Humans perceive 80 percent of their surroundings through their eyes. Visual content attracts attention, evokes an emotional response, adds context and makes content more memorable. Yet, finding unique, on-brand and engaging imagery can be a challenge for marketers. Hiring a photographer can be costly but finding quality marketing photos requires time, creativity and access. Whether using product images, infographics, lifestyle photos or stock images, choosing the right graphic can make the difference between content that falls flat or one that drives customers to your door.
Category: Graphics and design
Canva: a cool tool for design
Graphic design is hard. Hard for most of us anyway. It takes a special combination of technical savvy, a sharp eye for what looks good and an artist’s creative touch. Yet many of us are called upon to be graphic designers all the time, whether we like it or not. For example, companies require: •
Three Great Sources for Free Photos
Whether we’re creating a blog post, mocking up a new brochure, or editing a website, it always seems that we need a clever, high-quality photo. And unless you happen to have a shot of a zebra running on the African plain or a portrait of Hemingway stored on your hard drive, odds are you’re going
Picture Perfect
I’ve seen some bad photographers in my day. My grandmother used to take photographs with a battered110 camera that was held together with old, yellowed Scotch tape. Granny was famous for taking bad pictures. She would chop off her subjects’ heads, shake the camera just as she snapped the shutter, or her finger would get