If you’ve never heard this before, embrace this simple truth about writing: there are only four ways to structure a sentence. That’s right! Not twenty or seventy or infinity. Just four. Oftentimes, we hear people say, “I just want my writing to flow.” Of course, the antithesis of that statement
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Recently, I overheard a scientist say that he (and most other scientists) don’t think highly of infographics. While he wasn’t explicit in explaining why he felt this way (and I didn’t take the time to implore further), I’ve heard the complaints before: “inforgraphics dumb down information,” they “mislead audiences,” they’re
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You’re likely familiar with the term “plagiarism.” We’re taught, early in our education, that plagiarism is copying someone else’s work and claiming it as our own. Sounds simple enough, right? The reality is, there are many ways of being dishonest about the work we produce and giving appropriate credit to
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I’m kinda bugged by this little problem. In over 70 years, with all the resources and funding that the federal government has access to, they can’t seem to visualize a comprehensible guide to good nutrition. In seven decades, five ideas have been created, funded, and distributed across America and into
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On the World’s List of Most Boring Documents Ever, the course syllabus may very well rank number one. It’s at least up there in the same company as a lawyer’s legal dictionary and the engineering specifications of a toaster. I’ve been creating college syllabi for eleven years now and you know
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A coupons website, Vouchercloud.net, recently surveyed nearly 2,400 adults across this great county to learn how much Americans know about technology. The L.A. Times reported the humorous and rather baffling findings about how little we Americans actually know about the stuff we use every day. Among their findings? That 1
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I was recently introduced to the infographic below–created and published by WhoIsHostingThis.com–which covers some great things to think about when taking, printing, and selling photographs. There’s a lot to consider when using others images. Consider reviewing the articles/infographics we have published on The Visual Communication Guy as well: Can I Use that
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Are you writing to give your employees bad news? Or are you writing to pitch a new idea? Or are you writing an essay with a persuasive argument? No matter your purpose, the way you organize your paper is critical to the way in which it will be received. To
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As I passed a billboard this week, telling me the “do’s and dont’s” of something or other–I can’t even recall what the billboard was about because I was so distracted by the error–I was reminded how frequently we see apostrophe errors in all kinds of professional settings. (By the way,
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I found this infographic (published by Coastal Creative) insightful and wanted to share it with you. Design trends are constantly changing and it’s important to be aware of what is considered contemporary and what is considered cliche. What do you think? Are you and your company’s designs keeping with the
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