1. EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGIES
BASIC IMAGE MANIPULATION USING OFFLINE OR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
TYPES OF INFOGRAPHICS

2. Reasons why Infographics are being used
 To communicate a message.
 To present a lot of data or information in a way
that is compact and easy to comprehend.
 To analyse data in order to discover cause and
effect relationships
 To periodically monitor the rout of certain
parameters

3. Elements of Infographics
Visual Elements
 Color Coding
 Graphics
 Reference Icons

4. Content Elements
 Time Frames
 Statistics
 References
Knowledge Elements
 Facts

5. Types of Infographics
1. Cause and Effect – explain casual relationships
between various physical or conceptual stages (i.e.
the status of the global economy)

6. 2. Chronological Infographics – explain an event or
process as it happened in time.
(***Note: Presenting information on a timeline
enables readers to analyze the temporal
relationship between various stages of a
process.***)

7. 3. Quantitative Infographics – convey statistical data
to readers quickly and clearly. It can be regarded as
flow charts of an organizational structure that can
explain the hierarchy and responsibilities of
different positions.

8. 4. Directional Infographics – can navigate readers
through information. Numbers, symbols, icons,
diagrams, graphs, tables, arrows and bullets are
used to communicate information.

9. 5. Product Infographics – can be seen on notice
boards at factories and corporate offices, conveying
information to all employees and visitors.

10. Image Manipulation
Is the art of transforming an image to convey what
you want, rather than what the original image may
have shown.
(***Note: In designing an online environment,
image manipulation is an important skill that can
help you improve your design.***)

12. Basic Image Manipulation Techniques
1. Cropping – a technique where you cut out
distracting background or clutter of irrelevant
objects around an image.

13. 2. Resizing – changing the size of the image
depending on the usage.

14. 3. Brightness and Contrast – increases the
separation between the dark and the bright
making shadows darker and highlights brighter

15. 4. Sharpening and Softening – is a tool that gives
emphasis on textures and for drawing focus

16. 5. Automatic Image Enhancement – Are basic
automatic image improvement features in
camera and image editing programs. This feature
usually corrects color imbalances, red eye
reductions and zoom features.

17. 6. Data Compression – many image files use data
compression or reduce file size to save storage
space.

18. Tips in Editing Images
 Choose the right file format
 Choose the right image size
 Caption it