Idea 15of 22Builds onOne big number
Put the parts in reading order
In what order should a reader meet the parts?
Today you'll discover
- what a reader should see first
- where the displays go
- why the source comes last
Think firstRoom 12's finished poster
Which part should a reader see first?
Decide first, then press Next. Follow the numbered circles down the sheet.
Room 12's finished poster. Numbered circles mark the reading order down the left edge: 1 the title and message, 2 the headline number, 3 the bar graph and table, 4 the source line. The last step shows a jumbled draft with the source at the top and the title at the bottom.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Put the title and message first, then the number and displays, and the source last.
Top to bottom
Story, then number, then proof, then where it came from.
- 1title and message
- 2headline number
- 3displays
- 4source
Easy to get wrongA jumbled infographic has all the right parts and still confuses: the reader has to hunt for the story.
Key word
- reading order
- the order a reader meets the parts of a page, usually from the top down
Ready to use it?
- Put the parts of an infographic in reading order.
- Fix a draft whose parts are jumbled.