Research Guides: Creating Infographics: Infographics checklist

	👩🏽‍🎓 I have identified my target audience (peers, professors, researchers, laypeople, etc.).
	⭐️ I have identified the main, significant data or information I want to use or represent.
	📈 I have selected the appropriate chart, graph, or other visualization type that best represents the data I am using.
	📊 My data is arranged intuitively (for example, from largest to smallest).
	🐘🐁 My data is scaled accurately on charts and graphs.
	💯 For data given as percentages, I have made sure that any related percentages add up to 100%.
	🏷 I have made sure that charts and graphs have the appropriate labels, titles, and legends.
	📉 Numerical chart axes start at zero and have tick marks or grid lines in consistent and logical intervals.
	🔑 I have cited the sources from which I obtained my information or data.

	🩺 I have selected a theme and graphics that match my subject.
	🔢 I have organized my infographic in a logical way.
	🧹 I have minimized visual clutter, used plenty of white space, and kept the infographic a reasonable length.
	🅰️ I have used 2-3 complementary fonts.
	🌈 I have used a curated color palette with 1-3 dominant colors and limited accent colors.
	👓 I have used colors that have enough contrast to be easily read by the widest possible audience.
	📜 I have avoided adding too much text.
	👯‍♀️ I have used graphics that match (for example, not mixing 2D and 3D elements).
	⚖️ I have aligned my content consistently and spaced it evenly.

Creating Infographics