Visual information accompanying a related article.

Infographic  Design element that illustrates a story, such as a chart, map, diagram, quotation list or sidebar; short for informational graphic.  There are many types of infographics. The main thing is to remember that they provide information about the topic of your story.

Sidebar  Supplement to the main story on spread  Provides extra detail or “color”  Uses whatever approach is most likely to grab the reader’s attention

Quote Collection Statements on the story’s topic by students and others

Fast facts The five W’s and the H of a story precisely presented

Bio brief A short profile of a person or group mentioned in the story

Glossary A list of unfamiliar terms in the story, with definitions

Time line A chronological list of key dates and events in a story

Step-by-step guide A succinct summary of a process explained in the story

Quiz  A series of questions about issues related to the story’s content

Resource references  A list of places where readers can get more information

Examples  This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares the percentage of ads skipped purposely to the percentage of ads skipped with a DVR (like TIVO).

Examples  This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares the primetime ratings and ad revenue over the past 30 years.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about Hybrid technology shows the inner workings of a Hybrid vehicle.

Examples  This sidebar shows what the author featured in the article has on her own bookshelf.

Examples  This sidebar gives basic biographical information about the subject of the article.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about throwing a party offers tips for enjoying it yourself.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about a successful personal trainer lists some of his unexpected advice about working out.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about animals in need gives information about how readers can help.

Examples  These Hybrid sales charts are sidebars to an article about Hybrid technology.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about advertising trends tracks types of media used over the past 15 years.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about the benefits of listening to music offers suggestions for new music based on old tastes.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about “the New Southern Home” lists and describes the benefits of home automation.

Examples  This sidebar to a current events article offers interesting number factoids.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about advertising trends compares old and new ideas about common things.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about a historical highway in Texas gives a map and advice on things to do while traveling this route.

Examples  This sidebar to a Christmas gift wrapping article gives simple steps for creating a pom-pom bow.

Examples  This sidebar to an article about texting gives some basic advice for a person who has never texted.  Note: this magazine is geared toward the 40+ set; you would not see a texting primer in a teen magazine

Examples  This sidebar to an article about Christmas shopping for kids is a timeline of popular children’s gifts over the past 100 years.

Glasgow’s Infographic Checklist  Research carefully.  You’ve got to be an expert on the subject.  Focus tightly.  Pinpoint precisely what you need to explain before you begin.  Design logically.  Let your central image give structure to the design.  Label clearly.  Use factoids in the form of words with arrows, lines or boxes to identify every detail.

Some things to remember  An infographic is not an advertisement.  A sidebar offers information that goes along with the main article on the page.  The sidebar should appeal to the magazine’s audience.  The sidebar should present information in the easiest to understand format.

Your sidebar  You will be creating an infographic to go in your magazine.  Copy this onto your Google page, and answer the questions:  Infographic Proposal  List five words that most describe your magazine.  What three types of infographics do you like the most? Why?  How could you use those three in your magazine?  List some key words from your article.  List three interesting things in your article that you might include in a sidebar.  List three interesting things that relate to your article that you might include in a sidebar.  Look at your answers to number three, four and five. Which one of those things seems like it would be the most interesting to cover in a sidebar?  Make a list of the facts you need to gather to make the sidebar you picked in number seven work.  Make a list of places you might find the facts listed in number eight.  What would be the best way to organize the information in the sidebar? (a pie chart, a timeline, a bulleted list, etc.)

What you will do in class:  If it is your assigned time, work on your layout using an InDesign computer.  If you are not working on an InDesign computer, complete your “sidebar proposal,” research and create your sidebar or work on some other aspect of your magazine.