Before Obamacare became known as, well, “Obamacare,” it was the House Democrat’s Health Care Plan. Naturally, as it seems to always go in American politics, when democrats propose a big idea like health care reform, it becomes the republican party’s priority to oppose it (and vice versa, of course). When
Read moreBelieve it or not, the University of Iowa actually painted the opponent’s locker room at their football stadium pink. And not just any pink, a Pepto Bismol-esque shade known widely as “drunk tank pink.” This particular shade of pink wasn’t chosen at random by university officials; it wasn’t a superstitious
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The images posted here are advertisements that I picked up at a hotel a few years back. These are very common types of advertisements that you might find handed out at a fair or at a local store near your home (or, of course, at a hotel). While there certainly
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Whenever you are faced with organizing information it may seem that there are a million options ahead of you. In reality, I suppose, there are infinite possibilities for designing anything. But when it comes to organizing information, there are really only five ways to do it. (Well, there may be
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Every church has a message to share. And nearly every established church these days has a website in which it promotes and “brands” its church and message. Doctrine aside, I thought it would be insightful to see just how the top 20 churches in America (in terms of reported membership) go
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My earlier post on annoying punctuation errors was popular enough that I thought I’d post a few more visuals of mistakes to reiterate an important point: a little (correct) punctuation can go a long way.
Read moreFor just about any document you create, highlighting information is important to increase readability and make information easy to scan. When creating a résumé, for example, your name and headings really ought to stand out above the rest. In the days of the typewriter, your only real option for highlighting information
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My Rating: 5/5 About the Book Understanding Comics is a book about the art of creating visualizations to tell a story. Perhaps a misnomer of a title, this book covers far more about visualization and communication than it does about the comics industry. Written entirely in comic book form, the author
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Over the years as a writer and college instructor, I’ve come to conclude two very important things about punctuation: 1) it’s absolutely critical to good communication, and 2) many college graduates still struggle with it. Punctuation is a visual cue in our language that tells readers not only what the
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Have you ever witnessed a car accident or other event that seemed horrific or startling? When you recall that story to your friends (or even to the police), how accurate do you think your explanation of the story is? Many of us are under the (false) impression that our memories
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