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I love the concept of learning to understand what the heck your teenager is saying! The illustrations are cute and the definitions are quite helpful (some, like YOLO and swag, are internationally applicable).

The topic, however, doesn’t lend itself that well to an infographic in the traditional sense. Because it’s relying on text definitions, there’s more reading required than viewing. Limiting to one definition with an accompanying illustration would cut down significantly on text.

It could be fun to include some fake statistics to go along with the information (“95% of teens use this word daily,” for example), so as to further dilute the concentration of text. The more that a viewer has to read, the less likely they’ll stay engaged. Even though each section has perhaps only 30 words, the size and layout of the text make it look as long as a paragraph — rethinking the proportions of the text, then, could be another contributing factor to making this infographic a little more approachable.

In all, I’d have to rate this a C as an infographic — while there are lots of icons and illustrations, there’s a lot of text weighing it all down, and few real “facts” (though the origin story of “dench” is fascinating). As a guide for helping parents decode their children, though — A!

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This infographic comes to us from the folks at Blackburn College, who provided this short description:

“This is an infographic that highlights all activities teens aged 14-16 can do in the UK for around £5.”

This is a great concept for a graphic that teens can share with each other. It’s certainly hard to find cheap entertainment, so having one comprehensive list puts a variety of options right at their fingertips. All the illustrations are really cute, but the design stays simple. I like the inclusion of QR codes here, too–it just adds to the accessibility factor.

Due to the nature of this information, statistics aren’t present and probably wouldn’t fit in with what the graphic is trying to accomplish. This means that this isn’t really an infographic, but it is still a very useful tool for teens looking for inexpensive and enriching activities. Maybe some statistics could be thrown in about the most popular leisure activities for teens in the UK, or how many visitors come to the Blackburn Museum annually? A sprinkling of data viz wouldn’t be overbearing here and probably wouldn’t deter the target audience, but it shouldn’t be the focus of the graphic.

Because of this it’s difficult to give advice on how to improve this tool as an infographic. As far as design, it’s quite simple, which makes it easy to follow but perhaps a little bland. The cartoony aspect might not appeal to that particular age range–perhaps something a little more sleek/modern could be employed here?

As an infographic I’d have to give this a D- because there’s just no data here. As a tool for teens I’d give it a B, though–useful info!