The submission deadline for the 2nd Annual NREL & ESS Graduate Student Contest to win $250 is rapidly approaching! Submit your infographic by December 6th to enter!

Useful articles and infographic tools:

Check out a couple of good ‘how-to’ articles on making infographics here and here. We listed piktochart as a free infographic tool, and have since had easel.ly and infogr.am recommended to us.

Inspiration:

Competition aside, there are all sorts of logical, defensible reasons for learning new approaches data visualization- professional development, science communication, etc etc. But keep in mind why infographics are so successful: they can be entertaining as well as informative! Case in point is the following non-student submission for your inspiration and enjoyment. Can you guess the source?