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PowerPoint: Interactive Infographic Template

AllisonLaMotte's avatar
6 years ago

Infographics are a great way to present information in an eye-catching way. This template takes that idea a step further by adding in some interactivity to achieve a truly engaging experience.

See this project in action.

Everything in this template was created directly in PowerPoint, so it’s super-easy to adapt. Simply update the colors, pop in your content, and you’re all set!

If you want to get this exact look and feel, be sure to download the fonts:

Enjoy!

 

Published 6 years ago
Version 1.0
  • LaShawnaSmith's avatar
    LaShawnaSmith
    Community Member
    Awesome interactive PPT!!! This may be obvious to many but why did you duplicate the 1st slide? I'm thinking of using this template (or creating one very similar) and wanted to know the purpose of the duplicate slide.
    • AllisonLaMotte's avatar
      AllisonLaMotte
      Staff
      Hi there!
      I duplicated the first slide so that the animation only plays when you first open the course, not every time the learner goes back to the menu. There's no way to change that setting in PowerPoint, so I duplicated the slide and redirected the other slides back to the second version (without the animations). I hope that makes sense!
  • KeithShull's avatar
    KeithShull
    Community Member
    Allison: I usually LOVE your work, and this one is beautiful: simple and minimalist ... but it one has a major flaw.

    If you're familiar with Vincent Flanders and his books/website, Web Pages That Suck [http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/], you'll recognize this as an example of "Mystery Meat Navigation" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_meat_navigation]. It is "blind, unlabeled navigation you have to mouse over to get a clue" - or in this case, click.

    Granted, a title would go a long way to give some direction, and I realize this is a template. But as it stands, the icons don't give any indication of what you will see until after you click. Without labels, they serve only as a tease: "Let's play a guessing game: Click me and see what's next!" Before clicking and getting the details, a small text label could help the user know where they are headed. Labels like "Breakdown by Gender" or "Device of Choice" are easy, but the bar and circle graphs don't give any guidance as to what they represent.

    Is it safe to assume that users are all naturally curious and will WANT to find out what each icon is? Will users be so enamored by the visual appeal that they will click and click and click, learning everything there is to learn? Not all adult learners, IMO.
    • AllisonLaMotte's avatar
      AllisonLaMotte
      Staff
      Thanks for the feedback Keith! You're welcome to add titles to the menu if you think that makes more sense. :)
  • MayaEdmead's avatar
    MayaEdmead
    Community Member
    Allison this is great. It's clean, concise and easy to navigate. I'm working on a project where I can use something similar to this idea. Thanks for sharing!