- THE STORIES: Graphic News’ infographics give a concise and visual presentation of topical news stories of worldwide interest... current affairs, sport, business, science and technology, motoring, entertainment – what is happening, where, when and why ... a unique genre of visual storytelling.
- People and editors interested in world news and sport can enjoy the insight infographics can provide.
- Publishers looking for content can use Graphic News’ stories and graphics in both digital and print publications.
FAQ: What stories are covered? Where do the ideas come from?
FAQ: Can graphics be commissioned?
FAQ: What sources do you use?
- People and editors interested in world news and sport can enjoy the insight infographics can provide.
- THE GRAPHICS: Designed for both print and digital, the graphics are available in static and responsive formats. Responsive graphics adapt to suit the width of the display on which they are viewed. They therefore look as good on mobile devices as they do on desktop computers and the printed page.
- Traditional static graphics are produced in Adobe Illustrator. These graphics are not suitable for digital publishers wanting content that looks good on screens as small as mobile phones as well as tablet and computer screens. This is a challenge because the text on graphics becomes unreadable and they lose their visual quality if scaled up or down. Responsive graphics solve this problem by displaying different designs depending on the width of the screen on which they are viewed.
- Responsive screen graphics are created in Adobe Illustrator using three Artboards and then converted to HTML (AI2HTML). Generally the height of the graphic increases as the width decreases.
- Interactive graphics produced in Adobe Edge Animate can also be made responsive. They maintain their height as the width decreases.
- Sportlive is a series of interactives with live results and statistics.
| TRADITIONAL STATIC GRAPHICS | INTERACTIVES |RESPONSIVE SCREEN GRAPHICS | SPORTLIVE |
| TRANSLATING & EDITING |WHICH FILE TO DOWNLOAD |USING EMBED CODE |
FAQ: As Adobe Edge Animate is no longer supported, what software will be used in future?
FAQ: What is a responsive graphic and why are they needed by digital publishers?
FAQ: What does mobilefirst and responsive mean?
FAQ: Can artists with conventional skills create or modify responsive screen graphics?
FAQ: How can static graphics for print be created from a responsive screen graphic?
- Traditional static graphics are produced in Adobe Illustrator. These graphics are not suitable for digital publishers wanting content that looks good on screens as small as mobile phones as well as tablet and computer screens. This is a challenge because the text on graphics becomes unreadable and they lose their visual quality if scaled up or down. Responsive graphics solve this problem by displaying different designs depending on the width of the screen on which they are viewed.
- FINDING OUT WHAT’S NEW: As graphics are scarce and relate to specific news stories a variety of alerts are available to keep you up to date with what’s new. Alternatively you can of course see the latest graphics by visiting the website.
- e-alerts : Can be sent direct to your mailbox. Don’t worry! - we try to limit to no more than 5 each day. They are popular because you know what is available without having to log on, and can be sent free of charge if you register as a visitor, or by contacting the GN support team if your publication subscribes to our service.
- Social Media: Alternatively you can follow us on twitter @gngraphicnews , or by rss
- GN App: Increasingly popular, the GN app as a quick link to the home page or the latest graphics on our website. On your mobile, bookmark the page you want and send the bookmark to your front view.
- FTP Feeds are also available, so publishers with their own Content Management System (CMS) can show what graphics are available alongside text stories and pictures.
| ALERTS | APPS |CMS FEEDS |
- e-alerts : Can be sent direct to your mailbox. Don’t worry! - we try to limit to no more than 5 each day. They are popular because you know what is available without having to log on, and can be sent free of charge if you register as a visitor, or by contacting the GN support team if your publication subscribes to our service.
- SEARCHING THE ARCHIVE: To find graphics you can select the language (using the flags at the top), and use the index, or search by keyword.
- Preferences: Cookies are used to remember your search preferences. So if you select to view the results of a search as a “List” for example, rather than images, your next search will remember this.
FAQ: Why can’t I find a graphic? Trouble searching?
FAQ: What words can I search for?
- Preferences: Cookies are used to remember your search preferences. So if you select to view the results of a search as a “List” for example, rather than images, your next search will remember this.
- USING GRAPHICS: In the competitive media market of today, where many players cover the same stories with near identical words and pictures, infographics can help publishers stand our from the crowd and provide a modern lively and interesting approach to engage readers.
- A succinct summary: Graphics can be published as supplied, allowing a journalist to discuss the main issues and significance knowing that the key facts are succinctly summarised in the graphic. The words can also be edited to complement the editorial coverage or for the particular audience.
- Exclusive content: If a publisher is lucky enough to have their own graphic designers, graphics can be modified to the in-house style or page design. This enables content exclusive to your publication to be produced cost-effectively.
- A resource: As graphics take time to research and produce and are information rich, drawn elements and information can be used by your graphics team to create new graphics much more rapidly than by creating graphics from scratch.
- A news source: The editors at Graphic News search for original stories of world interest for which sufficient information is available to produce an infographic.
- ...subject to the User Terms: Please remember that an appropriate credit must always be appended when a graphic is published and that although subscribing publishers have unlimited access, graphics must not be downloaded and archived for use at a later date. USER TERMS
FAQ: Why do graphics need to be combined with text on a news page?
FAQ: Are graphics worth the effort?
FAQ: How should graphics be integrated into a newsroom?
- A succinct summary: Graphics can be published as supplied, allowing a journalist to discuss the main issues and significance knowing that the key facts are succinctly summarised in the graphic. The words can also be edited to complement the editorial coverage or for the particular audience.