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Bring your data to life using visual analogies

The best way to visually represent the ideas in your infographic is to depict something in close association with your topic. Analogies are a brilliant way to make it easy for the reader to make connections with your insights. People connect with what they already know well, and analogies can transform your infographic into a highly impactful communication piece, that people will want to read and share!

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CHARTS, GRAPHS & DIAGRAMS

You may be quite familiar with these. Popular visual ones are Venn Diagrams, Bubble Scatter Plot or Speedometer Chart. A timeline is also a good one to convey a sequence of events and to pull out key events for emphasis.
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ANALOGIES

 These true analogies look like the physical objects you are familiar with , like a puzzle, an iceberg or a roller-coaster.
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ABSTRACT ANALOGIES

 These are analogies because they are reminiscent of physical objects. However they are simplified and abstract, like a pyramid, funnel or transport route map.
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ALLEGORIES

Allegories are stories, or a series of analogies. The key is that these stories are familiar enough that we don’t have to retell them, but we should implement analogies in every part of them, for example running a marathon, a factory process or food chain.
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