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Find out moreInfographics is a method of visual presentation of information, In which text and numerical data are conveyed through diagrams, graphs, charts, mind maps, and other figurative formats. This approach facilitates the understanding of complex concepts and allows for a more visual presentation of facts and various data to the audience.
Infographics are often used in educational presentations, online courses, and as handouts in the classroom. This is because, according to dual coding theory, visualization helps structure verbal information. Activating both perceptual systems—figurative and verbal—simultaneously significantly improves memorization. This approach underlies the principle of modality in multimedia learning theory. Even if you are not familiar with these concepts, you have undoubtedly realized from personal experience that a single well-thought-out diagram conveys information much more effectively than several pages of detailed text.
Today's digital platforms make it possible to create attractive and informative infographics, even without design skills. These tools often offer a variety of templates suitable for various purposes, which can be easily adapted and populated with your own data. Furthermore, many of these infographic makers integrate artificial intelligence, offering a wide range of features—from generating individual graphic elements to developing nearly complete projects.
This list presents infographic creation tools suitable for Russians. We've selected free options, although it's worth noting that they have some limitations. All platforms support Cyrillic, but not all have a Russian interface. If difficulties arise, automatic browser translation usually does a good job.
It's worth noting that there are many tools focused on creating infographics for business and marketing purposes, including Russian developments such as Fabula AI, Wilda, Supa, and Wondercard. However, in this selection, we've focused specifically on those resources that offer infographic templates designed for educational purposes.
Flyvi
You can register using email, a Google account, or Yandex ID.
Prices start at 499 rubles per month, with discounts available for those who pay annually in advance. Additionally, you can purchase AI tokens separately, without having to subscribe to a full plan.
The free plan has certain limitations: only basic templates are available, materials can be uploaded with a watermark, you can upload a maximum of 10 files from your device, and you are provided with 5 tokens per month for using AI capabilities (however, generating one image requires 1 token).
Yes, the interface is available in Russian.
This platform, developed in our country, offers a wide selection of visual templates that can be useful in business, marketing, and education. The "Print" section features templates designed for creating educational and awareness-raising infographics.
After selecting a template, you can customize its color scheme and insert media files—both those you uploaded and those from the Flyvi media library. You can also include graphic elements, tables, shapes, icons, and text blocks. Additionally, there's a drawing feature on the page, reminiscent of a whiteboard. Interactive widgets are available for adding QR codes or standard hyperlinks to your content.
The platform also offers an AI workshop designed for creating text and images, as well as editing photos. These features allow you to remove and replace backgrounds or individual elements, increase the size of images and improve their quality, as well as colorize black-and-white photos and remove watermarks.
Infogram
Registration can be completed via email or using a Google account.
Prices start at $25 per month, with the option to receive a discount if you pay for an annual period at once.
The free plan has its limitations: you can store no more than 10 materials on your account at a time, and each of them can contain up to 5 pages. In addition, downloading materials is not available - they can only be made publicly available via a link that will be indexed by search engines.
The interface is not available in Russian.
The platform offers an extensive collection of templates designed for creating infographics, dashboards, reports, posters and covers for social media publications, as well as various diagrams and maps. However, the primary focus is on infographics, which is Infogram's key feature—its extensive data visualization capabilities.
The free plan gives users access to several dozen chart types. These include classic line, bar, and pie charts, as well as more modern options, including scatter plots, radar plots, pictograms, and Sankey plots. Additionally, users can test the table data upload feature, which is currently in beta mode. In this case, the platform will offer optimal visualization options for the uploaded information.
In addition to charts, the developers also emphasized the aesthetics of content blocks, where text is harmoniously intertwined with graphic elements. For example, the "image with caption" format offers over 50 different options. Similar template collections are also available for lists, galleries, and collages, as well as for classifications, step-by-step instructions, notes, and quotes.
To quickly create infographics, you can take advantage of artificial intelligence. To do this, simply select a suitable template, formulate a request to fill it with content, and then make the necessary edits to the resulting material.
Visme
Registration can be completed via email or a Google account.
Pricing starts at $29 per month, with a discount available for annual payment.
The free plan has certain limitations: storage is 500 MB, and the number of credits for using AI features is limited to 10 per month. Generating a single image costs 1 credit, and creating a visual template costs 3 credits. In addition, you cannot download or share materials privately; they are only accessible via a public link.
The interface is available in Russian, but not completely.
The platform offers extensive capabilities for creating a variety of visual materials, including presentations and business cards. It features a diverse collection of infographic templates, organized by category. This makes it easy to find suitable solutions for visualizing statistical data, displaying processes and hierarchies, and comparing objects. Templates based on geographic maps, timelines, microlearning cards, and a variety of charts, diagrams, and graphs are also available. All these elements are available in a variety of visual styles, allowing you to choose the most suitable templates for everything from literature lessons to industrial safety courses.
Any template is easily customizable—you can move elements around, remove unnecessary components, add text, static images, animations, tables, and even audio or video. Visme offers a wide media library of ready-made resources, and if you can't find the right content, you can use artificial intelligence directly on the platform to create an image or a new template that meets your needs.
Venngage
You can sign up via email or using a Google account.
Prices start at $19 per month, with a discount available for those who pay for an annual plan.
The free plan has certain limitations: you can upload no more than five materials at a time and a maximum of six media files. In addition, you can only work with public links to these materials.
The interface is not available in Russian.
Like other similar platforms, this service offers a variety of templates for developing visual materials, including infographics, presentations, timelines, posters, postcards, collages, and schedules. In addition, users can use the designer, which allows you to easily adapt the selected template to suit individual needs.
Infographics can be enriched with various elements, such as tables and graphs, as well as shapes and icons available in the Venngage media library. You can also implement interactive components, including checklists, multiple-choice questions, and clickable tooltips. While the platform does have AI-powered features, not all of them are available to free users. For example, the service allows you to generate text, images, or icons for your materials, and also offers the ability to order a custom design for your infographics from AI.
Piktochart
Registration is possible via email or using a Google account.
Price starts at $29 per month, with a discount available for an annual subscription.
The free plan has the following limitations: storage is 100 MB, the user is limited to two PNG downloads (after which access is possible only via a public link), and 50 credits for using artificial intelligence, with the creation of one image or design requiring 1 credit.
The interface is available in Russian, but not completely.
This platform offers a wide range of templates designed for information visualization. Infographic templates are categorized according to the various tasks they help solve: comparing various objects and phenomena, presenting survey and research results, creating checklists, and displaying chronological and other processes.
The editor allows you to choose a color palette for the template and add various elements to the content, such as icons, shapes, photographs and illustrations, and 3D objects. Users can upload their own visual materials or use the built-in Pexels media library. The editor offers blocks for citations, notes, lists, tables, collages, hierarchical structures, and timelines. Various blocks are available for highlighting important points or specific information, ranging from neutral to bold, eye-catching ones. The service also offers a variety of chart types and automatically creates charts based on the selected template and the user-uploaded data. There are also outline maps of various countries and regions of the world.
Integrated artificial intelligence can create an image in response to a user request or develop a complete infographic on a specified topic.
Genially
Registration can be completed via email or using Google or Microsoft accounts.
Prices start at $7 per month.
The free plan has a number of limitations: users only get access to basic templates and 2 GB of storage. A maximum of 50 people can participate in collaborative activities at a time, which is useful, for example, for online quizzes. It's also worth noting that users cannot use artificial intelligence tools, and downloading materials and distributing them via private links is not possible—content can only be shared via public links that are indexed by search engines.
There is no Russian-language interface.
We have a comprehensive guide on how to use this versatile platform. Genially is designed for creating interactive visual content, including presentations, infographics, timelines, quizzes, games, and multi-layered quests. The service's unique features include animated and interactive components—buttons, tooltips, and images, as well as test questions—that can be integrated into any content at the user's discretion.
You can start creating from scratch or choose from a variety of available templates. Each template is editable, allowing you to easily integrate tables, charts, graphs, maps, images, and text blocks into your pages. For different types of elements, special templates and a library of ready-made objects are provided, which makes it possible to select, say, characters and icons in accordance with the desired visual style.
Snappa
Registration is via email.
Price starts at $15 per month, with a discount for those who pay annually.
The free plan has certain limitations: users can only upload created materials three times a month, but publishing with a link is not available.
There is no Russian-language interface.
While this service does not offer extensive design functionality, it is quite capable of handling simple tasks, such as developing memos, informational posters, and checklists.
Snappa provides about 60 different templates for creating infographics and also allows users to customize each element as they wish. Additionally, it's possible to add basic visual content, including icons, geometric shapes, illustrations, photos from the Unsplash library, or your own uploaded images. However, it's worth noting that the platform lacks templates for charts, tables, and timelines, as well as other data visualization tools. AI-powered features are also not available.
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- The principles of multimedia learning play a key role in the development of digital educational material. These principles are aimed at making the process of assimilating information more effective and engaging. When creating digital content, it's important to consider various elements, such as text, images, audio, and video, which can be integrated to enhance the perception and comprehension of the learning material.
Combining these different formats not only helps diversify the presentation of information but also helps retain learners' attention. It's also important to ensure that the content is structured and logically consistent. This allows for better navigation and facilitates the learning process.
By using multimedia learning principles, learning content developers can create more interactive and accessible resources, which in turn promotes deeper immersion in the topic being studied and increases overall student motivation.