October is coming to an end, and that can only mean one thing: Halloween. Yes, costumes, trick, and candy are in our sights. It can be quite an exciting time, unless you’re a creator feeling like your creative juice tank is running low. There are many things you can do
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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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College Match Up recently published an infographic that shows the relationship between color preferences and personality. While the validity of the infographic is certainly up for debate, the fact that colors express certain characteristics is a well-known fact. Are what colors you’re drawn to indicators of your personality? Is it true
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Every Christmas I see it. Multiple times. And every Christmas I remain politely in silence. But this year I’m speaking out: no more apostrophes on family names in Christmas cards. It’s a baffling trend. Apostrophes are for possession (my dog’s Christmas stocking) and for omitting letters (it’s time to open presents).
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Home > Speaking > POWERFUL Presentations Presenting information to a crowd in way that engages, inspires, and moves audiences to act is an art form. If you can learn to present powerfully, you can teach, motivate, persuade and help people remember your most important ideas. The good news is, becoming
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Dear Women, I need your help. I need to know if it is ethical for me to get my daily news from national media news outlets like CNN and Fox News when they use images that openly objectify and degrade women to sell their content. Please allow me quickly to
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If you’ve ever wanted a quick glimpse into some of the statistics about the world’s most impressive structures, check out this cool little infographic by Westerman’s International: Are you remodeling your home? Then check out this post on increasing its value!
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On Halloween, we frequently seek the mysterious, the spooky, and even the gruesome. Sculptors around the globe have an awesome ability to creatively capture such emotion-provoking scenarios. For this holiday of fright, mystery, and intrigue, I looked around for some of the most amazing (and spooky) sculptures. This is what
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Regardless of race, ethnicity, or cultural upbringing, did you know that all human beings contract the same muscles in the face for seven different emotions? In other words, angry people in Japan have the same facial expressions as angry people in Iceland, Madagascar, or Canada. And the same is true for
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I recently taught a class entitled “Information Design in Society,” where we talk about the design of public spaces. In the course, we address typography, signage, wayfinding, architecture, colors, and emotional reactions to objects and areas. On multiple occasions during the semester, students brought up Target and Walmart as examples (apparently
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