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Designing a 2-Page Infographic: NIH Grant Terminations

Ann K. Emery
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May 7th, 2025

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Ann K. Emery of Depict Data Studio turns a boring table of numbers into an engaging infographic to highlight the NIH grant terminations.

I ignored my inbox and turned a boring table into a 2-pager.

What’s Inside

  • 0:00 The 2-pager about NIH grant terminations
  • 2:20 Lookup table with Stateface icons
  • 2:38 Original table from the policy brief
  • 2:47 The dataset
  • 2:58 Idea 1: A better table that’s Accessible and accessible
  • 3:22 Idea 2: A static graph or map
  • 3:40 Idea 3: An interactive visualization
  • 3:55 Idea 4: A 2-page infographic
  • 4:06 The call-out boxes with icons at the top
  • 4:12 The finished map
  • 4:30 The finished table
  • 4:42 Color-coding by category
  • 4:51 Big-picture first, then more detailed, then more detailed
  • 5:15 The finished product again
  • 5:29 More ideas for the original policy brief
  • 6:04 Let’s connect

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More about Ann K. Emery
Ann K. Emery is a sought-after speaker who is determined to get your data out of spreadsheets and into stakeholders’ hands. Each year, she leads more than 100 workshops, webinars, and keynotes for thousands of people around the globe. Her design consultancy also overhauls graphs, publications, and slideshows with the goal of making technical information easier to understand for non-technical audiences.

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