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Got that Piktochart done beautifully. Now just sit back and relax?
6 November 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
If you have been following our series of tips of how to make your infographics powerful, you will know that it is easy to craft a great story and then turn your story into a visually captivating infographic! After you have exported the Piktochart into an image, what’s next? You might notice that most people [...]
3 Essential Tips to Craft a Great Story for Your Infographic
6 November 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
We know that the web is now filled with infographics. Is it still possible to come up with infographics that stand out and get attention from the mass? The answer is yes and yes. Think about it. What makes you click on the “Share this” button on the page where you saw an infographic? Here [...]
How to best leverage Piktochart to get the designs you want!
6 November 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
In this series we are featuring some quick tips to create wonderful effects using Piktochart. Some effects play with shape, text and colour. We have hand picked some simple examples, drop us a comment or your tips at the end of article. 1. Text shadow In order to get text shadow, you can follow [...]
Piktochart's Web (Design) Revolution
12 June 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
Let’s start with some brief history about us. Piktochart idea came up when our founders, Aiching and Andrea was pretty frustrated with existing presentation of data and information. A designer was asked to design an infographic from scratch. It was time taking and crack the nerves out of us. So the idea just pop out [...]
Hunger Games Infographic
24 May 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
This infographic has been created by Piktochart in collaboration with Effective Measure. Check out the theme. We might be releasing this on app.piktochart.com/themes soon! What do you think about the Hunger Games? Share some thoughts…
A Great Infographic on Designing Infographics
21 March 2012 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
Here is a great visual by Voltier Digital, an agency that specializes in data visualizations and infographics among its many offerings. DIY Infographic by Voltier Digital We liked the way information was structured and how the visuals really told a story, but it was asking readers to take data in based on Page Rank authority [...]
What has Piktochart been up to (a Busy September)
26 September 2011 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
We have been building Piktochart since July and in the following video, you will be able to witness our progress and what sorts of product features are available at this stage, especially from 1.25 minutes onwards Some basic tools: – Drag and Drop, cut, copy, delete, duplicate – Move, layer, rotate icons – Load pre-loaded [...]
Dangers to your Computer [an Infographic]
26 August 2011 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
Your computer’s caught a bug? One of our interns at Piktochart has created this eye-candy infographic to educate about different sources of malware and what they do to your computer. Also featuring the top antivirus softwares.
Selecting the Right Data Visualisations
18 July 2011 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
There are some rules of thumb in engaging the right data visualisations: Chronology/Time: You should use a time series (a line chart/bar chart/ whichever you are comfortable with, with the x axis of time) Geographic: Use a map. However, maps should be annotated or complemented with a graph/chart. Comparing Values: When you are showing the highest or [...]
When Art Meets Chart
18 July 2011 | Pikto | Design for Infographics
We all know what pie charts, histograms, donut charts etc are. However, among the many that you come across, which ones are you likely to remember? In an interesting study by Bateman et al., what they called “Useful Junk? The Effects of Visual Embellishment on Comprehension and Memorability of Charts”, they explored whether participants were [...]
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