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Why your Brain Craves Infographics

Infographics are everywhere
but what made them so successful?
This infographic exposes the science behind the boom
The use of visualized information has increased…
400%
in literature
(since 1990)
9900%
on the internet
(since 2007)
142%
in newspapers
(between 1985 & 1994)
This is because we are
‘visually wired’
almost
50%
of your brain
is involved in
visual processing
70%
of all your
sensory receptors
are in your eyes
we can get
the sense of a
visual
scene
in less than
1/10 of a second
It only takes us 150ms for a symbol to be processed + 100ms to attach a meaning to it
Infographics help because
we suffer from information overload:
We receive
5x
as much information
today as we did
in 1986.
34 gigabytes
or 100,500 words
– the amount of information
we consume outside of work
on an average day.
On average
users only read
28%
of words per visit.
80%
Researchers found that colour visuals increase the willingness to read by 80%.
Infographics counter information overload because...
They're more engaging
More accessible:
A study found that when it comes to comprehension rates of medicine labels:
70%
rate of understanding for labels with text only
95%
rate of understanding for labels with text and pictures
People following directions with text and illustrations do
323% better
than people following directions without illustrations.
More persuasive:
A study conducted at the Wharton School of Business found that:
50% of the audience were persuaded by a purely verbal presentation
67% of the audience were persuaded by the verbal presentation that had accompanying visuals
Adding pictures of brain scans and mentioning cognitive neuroscience make people more inclined to believe what they are reading
Easier to recall
People remember:
Infographics are
EASY TO DIGEST
FUN TO SHARE
AND EXTREMELY ENGAGING
After all, you've been reading this for
It's no wonder that infographics have been so successful.

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