Where to find infographics you can use for your brand
How to find them, use them, modify them, and have them work for you
Want to know more about infographics? Make sure to check out my previous post that talks all about that in detail! In the meantime, check out where to get them and find them.
WHERE TO GET PRE-MADE INFOGRAPHICS FROM
Infographics are data made visual and can be extremely useful for multiple purposes. Those include visually breaking up text, displaying data, and providing a quick overview or summary of a topic. You can also use infographics to explain and simplify a complex process, or compare, contrast, or relate different views. If you are interested in using pre-made infographics instead of making your own, there are many sources online where you can find them.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN PRE-MADE INFOGRAPHICS
Firstly, answer the same questions as if you were making the infographics yourself.
What is the purpose of using an infographic?
What is the data you want to display?
Who is your infographic audience?
How will you display your infographic?
How does your infographic look?
Although, I will emphasize the second question here as it is the one that is most important for pre-made infographics. When looking for pre-made infographics, you have to remember that you will have limited editing capabilities. As such, you will need to make sure that the amount of data you have matches the pre-made infographic. If you can edit it, then have fun with it. What I mean by this is, don’t grab a 3-tier triangle to display your company hierarchy if you have 5 levels. Simple.
HOW TO MAKE PRE-MADE INFOGRAPHICS YOUR OWN
The most important thing to keep in mind when using pre-made infographics are editing capabilities. When looking for anything pre-made you need to make sure you can make it your own. The last thing you want is for your audience to have already seen that same graphic with those colours, fonts, and styles in your competitor’s materials. As such, make sure you read all the details before purchasing and testing everything you download.
The things you need to do be able to change to make pre-made infographics your own are the fonts and colours to match your brand, proportions and dimensions to fit your needs, and shapes and empty slots to match your data.
WHERE TO FIND PRE-MADE INFOGRAPHICS
Let’s get down to it! I am going to give you 5 main sources where to find pre-made infographics. Even so, make sure you know what you are looking for and how you plan to use it before downloading anything.
1. VENNGAGE
Usually, I like free. Who doesn’t? But in this case, my number one option is Venngage. It has everything I could ever need when it comes to infographics. Hopefully, it has everything you could ever need too. It also has enough inspiration to help you out, if you ever get stuck on a project. The pricing isn’t even that bad if you make infographics often.
2. CANVA
This is a rather new platform for me. But I was very impressed with it when I came across it first and there are more and more things about it that keep impressing me. One of them being the infographics section. The best thing about this one is that (other than being free) you make edits right online. Note. There are some paid features.
3. PIXEDEN
Although there aren’t that many options available, the ones that are there are extensive. Here, you can find full packages of pre-made infographics. This can be especially helpful when you know you will be needing multiple infographics and you want them all to follow the same style and basic concept.
4. BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS.
For this one, I am not providing a specific location or link, but I will lean towards DesignCuts and CreativeMarket. Business presentations are always a good source for editable pre-made infographics, as they are usually part of a pitch-deck. Find some presentations, flip through them, and you will probably have the software required to use them yourself.
5. ICONMONSTR
This last option here may be a bit of a surprise but it is the one I use 99% of the time when making infographics. This is mainly because I prefer not to use any pre-made infographics but to make my own from scratch. Unfortunately, I am not an iconographer and have found it is easier to get my icons from other places.