infographic

[ in-foh-graf-ik ]

noun

1. Often infographics. a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject:

   a mass-transit infographic that uses different colors to represent different modes of transportation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infographic¹

First recorded in 1960–65; info(rmation) + graphic

Example Sentences

“Do you want Behr Premium Plus®, Behr Scuff Defense®, Behr Marquee®, Behr Dynasty®?” the Home Depot paint associate silently asks, pointing at an infographic laminated on the counter top.

From Los Angeles Times

“Do you want Behr Premium Plus®, Behr Scuff Defense®, Behr Marquee®, Behr Dynasty®?” the Home Depot paint associate silently asks, pointing at an infographic laminated on the counter top.

From Los Angeles Times

When the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee and the Harvard African and African American Resistance Organization put together an infographic for Instagram, their goal was to showcase the historic connections between the Black and Palestinian liberation movements.

From Los Angeles Times

For a $6 box of cookies sold by some troops in New Jersey, about $1.29 goes to ABC Bakers, one of two bakeries in the country that pay a licensing fee to Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. to make the official Girl Scout cookies, according to an infographic from Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey.

From New York Times

In recent weeks Chinese state media outlet Global Times re-amplified this narrative by putting out an infographic comparing life before and after Tibet's "peaceful liberation", in a tweet criticising the Dalai Lama.

From BBC