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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Maybe it goes without saying, but every color has a place and purpose. There are times when you want bright, flashy colors and there are times when you should avoid them at all costs. As you begin working and designing with color, one of the first things you’ll want to
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There has been some interesting research recently about whether or not the name at the top of a résumé impacts whether or not a person will get an interview. Sadly, one study found that “white-sounding” names are downloaded 17% more often than “black-sounding” names and those with black-sounding names were less
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Résumés communicate a lot about us. When we turn in a résumé, employers assume a whole lot about who we are beyond just our job experiences. By the way we design, edit, organize, and include information, employers suddenly assume things, like how old we are, how hard we work, what’s
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Learning to write well doesn’t come naturally for most people. In fact, good writing is a skill acquired over many years of practice and experimentation (and, typically, good writing is accompanied with a lot of reading) . But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few tricks you can do
Read moreReady or not, we’re back it, hitting the books. To get you geared up for the new year, I’ve put together a few not-so-well-known facts about education, college, and the brain (’cause, I suppose, the brain is somehow connected to education). After all, you may be able to use these
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Communication, as many job reports have repeatedly indicated, is considered the most important yet often most overlooked skill in the workplace and in life. If you think about it, the root of most frustrations in life nearly always stem from poor or improper communication. So what is good communication, anyway?
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Banned this week: selfie sticks and PowerPoint. That’s right, in the last couple days, news has spread across the globe that Disney Theme Parks are banning those wickedly popular three-foot selfie camera extensions. For safety, of course. And in other banning news? The Copenhagen Business School just banned PowerPoint from
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The title is a bit a misleading. Sadly, there are more than sixty-nine “rules” of punctuation. When it comes to punctuation rules, there are probably countless guidelines about how NOT to use them. But the reality is, if you can just learn what each of the punctuation marks do, you won’t
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