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Tiny graphics support your outline and build the arguments for a specific action
By: Marius Popescu
Tags: Graphics, Dashboard, Infographics, Data Visualization, Tiny

Isn’t it enough to splash a nice graphic design on your blog? Like showing a nice ad on the TV with no marketing strategy, this is not enough to convince your public.

Your article outline has its own strategy to:

attract readers with the headline and a story

build your arguments following the plan

convince readers to take the next step

What role do tiny graphics play in the strategy weaved inside your articles?

Tiny graphics don’t often start an article. When they do, they need to focus on the problem and be clear enough to explain it or make it urgent in your mind. However, they do sometimes replace the articles altogether.

Most often the graphics come after the introductory story, or around the first point of your article. First, because they are a big attraction for our eyes. Second, because we can understand visuals much faster than text.



compiled by 3M Did you realize that we can process visuals 60,000 times faster than text? Research compiled by 3M

Third case is when the tiny graphics appear at different places inside the article. It can be the same graphic appearing 3 times, with small differences corresponding to each point your text is presenting. They can also be different ones like small magnets attracting your readers to get to the end of your article.

Tiny graphics help us visualize the article’s structure, explain one point, and move the reader to the next one

Your turn now

What tiny graphic could you use three times (with small differences) inside one of your articles?

Send your questions and ideas via the Tiny Graphics mailing list.

PS

Sparklines are another example of tiny graphics which are often embedded in articles, medical dashboards or spreadsheets.
0.1 Seconds — Data Visualization. Data Storytelling with event theme and…
By: Prince Owusu Attah
Tags: Data Storytelling, Infographics, Data Visualization, Poster Design

Overview

In 2018, my work 0.1 Seconds was selected as the best data visualization poster for Purdue University Data Visualization Exhibition. This data vis was developed out of the event theme and the various works presented at the show. The event theme ‘0.1 seconds’ depicts the time it takes people to read an effective data vis, the multi-colored lines also show the title of each exhibit, and the colors are inspired by the social context the works talk about; (social, health, money, and death).

Theme

The event's theme was dubbed “ 0.1 Seconds,” drawn from the theory that effective data visualization should take a viewer about 0.1 seconds to recognize. With this theme, I had the challenge to create a compelling data visualization around it.

The Challenge

The main design challenge was to tell a data vis story with themes from the event and the participants' stories while leveraging the contextual meaning of the main theme.

Data Analysis

There were 9 exhibitors, with about three to four having similar topics and themes. I did an affinity mapping of all the topics to map out the common themes in the visualization. Themes drawn from the topics were nature, money, death, social, and health-related. One challenge was that most of the topics overlapped one or more themes. After a careful evaluation, I decided to march topics with the easiest and most recognizable theme since my target audience (university population) could make the inferences.

Limitation

I was limited by the duration of one week for design and critique. My output was also in a standard print size document (PDF) 11.69 x 16.53 “. Though this design would go on to be expanded into a 50 x 50 in Vinyl print for the show

Final Solution

I took inspiration from several line mapping visualizations, mapping the topics with their themes, and sketching out some ideas. The final iteration after several critiques were the below-selected visualization. In this iteration, multiple lines with different variations in sizes are used.

Reflection

This project was fun and fulfilling creatively. It helped me develop a lot of storytelling and narrative creation experience as well as how to break down visualizations into print.

Some key takeaways from this project include:
Components of e-learning content for effective teaching and learning
By: Shubhi Thakuria
Tags: Education, E Learning Solutions, Instructional Design, Online Education, Infographics

How to classify learning content? What is the best way to teach content? How can I determine if using a video, animation, or image is the optimal strategy for achieving the teaching goal? Have you ever felt you could not come up with an effective e-learning solution for a specific type of content?

These were some of the pressing questions that I encountered when I started developing e-learning programs in early 2014 at the start of my career. Since then, my work experiences clubbed with the lessons learned from leading e-learning experts like Ruth Clark, Chopeta Lyons, and David Merril helped me better understand the appropriate methods to teach a particular type of content.

Creating meaningful, memorable, and motivational learning experiences is essential to effective e-learning — this visual aid describes the most commonly used five types of instructional components and the best way to teach them.

Have you also experience similar problems while creating online courses? What were the lessons learned? How did you learn it? Is there any other topic on which you would like me to create an infographic? Please share your thoughts in the comment section. Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the newsletter if you want my next infographic in your inbox.

Earlier published in Components of e-learning content for effective teaching and learning (effectiveed.tech)
Comic Essay #1: Suicides in India
By: Shobhit Dixit
Tags: Suicide, Comics, Infographics, India

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infographic submission or image to 90 image sharing sites
By: Enoch Precious Adeboye
Tags: Submission, Submission Guidelines, Infographics, Infographic Submission, Infographie

Are you in need of infographic submission to reach targeted audience
Top-5 Security Vulnerabilities in Corporate Travel Products
Tags: Security, Infographics, Travel Management, Cybersecurity, Traveltech

Nowadays, cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose a serious concern for corporate travel. The explanation for this trend is simple: travel management companies accumulate lots of sensitive data on their customers, including unique personally identifiable information (PII), payment details, document numbers and credentials, etc. All this information may be potentially exploited by malefactors or sold on the dark web.

It is no surprise that more and more travel management companies (TMC) work on strengthening their security postures and look for steps that could help them avoid reputational damage and financial losses possible in a case of a cyber-attack.

Over the last two years, DataArt’s Security team has performed multiple penetration tests for the business travel sector. Learn the most common security vulnerabilities related to the corporate travel and the tips on how to prevent them by viewing the infographic below.

All in all, we see that there is a need for the corporate travel companies to follow a standard set of security testing activities that include secure code review, pentests, and infrastructure audit. Regular security checkups are a valuable measure to find security breaches before an attacker can exploit them. DataArt’s cybersecurity experts have participated in hundreds security testing projects for businesses of all sizes across the UK, Europe, and the USA. You can entrust your Security Testing projects to us.

Learn more about DataArt Security Testing Services
A Complete Breakfast: How ABM Serves Up Better Outcomes
Tags: Account Based Marketing, Infographics, B2B, Breakfast, Abm

A Complete Breakfast: How ABM Serves Up Better Outcomes HIPB2B ·Dec 16, 2020

This HIPB2B infographic was written by Acadia Otlowski and designed by Caitlyn Smith.

“A COMPLETE BREAKFAST”

The notion of a complete breakfast swept across TVs across America in the 90s and early noughties, perpetuating a saying by one of cereal’s first brands, Kellogs. That’s advertiser for “this food is not nutritionally complete on its own.”

EXAMPLES OF “A COMPLETE BREAKFAST” COMMERCIALS

ABM’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

An account-based marketing strategy asks what diners want and need to solve their problems and achieve their goals. That’s why:

57% of marketers say their organizations have used ABM strategies for more than a year.

62% of marketers say there’s a measurable positive impact since adopting ABM. (Forrester)

Revenue won is the most common ABM metric tracked. (Hubspot)

40% of the average marketing team was dedicated to ABM in 2019. (Engagio)
What’s The Point? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By: Dylan Evans
Tags: Movie Night, Content Marketing, Infographics, Covideo, Movie Review

A Breakdown of the COVIDEO Review Scoring System

In my last article, I introduced the concept of COVIDEO: An entirely online, nightly movie-watching community which I’ve been a part of for the past 6 months. It’s a difficult task to sum it up in a single sentence — which is why I dedicated an article simply to that!

However, now that I’ve established the where, when, and why of my upcoming movie reviews, I’d like to also establish the what; that is, what sorts of films do the members of COVIDEO watch? Which do they enjoy, and which do they detest? What do the scores I’ll be presenting mean, against a greater backdrop of what those same scores represent?

I’ve tried to highlight the answers to those questions in my new Infographic, found after the jump. In it, I breakdown what the various scores, from 1–10, represent by offering an example of a previous film which earned that score. Since COVIDEO represents a collective of people, however, I felt it was important to represent each score as an average amongst all those who gave the movie a rating. As such, each example also reveals how many different reviews made up each average score. In order to keep the averaging system as consistent as possible, I only included films that were reviewed by at least seven different people. In this way, I believe I’ve collected a fair representation for each scoring range. Check it out below!
How the continuous evolution of your offer sustains the subscription model
By: Marius Popescu
Tags: Graphics, Dashboard, Infographics, Data Visualization, Tiny

Why would someone subscribe to YOUR product?

The last 10 years many companies have radically changed their strategy and have chosen the subscription model. Just look at Adobe, Microsoft and all the gaming platforms, they basically survived by switching to subscriptions.

You can love it or hate it, but for a company in this digital era, the subscription model is a lifesaver. But most importantly, it is a much better choice for the customers of your products. This is not obvious and we all like to complain about yet another subscription.

Showing your product’s evolution is a key step to show how are you serving your customers, why should they be loyal to you, and why are you deserving an annual fee (here exemplified by GrowthXP, a module for monitoring children’s growth)

Continuously providing value and solving your customer’s problems are key to having a subscription model

What if you don’t update your software so often, how could you explain why your company deserves a subscription? Customers need more than just a solution. They also need help, explanations, and sometimes hand-holding.

Show since when you offer customer training.

Show how you handle initial setup as a product, not as a service.

Show how you take into account your customer needs and requests and add value to it over time.

Focus your efforts (and your content) on giving more value to your customers. Not on your number of customers, nor on your excellency, and definitely not on your great technology. These are great as arguments for why you can do the job.

But first, answer the customer’s unspoken question: What’s In It For Me?

Your turn now

Why is the subscription model better for your customers?

Send your questions and ideas via the Tiny Graphics mailing list.

PS

Do you also wonder What’s In It For Me when reading this series? We’re preparing a the Tiny Graphics handbook summarizing our method and advice. Be sure to subscribe to the mailing list to be notified when it becomes available.
Beynimiz! Erken Çocukluk Dönemi İçin Sinirbilim İnfografik
By: Homedu International
Tags: Nörobilim, Okul Öncesi, Infographics, Montessori, Sinirbilim

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چگونه می توان یک اینفوگرافیک طراحی کرد؟
By: Setareh Alavi
Tags: Infographics, Infographic Design, Infographic Maker

in In Bitcoin We Trust
World History Timeline
By: Vivid Maps
Tags: Infographics, Timeline, History, History Timeline, Charts

A poster he created called ‘New Chart of History’ shows empires’ continuation to give learners a more global picture of history across space and time.

The Chart of History poster chronicles milestones in 106 separate locations. The map poster depicts Priestley’s idea that the whole world’s history was important.

The world’s history is split into the following geographical sections: Great Britain, Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Persia, India, China, Africa, and America.

Click to continue reading >>
Demenz: Symptome, Ursachen, Diagnose und Behandlung
Tags: Infographics, Demenz

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AdEx in Numbers: November 2020
Tags: Transparency, Infographics, Ad Network, Transparency Report, Data

At AdEx Network, we work (and live) by a certain set of values, and one of them is transparency. In the spirit of this, we are starting a series of monthly blog posts that share with you some of the most notable statistics and numbers from our day-to-day.

The AdEx platform did quite well — in November, we reached 5,000 registered publishers and advertisers, and we served close to 40 million unique impressions that are also 40 million micropayments. This way, we remain the largest payment channel network on Ethereum.

Take a look at the platform growth statistics:

Meanwhile, we continued developing our staking and farming ecosystem. Both have been a success and that’s no surprise — staking and farming ADX is rather profitable for our token holders.

Currently, there are more than 7 million US dollars in the AdEx farm alone, and participants are sharing 4,375,000 million ADX tokens as rewards. Meanwhile, the annual percentage yield (APY) of the Validator Tom staking pool remains above 50%, granting stakers pretty good returns.

There’s 30 million ADX staked in the Tom pool, 16 million in the loyalty pool and over 10 million ADX on Balancer and Uniswap, which means that over 53% of the circulating ADX supply is locked in staking or DeFi.

But enough chit-chat. Let’s take a look at the numbers:
Hi everyone!
By: Grace Evaly
Tags: Skincare, Content Marketing, Infographics, Online Marketing, Branding

Hi everyone! Take a look at the infographic content my team and I created as online marketing students for our partner company. The infographic is about the regular daily skincare routine for men. We are introducing them to the high importance of natural essential ingredients for their skin.

Please share your feedback with us :)
First for Family
By: Zeina Fakhreddine
Tags: Medicare, Health, Infographics, Campaign, Media Campaign

Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies|M.A. in Migration Studies|B.A. in Jounalism
Thanks for the tip about venngage.
By: Ryan Dejonghe
Tags: Business, Infographics, Writing

Thanks for the tip about venngage. I’m sure huge fan of infographics but never thought I could put them together.
I’m a fan of infographics. Melissa Gouty clued me into an easy way to make your own.
By: Ryan Dejonghe
Tags: Tips, Infographics, Sharing, Marketing, Writing

I’m a fan of infographics. Melissa Gouty clued me into an easy way to make your own.

Check out the infographic Melissa made, pretty cool, right?

Infographic made by Melissa Gouty

She used a web-based program called Venngage. It’s like engaging with a vengeance.

I have no ownership in Venngage, nor do I get anything from recommending them. I’m simply a fan of infographics and would love to see them more on Medium.

Happy creating!

Here is her original article:

Thanks again, Thomas

Thanks again to Thomas Smith for his article about Medium’s new short-form articles:

He talks about The Startup featuring these articles, but how do they publish it if we don’t send it?

Happy creating!
How to use time in a subtle way in your graphics
By: Marius Popescu
Tags: Graphics, Infographics, Dashboard Design, Data Visualization, Tiny

Overnight success companies take a long time to build. Anonymous citation

Apart from the sometimes lucky strike at the right moment at the right place, any success story takes time, and effort, and yes, some luck.

The overnight angle is always obvious and it is also surprising for your customers. Yes, surprising, because they know it’s not true. They’ve worked with you for years, they know people from your company, they saw how your products evolved.

Wink at them: It “only” took us 5 years to be an overnight success!

Finish in beauty:

Thank you for making us an overnight success!

This works because you connect with people who use your company products. They won’t only nod and smile when you tell your story, they will also turn to the next person and tell them your story themselves: Actually, I’ve known them for years. I recall when they were only 5 employees and the time when …

Use your customers’ annual timeline to show the urgency of their problem (here taking a medical appointment, source Doctolib)

This is a subtle way to talk about your story and promote your longtime customers to the status of allies.

How can you use time in 10 subtle and creative ways in your graphics

Make the urgency for your customer the main axis Show the opposite of the obvious option: not the time spent but the time gained Use a time axis unit to teach your customers the right point of view: months or years, instead of days use two or three timelines so that your story chart aligns with customer events align your timeline with your customers’ domain events or historical events Show how much time one actually needs to spend to do something you automated Show how much time you work on a feature to teach the users how much time it actually takes show your customers own timeline with your products and even before, inside your application, for them show the time from your competition’s perspective zoom in on specific parts of your timeline to tell a story, an important year, the start of a new product

Your turn now

Which subtle way do you think you could use as your tiny graphics timeline?

Send your questions and ideas via the Tiny Graphics mailing list.

PS

A few essential elements are missing from the graphic above, such as the actual numbers of the different levels of consultations. Sometimes the source studies are mentioned without giving the actual numbers (as in this case), and that’s a pity, as it can undermine the credibility of your graphics.
Tiny graphics move from left to right, with the time
By: Marius Popescu
Tags: Graphics, Infographics, Dashboard Design, Data Visualization, Tiny

What happens if you take a nice visual infographic you created 5 years ago and look at it today?

Is it still visually appealing? Probably yes.

Accurate? Probably not.

Is it easy to update it to show the new numbers? Of course.

Let’s take an example.

Instant snapshot type of graphic created using Balsamiq

(GrowthXP — country references and versions in 2013)

However, instead of just updating the numbers, wouldn’t it become a much better graphic if you would show the evolution of these numbers over the last 5, 10 or 25 years? Definitely yes.

How to transform an infographic into a data visualization

Take any visual infographic showing floating numbers about your business and you have a snapshot of your business at a specific moment in time.

Instead of using a snapshot, show the evolution over a period of time. The evolution can show how many customers you serve, how many or languages you provide, or actual usage numbers showing the benefits of your solution.

Chronology type of graphic created using Excel

(GrowthXP — country references and versions in the last 25 years)

This evolution tells your story, so you can greatly improve it by telling different stories on the same timeline.

Show different stories on the same timeline to add contrast and drama

The same timeline tells your story but can tell a different story so that your readers can compare the two. The alternate story can be focused on the problem, on the solution, or on your target customers.

1) Problem-focused comparison

The last 5 years you have incrementally developed your product, adding more features and more versions to provide more value to your customers. What happened with the problem space in the meantime?

If the problem stayed the same you can show if there are more businesses affected by it

If the problem has worsened year after year, show how the impact grew over time

If some specific events happened which made the problem more acute, show them in parallel of your timeline

2) Solution-focused comparisons

What happened with customers using a different solution? Pick the most used solution or the one which serves them the least.

What happened with customers using no solution? How are they affected year after year?

How different types of solutions serve your target customers? Show which customers are best served by your solution and why.

3) Customer-type focused comparisons

Show 2–3 types of customers you serve over time, on top of your main target customers

Show how different types of customers have the same problem but on different time scales

Show why different types of customers should use your solution

Your turn now

How to transform a snapshot into a story-telling graphic?

Send your questions and ideas via the Tiny Graphics mailing list.

PS

Another difference between the two graphics are the tools you’ll need:

- for the first one visual creation tools (Balsamiq, Canva, Visme)

- for the chronological graphics professional data-oriented tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
Causes Behind Foundation Cracks (Infographic) — Ram Jack OKC
By: Cindy Stacy
Tags: Infographic

Foundation cracks are the most annoying thing in your house. These cracks can be long, small, thin or thick. You may not notice the cracks with your eyes but these are dangerous and can be a threat to your safety if not repaired on time. Some of the potential causes are heavy storm, snowfall, water clogging, moisture, earthquake etc. It is good to call a repair company after such disasters and get the whole roof inspected.
Amazon Will Rule The Covid Christmas
By: Joseph Doherty
Tags: Infographics, UK, Shopping, Christmas, Covid 19

2020 has easily been the most bizarre of all of our lifetimes. This Christmas in the UK is going to be no different, no bustling streets on a Saturday with the family still looking for presents, no Christmas Parties we look forward to ending the year and, even limits on who can go where on the day itself. The Covid Christmas will be like no other with new restrictions Coming into place on the 2nd of December, many people will be looking to do their Christmas shopping online. With 2020 dominated by e-commerce, one retailer has massively reined above all, Amazon.

In July it was already reported, that the online juggernaut had doubled its profits from that point in 2019, with this seeming to be growing from strength to strength, with a huge boost this holiday season due to to the move to online retail over the high streets of the UK.

In a report by the Centre of Retail Research, it is projected that online retail will see a 48% share on the UK spending this Christmas. The figure, up from 26.8% of the Nations spending from the holiday period 12 months ago is likely a result of restrictions, plus the national lockdown which has run for the past four weeks, to be lifted on December 2nd.

With the retail Giant already covering around 30% of the nations online shopping, it’s no surprise that Amazon, with its massive Black Friday promotions, will see Brits flock to get presents with a click of a few buttons, a much more comfortable alternative than the landscape of masks and social distancing that Britain’s high streets have become.
What Are The Barriers Of Access To Health Benefit (Infographic)
By: Longevity Regenerative Institute
Tags: Infographic

There are a lot of ways to improve the health care facilities in the country. Low quality health care issues along with overcrowding in dispensaries have made the problem more grave. Cost of the service also becomes unaffordable for many who do not have that much money. These issues are causing serious barriers in achieving the goal of health care in the country. Therefore, more primary care physicians are needed who can go for a detail inspection and diagnosis and come out with a solution.

**Disclaimer: This content should not be considered medical advice and does not imply a doctor-patient relationship.
Time is the best ingredient to show the urgency of a problem
By: Marius Popescu
Tags: Graphics, Infographics, Dashboard Design, Data Visualization, Tiny

In 2013 infographics were all the rage. My favourite ones were the ones published by the New York Times, Financial Times, and Le Monde. As these publications focus on news and historical events, time is always at the heart of their visualizations.

That’s rarely the case for business (info)graphics. And that’s a pity!

Your timeline tells your story, and that’s interesting for your customers

he same year we needed to create new roll-ups for the medical conferences where the company products were presented, so I started playing with the idea of building one as an infographic. I wanted a simple design (as I’m not a designer), an outline showing the big picture, and tiny graphics to explain the problems addressed by our solutions.

Connect your product’s history with events and important milestones in your specific domain

The next step was to gather actual historical data for medical publications, statistical references, national charts catalogues, product versions etc.

Quite soon the time appeared as a good perspective, as medical publications covered more than 70 years, while our solutions “only” existed for about 20 years.

Time is the single most important thread linking the historical data to your product’s value evolution

There are few problems unchanged year after year (except when there is no available solution yet). Timelines help you show this to your readers and make them aware of this evolution.

Likewise, the solutions space is changing all the time too. New solutions appear-some evolve, some stop following. Show your readers where your solution is placed in your domain by using the time scale.

Your turn now

How can you use the time to show the evolution of your product’s value?

Send me your questions and ideas via the Tiny Graphics mailing list.

PS

This last year was particularly rich in visualizations, see FT, Worldometer, and Le Monde. Interactivity took more importance than the visual side in helping the reader see how the indicators changed weekly and monthly.
Do All Lives Matter? (Infographic)
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Black History, Infographics, Black Lives Matter, Miquiel Banks, Visual Learning

Introduction

With Visual Learning, there’s no need to argue, debate, banter, or engage in what ifs or “philosophical” exercises.

When these circumstances arrive, you simply use one of the Four VL (Visual Learning) Tools:

Quantum View

The Board

The Moral Premise

POV (Point of View)

In this blog, I’ll discuss the Quantum View (Visual Learning).

A Modern Example

This is my term for the essential power of Visual Learning.

Let’s tackle an easy subject.

Is All Lives Matter Disrespectful?

Trust me, this subject is going to bring heat from all sides and heightened emotions only found at MMA Competitions.

However, since we are Visual Learners, we’ll use the simple step method to seek the truth.

We have two ways to do this — we can go up/down or we can go left/right.

I think the easiest way to do this would be left/right, so as I access another industry, I remember a term we had in the early days of Hip Hop.

It was slang and it was simply called “DISS,” and it was short for many things, but in this instance, we’ll focus on disrespect.

In this case, we know the “DISS” comes from WITHOUT and the disrespect is felt WITHIN.

Let’s start here.

Now my friends, let’s go QUANTUM!

Quantum View

Is the Phrase, All Lives Matter, disrespectful against Blacks?

You can quote issues, incidents, and even try a timeline, but guess what, there’s going to be SILENCE.

But that’s okay, that’s how they operate.

Since we are in Quantum View, let’s take a look at the history of Black Lives Matter.

Below, we can see Blacks have been chanting Black Lives Matter since 525 BC, but as you are aware, this has been a Global Situation going back to the Beginning of this Planet.

In Quantum View, we no longer argue or debate, we present the timeline and the information for the Viewer.

Browse the Infographic below and I’ll ask you, is the phrase ALL LIVES MATTER Disrespectful?

Conclusion

If you look closely, notice that Blacks have been TALKING for a long time.

In Conjunction, since there has been talking, there has been SILENCE.

Now that there is ACTION in 2020, there is finally a RESPONSE from the SILENCE and rather than apologizing, attempting to help, attempting to seek solutions, or just attempting to BEGIN TO ADDRESS what’s happening, they have one response.

ALL LIVES MATTER!

As a result, we will invoke SILENCE to such foolishness.
Infographic: Housing and Wealth Inequality in Baku, Azerbaijan
By: Kertenkele Press
Tags: Azerbaijan, Infographics, Housing, Inequality

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The impact of our concept of Time (Infographic)
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Infographics, Kali Yuga, Storytelling, Time, Miquiel Banks

Introduction

It’s a simple word.

Time.

However, we have been segmented by it, tricked by it, negated by it, and inundated with it.

Let’s slow down and realize the truth.

Time is a concept, nothing more.

It’s something that we, as human beings, have created to identify certain phenomena, certain properties, and certain “realities” of our existence.

Circular Time

Long ago in the distant past, the ancients understood time as a Circle and it has been passed down to us via quotes.

Ever heard of the Circle of Life?

Now, the beauty of Time as a Circle is that our “psyches” can easily adjust and overcome its long-term effects.

There are other benefits, including the following:

Matriarchal Consciousness

Eternity

Cycles of Time

Ritual

Magick

Altered States

Art

What a way to live, right?

Also, notice the beauty, color, and aesthetics of Time as a Cycle.

Linear Time

However, when time became linear, the human psyche COULD NOT adjust.

There are no benefits to this model and here’s the disadvantages:

Patriarchal Consciousness

History

Linear Time

Dogma

Rationality

Waking Reality

Science

Comparison

Now, let’s look at both concepts of Time.

Use in Storytelling

Now that you understand these two models of time, we can migrate this to Storytelling.

How do your characters view time?

Is it circular or linear?

How does it impact them, their behavior, or their actions?

Conclusion

Now that you have a grasp of Circular and Linear Time, use this as another tool to finish your stories.
Two Sides of the Same Coin — Visual Learning and Storytelling (Infographic)
By: Miquiel Banks
Tags: Infographics, Storytelling, Miquiel Banks, Visual Learning, Cause And Effect

Overview

As a Content Creator, you face a great and tough journey.

You have ONE PURPOSE, but you have two paths.

I’m glad you mentioned it and you’re right, just like in the Hero’s Journey!

The Hero’s Journey has two journeys (External and Internal), but that’s a simple idea.

Your journey is much more complicated.

Your two journeys exist as PATHS OF SIGHT, but they exist as a state of consciousness, far superior to a state of being.

It sounds difficult, but it isn’t.

Your end goal is to find BALANCE between the two paths.

The first path is esoteric and involves your BEING (who you are).

The second path is exoteric and involves your DOING (what you do).

That’s enough theory, now we can go QUANTUM (my word for going visual).

Side Note

As a Content Creator, you are tasked with doing multiple things, but this is NOT Multi-tasking.

Multi-tasking is doing SEVERAL THINGS at once, but juggling is doing ONE THING AT A TIME, but being AWARE of the other things.

Two different concepts, you got it?

The Esoteric Path (BEING)

This is the difficult path and this is where many of you will stray.

In essence, this involves levels of being and this path DEFINES WHAT IS.

It is called the PRIMARY CAUSE.

The Exoteric Path (DOING)

This is the easy path and this is where many of you linger way too long.

In essence, this involves actions and this path SHOWS WHAT IS.

It is called the PRIMARY EFFECT.

Summary

At Level 1, we operate at the highest level, symbolized by the Crown Chakra or the Spiritual Plane.

At Level 2, we operate a little closer to our humanity, symbolized by the Third Eye and the Pineal Gland.

At Level 3, we operate much closer to our humanity, symbolized by the Throat Chakra and the concept of Language, Communication, and Connectivity.

At Level 4, we operate at an interesting VOID, in the heart we have the capacity for Global Order (Love) or Global Chaos. At this point, you are EITHER ALL IN or ALL OUT. This is symbolized by Duality (Order/Chaos, Good/Evil, Light/Dark, etc.) and the two foundational pillars of being Human (Sacred and Divine/Animalistic, Primitive, Instinctual).

At Level 5, we operate at the Social and Emotional Parts of our Humanity and this is symbolized by the Solar Plexus, a crossroads for decision-making in the Creative Spheres.

After we have achieved integration and balance with all the levels, we find ourselves operating at 100% as Responsible, Moral, Enlightened, Sacred, and Divine Beings.
ThanksGiving, Black Friday Sale During Global Pandemic [INFOGRAPHIC]
By: David H. Williams
Tags: Blackfriday Deals, Black Friday, Infographics, Thanksgiving, Covid 19

Learn precautionary measures to celebrate the holiday season safely. Enjoy the virtual Thanksgiving and Black Friday sale this year, and keep people around you safe and healthy.

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. And Black Friday too.

Now that the holiday season is about to get started, we must not forget to take precautionary measures to avoid exposure and spread of COVID-19.

Have you planned out a Thanksgiving dinner for this year?

Speaking of COVID-19; Are you prepared for the holiday season 2020?

The holiday season 2020 is going to differ from the past years.

CDC SOPs Considerations for Hosting or Attending a Gathering

CDC recommends us to follow SOPs and avoid in-person gatherings to minimize the spread of Coronavirus.

Ensure you sanitize your hands and wear a face mask during Thanksgiving gathering, even with the household.

Are you planning to see your grandparents this Thanksgiving?

Try to avoid traveling, as it can increase your chances of getting exposed to public places hence catching the deadly virus.

Don’t worry; you can still enjoy Turkey, Cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes with your loved ones.

However, you have to celebrate Thanksgiving eve virtually. Greet Thanksgiving to your friends and family online. Host a small dinner for the household, prepare a meal together, and watch parades and football.

Black Friday is also here. Are you ready for the holiday shopping season?

We all are excited to buy holiday gifts, but in 2020 everything has gone digital.

MUST READ: Global Surge in Spyware During COVID-19

You can avail of Black Friday sales and cyber discounts online. Fill up your shopping cart with exclusive online deals and avail of the most significant discount sale online.

All we gotta do is to stick to the safety precautions suggested by the CDC. And we are ready to enjoy the festivities of the holiday season. Stay healthy and relish the holiday season virtually. Don’t forget to keep your friends and family in prayers this Thanksgiving.

We are here with the Holiday season survival guide to help you celebrate Thanksgiving 2020 and Black Friday sales with tranquillity. We hope that the next year will bring health and prosperity to our lives.
ThanksGiving, Black Friday Sale During Global Pandemic [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tags: Blackfriday Deals, Infographics, Global Pandemics, Thewispy, Thanksgiving

Learn precautionary measures to celebrate the holiday season safely. Enjoy the virtual Thanksgiving and Black Friday sale this year, and keep people around you safe and healthy.

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. And Black Friday too.

Now that the holiday season is about to get started, we must not forget to take precautionary measures to avoid exposure and spread of COVID-19.

Have you planned out a Thanksgiving dinner for this year?

Speaking of COVID-19; Are you prepared for the holiday season 2020?

The holiday season 2020 is going to differ from the past years.

CDC SOPs Considerations for Hosting or Attending a Gathering

CDC recommends us to follow SOPs and avoid in-person gatherings to minimize the spread of Coronavirus.

Ensure you sanitize your hands and wear a face mask during Thanksgiving gathering, even with the household.

Are you planning to see your grandparents this Thanksgiving?

Try to avoid traveling, as it can increase your chances of getting exposed to public places hence catching the deadly virus.

Don’t worry; you can still enjoy Turkey, Cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes with your loved ones.

However, you have to celebrate Thanksgiving eve virtually. Greet Thanksgiving to your friends and family online. Host a small dinner for the household, prepare a meal together, and watch parades and football.

Black Friday is also here. Are you ready for the holiday shopping season?

We all are excited to buy holiday gifts, but in 2020 everything has gone digital.

MUST READ: Global Surge in Spyware During COVID-19

You can avail of Black Friday sales and cyber discounts online. Fill up your shopping cart with exclusive online deals and avail of the most significant discount sale online.

All we gotta do is to stick to the safety precautions suggested by the CDC. And we are ready to enjoy the festivities of the holiday season. Stay healthy and relish the holiday season virtually. Don’t forget to keep your friends and family in prayers this Thanksgiving.

We are here with the Holiday season survival guide to help you celebrate Thanksgiving 2020 and Black Friday sales with tranquillity. We hope that the next year will bring health and prosperity to our lives.
As distorções no infográfico das Eleições Americanas
By: Samuel Rossetti
Tags: Infographic, Design, Eleições Americanas, Politica, Behavioral Economics

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Infográfico DP6 — Black Friday
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Winners & Losers — Social Networks
By: The Consulting Club At Manipal
Tags: Instagram, Infographics, Social Media, Winners And Losers, Facebook

Winners & Losers — Social Networks

“When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power.” — Mark Zuckerberg

From starting as a “Harvard-exclusive” social network to connecting billions across the globe, Facebook has emerged as the most prominent social media platform in the world. MySpace, on the other hand, laid claim to that coveted title from 2005 to 2008, after which a series of unfortunate events led to their downfall.

What made Facebook stand out in comparison with MySpace? Let’s have a look at the series of significant events that impacted these social media giants.

MySpace led the world of social media from 2005–2008. Their acquisition by NewsCorp for $585 million saw their fame and income skyrocket, and this acquisition was supplemented by their deal with Google. However, their popularity soon declined as a result of their complacence, a result of taking their fame for granted. Failure to innovate, provide unique features and make the right business calls saw their user base and income decline steadily. Laying off half their employees and getting acquired for a measly 35 million dollars by Justin Timberlake were the last straws.

Facebook, on the other hand, was never afraid to innovate. Pioneering innovation in the field of social media, they were the first to introduce targeted advertising and the concept of a news feed on their paltform. On top of that, they added features that allowed individuals to create and develop their own games on Facebook, the unique concept of a “Like-Button” and a more user-friendly platform. Major strategic acquisitions like WhatsApp and Instagram further solidified their position as number one in the social media industry. Recently, they acquired a large stake within Jio, in hopes of gaining popularity within the Indian market, a largely untapped resource.

In a rapidly growing and hyper competitive market, success is temporary and there is no room for complacency. A couple of inept decisions can shake up the strongest companies, and a couple of inventive ones can build an empire.

Will Facebook keep innovating and remain on top, or will new companies like Vero, a platform designed to compete with Instagram, hold the key to the future?
3 ways to present your data analytics findings
By: Daniel Quek
Tags: PowerPoint, Tableau, Infographics, Canva, Data Analytics

The different between powerpoint and tableau is that tableau allows users to interact with the infographics directly. Other users can change the filters, parameters and even create their own personal dashboards with editor access. Compared to powerpoint, powerpoint is statics and is more towards management reporting or general presentation.

3. The Advance

Sometimes, the tradeoff in creating beautiful dashboard or infographics is time. We may not have the luxury to spend hours in creating beautiful images in our infographics. However, if we use the standard powerpoint elements (e.g. smart charts) or tableau standard charts, it will be boring to users. That’s why Canva comes into the rescue! There are many pre-build templates for you to choose in Canva. Be it powerpoint, posters, infographics or even instagram post!

The infographics is from CANVA. We can use it as a starting step and customise the colours, wordings and even add in our own images and charts to it. The best thing is — it can be exported to powerpoint or as an image. Hence, we can use this as a background in our powerpoint or tableau dashboard. This certainly saves us lots of time!

Conclusion

Due to how fast-pace the world is changing, we do not have the time to spend time creating everything from scratch. This includes data analytics, presentations or even FAQs. The skillset that we need to learn is how we can source for better tools that can help us convey our message in the shortest time, without compromising on the quality of the message.
Keep your graphs and charts honest by avoiding these common data visualization pitfalls.
By: Amy Balliett
Tags: Infographics, Information Design, Data Visualization, Charts, Graphic Design

Whether in school or in the workplace, the majority of us have had to either read or create charts and graphs at some point in our lives. This graphic representation of data, called “data visualization” or “data viz,” has been our go-to method for understanding how numbers correlate to one another for centuries. In fact, the first-ever line and bar graphs were developed as early as 1786, when William Playfair released The Commercial and Political Atlas.

Playfair wanted to compare the total amount of exports to the total amount of imports in Scotland over a single-year period (from 1780 to 1781), broken down by source/destination. To chart total numbers, identify locations, and differentiate imports from exports, he realized that a combination of bars and scales would do the trick. The result was the first recorded bar graph in history, pictured above.

At the time, Playfair was navigating uncharted waters, but today, charts and graphs are extremely commonplace. Over the years, tools such as Excel, Tableau, and PowerPoint have made it extremely easy for us to quickly visualize data sets and share them widely. Given this, you might be surprised to learn that mistakes in data visualizations run rampant in the world of visual content. For instance, it’s common to assume that comparing numbers to one another always requires a bar chart, while showing percentages always requires a pie chart. Or sometimes it’s assumed that a bar chart can have multiple scales, or worse, no scale at all.

We have taken charts and graphs for granted. Because they’re so easy to produce, we automatically assume they’re accurate. But tools such as Excel and PowerPoint just visualize the numbers we input; they don’t consider the context of those numbers to determine their best graphical representation.

To identify the right visualization to use, we must first consider the story we are trying to tell, just as Playfair did. We must consider how the associated numbers correlate to one another and to the context in which the data was collected. Without this information, the potential that the data will be improperly visualized grows exponentially — an issue that can greatly hinder the success of any visual content strategy and the reputation of the brand that publishes that incorrect data viz.
Onboarding questions for New SEO Clients
By: John Sottile
Tags: Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Infographics, SEO, Seo Services

SEO Onboarding Questions infographic

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