Support Centre

Search

Intro to Design

Krystine
Krystine
  • Updated

Creating impactful visuals is easier than you think! Whether you’re designing infographics, presentations, or reports, Venngage gives you the tools to make your ideas stand out beautifully.

Note:
Venngage users on Premium, Business, or Enterprise plans can create and save unlimited designs.
Free users are limited to 5 designs.

 

Communicating through visuals doesn’t have to be difficult — even without a design background!
Explore these quick guides and level up your visual storytelling skills 👇

 

Picking the Right Colors

Learn how to make your designs pop with color:

An example template called 'Colorful Creative Poster'. The header image is a pink rectangle with an icon of a yellow head in profile view, overlaid by a speech bubble and a lightning bolt icon. The heading under the image is 'Thoughts from the CEO'. A paragraph underneath describes the revenue of a coffee busines. Underneath, a second heading reads 'Monthly Revenue Results'. In the seciton below this, figures and a pie chart representing the coffee company's profits are hgihlighted using the same shade of pink in the header rectangle.

  • A quick intro to color theory

  • Use color contrast to highlight key content

  • Apply monochromatic or complementary colors for balance

  • Group and emphasize data through color

  • Use gradients to show progress or flow
     

Typography Made Easy

Find the right fonts to match your brand identity:

font-categories-personalities.png

  • Define your brand personality

  • Understand font categories and traits

  • Consider your budget and licensing needs

  • Choose a font pair that reflects your brand

  • Check that your fonts meet basic readability standards
     

Summarizing Information

Turn information into clear, engaging visuals using the 3S Framework:

How-To-Summarize-Information-Simple-Infographic-Template1.jpg

  • Select the most important details

  • Split content into logical sections

  • Sequence them to tell a compelling story

    🌟 Then, transform your written summary into a visual infographic!
     

Infographic 101

Refresh your knowledge of infographics by exploring:

Employee-Change-Style-Indicator-Spectrum-1.png

  • What is an infographic?

  • Why use them?

  • How to create one

  • Types of infographics

  • What makes an infographic effective
     

Infographic & Chart Design

Master data presentation with these 10 Do’s & Don’ts:

relatable.png

✅ Use the right chart for your data
❌ Don’t rely on legends unnecessarily
✅ Highlight key details
❌ Avoid visual clutter
✅ Encourage comparisons
❌ Don’t ignore supporting text
✅ Show just enough data
❌ Don’t stick to generic chart sizes
✅ Double-check your data
✅ Make your visuals memorable


Master the Use of Icons

In just 3 minutes, learn to:

  • Pick the right icons for clarity

  • Use color and placement effectively

  • Apply icons across charts, presentations, resumes, and more

 
✨ Designing visuals that communicate effectively doesn’t have to be overwhelming — start simple, experiment with colors, fonts, and layouts, and let your creativity grow with every design. With Venngage, every idea can become a stunning visual story.
The feature(s) discussed in this article is available on the following Venngage subscription plans: Free, Premium, Business and Enterprise.

Curious about upgrading? Compare our plan features side by side.

Was this article helpful?

10 out of 13 found this helpful

Have more questions? Submit a request