Creating Infographics with Illustrator

Infographics provide a unique way to visualize your data and trace the story behind it. Join author Mordy Golding in this course as he introduces you to designing charts, graphs, and other infographics in Adobe Illustrator. Mordy reveals five key components to a great information design, and shows how to determine which of the types of graphs available in Illustrator is right for your data. The final chapter takes you step-by-step through the creation of an infographic about renewable energy, using charts, tables, patterns, and text. Plus, Mordy demonstrates how to maximize your export options by creating a file with multiple layers and artboards.

Topics include:

• Visualizing data vs. presenting data
• Understanding the anatomy of an Illustrator graph
• Formatting data with Illustrator
• Defining the scale for charts
• Adding numeric values
• Designing your own chart from scratch
• Creating simple icons
• Building line, bar, column, and matching-scale charts
• Adding a table with threaded text
• Creating a layered PDF for distribution