How to Create an Infographic

What is the fastest way to create an infographic?

The fastest reliable way to create an infographic is to start with one message, choose the right format, place the content into a proven layout, then export for the channel where it will be read. Piktochart’s May 2026 guide uses a 7-step process and says a template-based infographic can be made in 30 minutes or less when your content is ready.

Use this 7-step workflow: define the audience, define the goal, gather the information, choose the infographic type, create a hierarchy, customize a template, and export or share. The order matters because changing the goal after design usually forces a rebuild.

What information do you need before designing an infographic?

Before designing, collect 4 things: the reader, the message, the evidence, and the source notes. For example, a survey-results infographic needs the sample size, question wording, answer options, percentages, and survey date before you choose colors or icons.

Write the main message as a complete sentence, not a topic label. Poor: Remote work survey. Better: 62% of employees prefer hybrid work because it cuts commuting time without removing office collaboration. The second version tells you which number, chart, and supporting details belong in the design.

Use a 5-line infographic brief

• Audience: who will read it and what they already know.
• Goal: the one action or understanding the infographic should create.
• Message: the single sentence the reader should remember after 5 seconds.
• Evidence: the numbers, steps, dates, or examples that prove the message.
• Source note: where the data came from and when it was accessed or published.

Which infographic type should you choose?

Choose the infographic type by asking what the information is made of. If it is a sequence, use a process or timeline. If it is a split between options, use a comparison. If it is numbers, choose a chart based on the data relationship, not the prettiest template.

Datawrapper’s June 2025 chart guide gives a practical rule: the chart’s main statement is the compass. Use line charts for change over time, bar charts for absolute comparisons, stacked bars for parts of a whole across categories, and scatter plots for correlation.

What size should an infographic be?

The right infographic size depends on where it will be published. Venngage’s size guide, updated April 15, 2026, recommends 800 to 1000px wide for blogs, 1000 x 1500px for Pinterest, 1080 x 1350px for Instagram portrait, 1920 x 1080px for modern slides, and 300 DPI PDF for print.

If one infographic must work in several places, design for the primary channel first. A 1000 x 5000px blog infographic will become unreadable if squeezed into a 1080 x 1350px Instagram post; break it into carousel frames instead.

How do you make an infographic readable?

Readability comes from hierarchy, spacing, contrast, and restraint. Venngage’s 2026 size guide warns that if body text must drop below around 16px to fit, the format is wrong for the content. Cut copy, make the canvas taller, or split the design into frames.

Use 2 to 3 type styles: one title, one body style, and one label style. Use no more than 3 main colors unless the data categories require more. Keep icons in one visual style, such as outline-only or filled-only, so the infographic feels like one system.

For contrast, use the WCAG 2.2 technique G18 rule from W3C, updated November 18, 2025: text and images of text should maintain at least a 4.5:1 contrast ratio against the background for normal text. Large text thresholds are 18 point regular or 14 point bold, which W3C notes are about 24px and 18.5px.

• Put the title at the top and make it explain the point, not just the topic.
• Use section headers every 3 to 5 content blocks in a long vertical infographic.
• Make the most important number at least 2 times larger than supporting labels.
• Align blocks to a visible grid so the eye can scan from top to bottom.
• Replace paragraphs with short labels, chart annotations, or 3 to 7 word captions.
• Add the data source at the bottom in small but readable text.

How do you create an infographic with AnyGen?

Use AnyGen when you have raw notes, a report, a process, or a dataset and want a structured first draft instead of a blank canvas. It helps most when the infographic needs ordered steps, charts, diagrams, concise copy, and an editable visual output from the same prompt.

Copy this prompt into AnyGen

Create a vertical infographic for [audience] about [topic]. Main message: [one sentence]. Use [process, timeline, comparison, statistical, flowchart, checklist] format. Include these facts: [paste numbers, steps, dates, source notes]. Use 800 x 3000px for web. Keep body labels under 12 words, use 2 fonts, 3 colors, and add a source line dated June 2026.

For a process infographic, paste 5 to 7 steps. For a statistical infographic, paste the exact values and units, such as percentage, dollars, minutes, or pixels. For a comparison infographic, paste the options and the same criteria for each option so the layout stays fair.

How do you export and share an infographic?

Export format depends on use. Canva’s infographic maker page says users can download PNG, JPG, or GIF and share, embed, or print. Venngage’s 2026 guide adds that PNG works well for text, icons, flat colors, and transparency; JPG works better for photo-heavy designs; SVG stays sharp for vector-only graphics; PDF is best for print.

• Name the file descriptively, such as onboarding-checklist-infographic-2026.png.
• Check the first screen: title, hook number, and first section must stand alone.
• Check the last section: include source notes, date, and logo if appropriate.
• Open the final file at 100% zoom and on a phone before publishing.
• Save an editable master file so you can update numbers later.

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