Humans are visual creatures.
Most of us process information based on what we see and 65 percent of us are considered visual learners.
Social media has created this intense desire and opportunity to share what we learn. Most of us enjoy sharing ideas, especially when there’s a video or a photograph or drawing.
Sure, we’ll share something that’s written: a blog post or tweet or status update, but how many times have you heard of one of those going viral? Mostly, you hear about funny or compelling photos or videos catching fire.
If you can’t create one of those, then you may want to look into creating an infographic...
Via Lauren Moss
Addressing the marketing value of infographics, this narrative shares a first-hand account of experiences with online infographic design tools and resources, and provides a number of various links for further research and exploration...
All about infographics - they're only going to become more and more popular.