First and foremost, I am a Cats fan, I am also a huge infographic guy. I am always happy to incorporate the Cats into any learning opportunity or conversation, and low and behold, this is a blog post analyzing a Cats infographic.
Infographics are an effective tool to aid in emphasizing and strengthening one’s point in a discussion. An infographic is a visual tool that is often utilized to present truths in a different fashion to accompany auditory argument.
The infographic featured in this post was created for the purpose of proving a view many college basketball fans in this country hold, one of them being: that the University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball team is the most successful and greatest college basketball program of all time.
What makes this infographic high quality and so well done are the following: the graphic background (a basketball court), color scheme (University of Kentucky blue and white), and the placement of important facts in a structured way.
Which facts are the most important are up for debate but, personally, I think this infographic does a good job listing each of UK’s substantial stats in an orderly fashion and they are well contrasted against the brown hardwood court used for the background. Balance is also present throughout the graphic and allows viewers to focus flow through each stat efficiently, each stat is spread along the 3 point line surrounding the logo.
Each of these stats are incredibly impressive and focused around a large UK logo and draw viewers attention to what is arguably the most important fact: 8 National Championships over the span of the last 70 years. The creator also lists each individual year that the Cats were National Champions being listed so that anyone who sees the graphic knows that the University of Kentucky’s Men’s Basketball Program has been incredibly successful across each generation over the last 70 years. Further down towards the bottom are two larger numbers regarding total victories (most all time – as clearly pointed out by the creator) and attendance for each game.
The creator of this infographic was wise in moving these larger numbers closer to the bottom in order to maintain the balance and symmetry of the top half of the graphic, however these numbers are made larger so that these numbers and their significance are not overlooked as they are seriously impressive figures, especially the Cats being the all time leader in wins.
This infographic is well designed with good contrast and balance as well as excellent statistics that are well placed to easily communicate why the Cats are the best college basketball team of all time.
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