadgets and heart via some cool pie charts. The results are then compiled to show the team's greatest collective strengths.

18. Inception

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The best infographics keep things simple. And given how complex Christopher Nolan's 2010 blockbuster movie Inception was, a little bit of simplicity goes a long way here. This brilliant illustration was created by New York-based graphic designer Rick Slusher (opens in new tab). It summarises the film by depicting each character as a coloured line, and the layers of dreams as concentric circles.

Best infographics: Illustrate a list

19. What NOT to Get a Graphic Designer for Christmas

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It's never too early start thinking about Christmas presents, and this tongue-in-cheek infographic focuses on exactly what to AVOID buying the designer in your life. Illustrated by Simon Middleweek (opens in new tab), this fun list brilliantly illustrates the pitfalls involved in shopping for a creative professional, from cliched hipster garb to cringeworthy T-shirts.

20. 30 Life Skills Every Functioning Adult Should Master

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Do you consider yourself 'grown up' yet? If the answer's yes, then maybe this infographic from Business Insider (opens in new tab) will make you think again. It runs through 30 of the most important traits every adult should have under their belt, from being able to mend your own clothes to speaking a second language. If like us, you haven't mastered all of these yet, don't let it stress you out, but use it as a handy motivational tool to improve your life.

21. The ABC of Design

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The design industry is shaped by a glossary of terms that every professional needs to know. This ABC infographic from DesignMantic (opens in new tab) runs through 26 essential words and phrases and explains their meaning through stylish graphics.

22. 10 Commandments of UI Design

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One of the best infographics we've seen covering UI design. Created by Designmantic (opens in new tab), it's broken down into colour-coded themes (create a story, ensure accessibility and so on), with simple icons to convey the key rules within each category.

23. A-Z of Typography Terms

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Do you know your aperture from your apex? How about the difference between a finial and a flag? If not, then this typography terms infographic acts as a handy cheatsheet that will help you get up to speed. After more information? Take a look at our roundup of the best typography tutorials.

24. 40 Little Things to Break your Creative Block

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Creative droughts are the stuff of nightmares for artists, designers, photographers, and just about anyone with an imagination. But how do you reignite your creative spark? Designed by the team at Creative Market (opens in new tab), this is one of the best infographics to inspire you at your time of need. And if these tips don't work, have a look at our list of ways to overcome a creative rut.

25. 15 Golden Principles of Visual Hierarchy

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This infographic by Designmantic explains the key rules you need to know to create all-important visual hierarchy in your data, from using the golden ratio to implementing grid theory to bring balance to your work.

26. The 10 Commandments of Typography

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This infographic from Evan Brown at DesignMantic type nerd's dream. If you've ever found yourself aimlessly scrolling through lists of the best free fonts, this cheatsheet will help you refocus your search by providing some key rules.
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In my years as an infographic design specialist, I have been told one thing more than any other.

No, it's nothing about my choice of color combinations. It's not how to market infographics. Nor is it how fantastic my infographics ideas are (which is always pretty fantastic, by the way).

What I hear most often is,

" I want an infographic but I don't know what I want it to be about. "

Does that sound like something that you might say?
If it is, here is our crash course of the 25 basic infographic ideas to get you started with the perfect one for your business.

Yes, it's an infographic about infographics.
I want to thank my content partner Barry Feldman for this Infographic's script
Why Infographics?

The principle behind infographics is that we remember what we see more than what we read or hear.

Infographics give data and facts as graphic representations instead of as words and numbers. Complicated processes are broken down to their basic elements. Colors and shapes of differing size drive home concepts at a glance.

This allows even a layperson to grasp complex ideas and large amounts of information easily and quickly.

Infographic Ideas that Work

Within above list are 25 infographic themes targeted to specific purposes. Some are simple, like using an acronym spelled out or a list of data with accompanying pictures to illustrate each entry. There is beauty in this simplicity and many stories are best told in a straightforward manner for maximum viewer engagement.

Others use elaborate methods to beautiful effect.

One of the most popular genres of infographics is the cut-away.

In this, a unit composed of many individual pieces has a section cut away. The exposed cross-section shows the object's 'insides' and how many parts come together to create a working whole.

This method is ideal to describe how a piece of machinery or a natural formation has come to be.

A similar theme is the 'explosion'.

In this, a complex system is broken down to its components. These are shown radiating away from the center of the object around which they would normally be arranged.

This exposes each component fully and allows the viewer to understand its individual position and role in the system.

Why do these Infographic Ideas Work?

For one, you would have to write volumes and give long speeches to explain the relationships that the infographic does so easily. This has enormous educational potential whether your audience is in a classroom or a boardroom.

It also works because we like to see new things or common things through new eyes. Such infographics allow us that experience through the fun and wonder of new discovery.

Getting Your Message Across

Infographics are also great instruction manuals.

Any company that is serious about getting its instructions and safety messages across inevitably relies on infographics. Think back to the last time you read assembly instructions, a user manual or a safety guide.

The odds are it had a lot of accompanying pictures.

The rationale is simple - people are short of time and their attention is being sought by countless things around them. If you want to convey your message, do it in a short time.

Use pictures, use color, combine both and use an infographic. Your clients will be thankful. And mesmerized for the short time you need to get your message across.

Do I Need an Infographic Design Service?

The thought, creativity and effort that goes into making an infographic is phenomenal. It is also immediately obvious to anyone who looks closely. This can be used as an unspoken tool in a case where it really matters - your resume.

That's right, innovative individuals are now even creating custom infographic resumes.

A colorful, graphic rendering of your capabilities is certain to catch - and hold - the attention of potential employers immediately. Perhaps more importantly, it will showcase your abilities as an out-of-the-box problem solver to those who matter.

Using an infographic design service can help you get that job and income you deserve.

Custom Infographics

The creation of a designer infographic is a complicated process in itself; it is best to rely on the services of an established professional infographic design company.

Infographic designers are like the directors of films. They balance a hundred factors to get each in the exact proportion for maximum effect. Words, numbers, colors and shapes have to be shown just right.

However, when you use a you use an infographic design service, you do not lose control over the design of your own infographic - you guide it.

The evolution of your customized infographic from start to end is a collaborative effort between your infographic design agency and you. They suggest what they think would work best for your needs but the ultimate decision is always in your hands.
Author
Vikas Agrawal is the co-founder & owner of Infobrandz, A creative designing service known for top notch Infographics, Presentations & Ebooks and whitepaper designing.

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In my years as an infographic design specialist, I have been told one thing more than any other. No, it's nothing about my choice of color combinations. It's not how to market infographics. Nor is it how fantastic my infographics ideas are (which is always pretty fantastic, by the way).