Making an interactive infographic

Info graphics are visual illustrations to fancy up some information in a more appealing way to read. The information graphic above on the “5 D’s of Web Design” I created using Canva. I will show you how I put some of the elements together using shapes to create the “D” and how I edited the icons.

I took it a step further to make the graphic interactive by using an additional program called Thinglink. Now, when you click on any of the petals of the graphic you will see a description of each step in the web design process. I will demonstrate how you can take a graphic into Thinglink and create your own interactive graphic and then embed it on your own website. This could be a map with detailed directions, a tour of a custom home or garden you created, or just an interactive greeting card you want to share with friends. The ideas are endless and fun how you can link all this stuff together.

Video showing how to make an interactive graphic using Thinglink
Create a 3d book cover in Canva for free

Create a 3d book cover in Canva for free

Here is a little secret I discovered I thought I would share on how to make your artwork look like it’s on a book cover for free using Canva. If you aren’t using Canva it’s a very intuitive design program for just about anything you want to create. The free version offers many features to get you started. I will highlight in this video which is free and which is paid.

I recently needed to design a bookmark for Janet Finsilver, a USA Today Best-selling Author for her series Murder at Redwood Cove. On the back she wanted each book cover represented but not seen as a stack because they can also be read independently from each other. To give it dimension I used the images of the covers from Amazon and created the 3D effect using Canva. The video below explains how I did that.