How to create infographics?

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Last week I started to deepen my knowledge on data visualization tools, I already known how to use Power BI and Tableau in a simple way, but I decided to study a bit more of its full capacity.

As I stared to study and think about data, a fun coincidence happened: I was talking to a good friend of mine and she told me that she was doing an infographics course. In a nutshell, infographics is the combination of text, data, and visuals to pass a message, and there is a lot of ways to publish a infographic, including using the tools mentioned at the beginning.

So instead of just studying the tools, I started the infographics course and will combine it all. I’m excited about the project because I know I will have to use different technologies to gather the data and analyze it, but I will also have to use my creativity to make an interesting story and to show it.

This project will be called InfoMusic. Stay tunned!

Location: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

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