It is still true that a picture sometimes says more than a thousand words. Infographics are therefore ideally suited to summarize more complex matters in a simple way. Grafio 4 – which looks best on the large screen of an iPad – helps you with that.
Grafio 4 is an app that greatly simplifies the creation of infographics. This gives you access to various libraries with predefined vector graphics. Via an in-app purchase you can unlock all libraries for only € 6.99, or you can buy them individually. And fear not, free copies are also available. What is handy about Grafio 4 is that when you draw a shape freehand (finger, Pencil, mouse), it is automatically tightened – if desired. Handy, because that is how the drawings of someone with a less tight drawing hand also look beautiful. It sometimes takes some getting used to how the user interface works.
For example, you cannot enlarge and reduce inserted objects via the familiar handles that you see in other apps after selecting a part. In Grafio 4 you select an object with a tap, and then make a spreading or pinching movement. Works fine, but you have to get some income. Rotation also works in the same way. So you really grab the parts on the screen, as it were, which – once you get used to it – certainly has its charm.
Export
Grafio 4 is actually largely self-explanatory in use. The app is also ideal for making flow diagrams of processes or software, for example; the necessary symbols can be found in the library. You can export to various formats. Of course just to an image on the camera roll (choose from PNG or JPG), but also to PDF. The advantage of this is that the vector drawings remain intact and you can therefore scale with impunity. In other words: your print will look just as sharp on stamp size as it does on football field size.
You can also often import such a PDF in all kinds of vector drawing programs and further edit it. Downside is that SVG is missing as an export file format. That could have been the icing on the cake. But you can’t complain with the set that is there now. A nice extra is the option to export your infographic as a video; you then see your creation being built up (quickly). Handy if you want to use something in a video clip and don’t want to lose the dynamics of moving images while still showing an infographic!
