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An infographic is a visual representation of information or data which is normally done online in a simplistic cartoonish style in a chart or a diagram. Infographics are important in journalism as the more vibrant colourful look about them allows the information to be condensed to a very simplistic style which allows the audience to retain their attention longer than what a regular article would do .

An infographic by the BBC of the nationalities of those who died in a plane crash in Iran. This is a good infographic as it is incredibly simplistic and straight to the point covering a serious topic.
An infographic showing the altitude of the plane that crashed and when it happened via the BBC, this infographic is okay however it isn’t very colourful so it doesn’t really stand out
An infographic showing the route that the plane took before it crashed, this is a very good infographic as it puts the image done into perspective.

One way to create an infographic is online via websites like Piktochart and Vengage which are both incredibly similar and allow you to simplistically create your own infographics by adding text and little icons in various spots to create a simple infographic. Skills that are needed to use this software are patience and commitment as the software can be very frustrating.

For my inforgraphic I’m going to preview the Super Bowl and the four teams left competing to win it because it’s a huge event which is watched all over the world.

Lay out plans

Targets

Research the four different teams (Green Bay, Houston, Kansas, San Francisco)

Find regular season stats such as points scored and points allowed

Find QB stats for each team

Point out key results e.g. if a team has already played a play off game

Research

Kansas City Chiefs:

7 wins in a row

Came from 21-0 in one quarter to win 31-51 vs Texans (7 straight touchdown drives)

12-4 record in regular season 7 wins a row

Lost 3 of last 4 vs Tennessee Titans

Patrick Mahomes completed 5 passing touchdowns and threw for 321 yards and sacked 0 times with 0 ints

Chiefs favourite to win the Super Bowl at 5/4

Chiefs in top 5 offences in the NFL (28.2 ppg) and top 7 defences (19.3papg)

Points for 451

points against 308

Tennessee Titans

Clinched play off wildcard with 9-7 record in AFC South

Beat New England Patriots 20-13 in Foxborough then Baltimore Ravens 28-12 in Baltimore

Derrick Henry ran for 1540 yards scoring 16 touchdowns which is joint top

Ryan Tannehill threw 2 touchdowns and was sacked once 88 yards

3 wins in 4 vs Chiefs

402 points scored (10th) 331 points allowed (12th)

Titans 7/1 to win the Super Bowl

Green Bay Packers

13-3 in regular season topping NFC north with 6-0 record in the division

Beat Seattle Seahawks 28-23 at Lambeau

376 points for (15th) 313 points against (9th)

Aaron Rodgers threw 26 touchdowns worth 4002 yards with 4 interceptions

Aaron Jones joint most rushing touchdowns in the NFL with 16 and 1084 yards

first play off appearance since 2017 season

Matt LaFleur first year as head coach

13/2 to win the Super Bowl

San Francisco 49’ers

13-3 in NFC West

points for 479 2nd points against 310 8th

beat Minnesota Vikings 27-10

Jimmy Garropolo threw 27 touchdowns for 3978 yards

I then added The San Francisco 49’ers stats
I Then added stats about the Green Bay Packers
I then added the same comparable stats under the Tennessee Titans logo


Erin – this is very visually appealing and I like the addition of the logos. However, I think the text is too small and therefore hard to read. Overall great.

Kian – the symmetry is nice and it is aesthetically pleasing, however I believe the writing is too small and could be larger in order to make the statistics sand out.

Rhiannon – I think that the symmetry is nice