Color is a powerful form of visual communication. Perhaps one of the most powerful. Because of this, color use in logo design is something that needs to be well thought out in order to be effective within a highly competitive environment. Here are our 5 quick tips to using color in a
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Our popular infographic on plagiarism is being used in schools, libraries, writing centers, and businesses around the globe. In order to reach more students in more classrooms, we’ve been able to create the newest translation in Chinese. A special thanks to Keystone Academy in Beijing, China for this translation.
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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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It may be hard to fully accept for writers and readers alike, but it’s the truth. People read things in print differently than how they read things online. That’s why it’s important for you to know where your audience will be reading information. Online readers are more likely to scan
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The infographic below was originally published in English. The “severity meter” at the bottom of this graphic doesn’t translate smoothly into Indonesian, so the names were left in English. I hope this graphic is useful to our friends in Indonesia! Thanks to Yan Freski, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, for translating
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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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