If you have an iPhone, you can upload an image taken with Portrait mode and Facebook will convert it to a 3D photo. But what if you don't have an iPhone or Portrait mode? What if you want to create a 3D photo out of an old photo or a composite image? In that case, you can turn any image into a Facebook 3D photo by creating depth maps in Photoshop. Photoshop instructor … [Read more...]
This Free Online Tool Resizes Any Image To Over 50 Sizes In Just One Click
The team at video editing app Promo has come up with a useful online tool that resizes any image to over 50 web and social media sizes with the click of a button. Simply upload your image or enter its url, and the app gives you a preview of what your image will look like across different formats like profile photos, cover photos, stories, newsfeed images, ads, email headers, … [Read more...]
Cool, Disney-Style Animations Of Logos Of Popular Social Networks
The students at Motion Design School in Kharkov (Ukraine) have come up with a series of gorgeous animations of logos of popular social networks, messaging platforms, and portfolio sites. The list includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google, Pinterest, Snapchat, Skype, Reddit, Tumblr, Flickr, Behance, Dribbble, Slack, and Telegram. The challenge was to create the … [Read more...]
8 Types Of Graphic Designers On Social Media, Which One Are You?
Do you critique Facebook’s UI every time they change it? Do you unfriend people who use Comic Sans? Or are you the ‘Hashtag Bomber’ who drops 20 design-related hashtags with every status update? Design resource site Pixelo has come up with a fun series of illustrations that list the different types of graphic designers on social media. Check them out below and tell us which one … [Read more...]
Ford Cleverly Demonstrates Its Blind Spot Sensor Using Vertical Video
To promote the Ford Edge's Blind Spot Information System (BLIS), BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Israel leveraged the growing popularity of Facebook's vertical video format to launch a mobile commercial that creatively used the top and bottom black bars that appear in regular horizontal videos. … [Read more...]
14 Honest Illustrations That Show How We Behave On Social Media
Hands up if you've ever deleted a Facebook post because no one 'liked' it. How about the time when you spent ten minutes trying to take the right picture of your dinner for Instagram? Oh, and how many times have you switched to some random, unnecessary document on your computer when someone creeps up behind your shoulder? … [Read more...]
Brilliant Travel Ads Want You To Explore The World In Person, Not On Social Media
Advertising school Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR) in Brazil has come up with an impressive print campaign for CVC, one of Latin America's biggest travel agencies. The ads show logos of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as windows through which the viewer can see the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer and the Statue of Liberty respectively. The tagline reads "The … [Read more...]
30 Honest Logos Of Famous Companies
What Clif Dickens did to advertising slogans, Viktor Hertz has done to popular brand logos. In a hilarious project titled 'Honest Logos', the Swedish designer shows us what famous company logos would look like if they were brutally honest about their product(s). Some are funny, some brash and some brilliant. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
15 Funny Posters About This Generation’s Tech Addiction That Are Unfortunately True
As per a 2011 study released by CourseSmart and Wakefield Research, 38% of college students can't go 10 minutes without checking their email, tablet or smart phone. A 2010 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that a significant majority of kids and teens spend about 75% of their waking hours attached to a screen of some sort. A Nielsen 2010 study shows that American … [Read more...]
Obama Gets Goofy, Takes A Selfie And Breaks The Internet With 20 Million Views In 19 Hours
Obama's video collaboration with BuzzFeed for HealthCare.gov has skyrocketed to the top of the viral video charts with over 20 million views in just 19 hours. Titled "Things Everybody Does But Doesn't Talk About", the video shows POTUS making goofy faces in the mirror, using a selfie stick and even 'blaming President Obama' when his cookie doesn't fit into his glass of milk. … [Read more...]
“If Only You Checked Your Breasts As Often As You Check Facebook” – These Breast Cancer Ads Are Ingenious
DDB Singapore has come up with a witty campaign for the Breast Cancer Foundation by leveraging social media in more ways than one. The three-ad series shows the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram logos tweaked to resemble the shape of a hand touching a breast. The tagline at the bottom reads: "If only you checked your breasts as often" with supporting body copy urging women to do … [Read more...]
This Clever Digital Tweak By The World Health Org. Resulted In A Huge Increase In Blood Donations
Like many countries, Namibia suffers from a shortage of blood donations with only 0.6% of the population participating as donors. On June 14, World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organisation and agency Advantage Y&R decided to use the power of digital media to 'share' the message and turn things around. … [Read more...]
Facebook Users Blame Steven Spielberg For Killing Dinosaur After Comedian Uploads Photo
Talk about the height of stupidity. Comedian and satirist Jay Branscomb uploaded an old picture of Steven Spielberg sitting next to a 'dead' dinosaur prop with a caption that read "Disgraceful photo of recreational hunter happily posing next to a Triceratops he just slaughtered. Please share so the world can name and shame this despicable man". What followed was a tsunami of … [Read more...]
This Hilarious Video Exposes The Truth Behind Facebook Updates And How People Bullshit Online
A study carried out by the University of Michigan last year concluded that Facebook causes depression, feelings of inadequacy and a "fear of missing out". Highlighting this sense of anxiety, Norwegian filmmakers Higton Bros have come up with this hilariously satirical video that's received almost 3 million views so far. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
Watch The Insane Amount Of Money Tech Companies Are Making Every Second
Penny Stocks Lab has come up with an incredible infographic that shows you how much money Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and other technology companies are making every second. To give you an example, in the time it took to create this article, Apple had made more than $4 million in revenue, followed by Microsoft ($1.7 million), Amazon ($1.6 million) and Google … [Read more...]
This Incredible Infographic Shows What’s Happening On The Internet Every Second
Here's a fascinating real-time infographic by Penny Stocks Lab that shows how quickly data is being generated on the internet every second. To give you an example, in the 15 mins it took to create this article, 10,000 Twitter accounts had been created, 2 million hours of YouTube video had been watched and Google had made $1.5 million in ad revenue. What's happening since you … [Read more...]
34 Funny Charts That Show The Truth About Your Online Life
Almost everyone who's active on digital and social media will relate to these hilarious pieces of satirical wisdom that accurately depict stereotypical behaviour online. We've filtered these 34 digital media-related graphs from the many cool ones you'll find on Truth Facts, a website dedicated to depicting the funny side of everyday life via illustrations created by the … [Read more...]
Are You The Most Annoying Person On Facebook?
God created man. Man created Facebook. Facebook created the social media wannabe (or was it Orkut?). Check out this hilarious infographic that lists the top 10 most annoying types of Facebook users as per a recent poll. If you've got more than 7 of these on your list, it's time to close your account and take a digital detox starting now. If you're honest enough to admit you're … [Read more...]
An Interesting World Map Of The Most Visited Websites Per Country
Check out this insightful world map of the most popular websites per country/region. Neighboring countries with common top sites have been merged which is why some of them might appear distorted. While Google (red) dominates the west, Baidu (the Chinese equivalent of Google) dominates eastern Asia and parts of Europe. … [Read more...]
“Never Judge An App By Its Icon” – 20 Famous Sayings Rephrased For Today’s Digital World
Check out these web 2.0 (or is it 5.0 now) versions of famous sayings, perfectly applicable for today's digital times. Thanks to Doghouse Diaries for this cool graphic. Use the comments below to add more to the list, once you're done. … [Read more...]
This Designer Created A Brilliant Video That Explains How Social Media Makes Us Lonely
You've probably come across research findings explaining how social networks make us lonely, but none of them would be as beautifully crafted as this animated clip by motion designer Shimi Cohen in Tel Aviv. … [Read more...]
What If Facebook Existed 100 Years Ago During World War One?
DDB Paris came up with an innovative online campaign for the Museum of the Great War in Meaux, France. They created a Facebook page that gives a first-person narrative of a character named Leon Vivien, a 29 year old school teacher drafted into the French military during World War One. Torn away from his pregnant wife he shares his experiences on this page thereby educating … [Read more...]
Out Of Original Ideas? Not To Worry – Use Social Media
Check out this hilariously satirical video that explains how to make social media marketing even more effective - by not putting any effort into it at all. … [Read more...]
Ford Lets You Login To Your Favorite Websites By Just Standing Next To Your Computer
Most Ford cars come with KeyFree technology - the car unlocks automatically, sensing the key in the owner's pocket when he/she approaches. When the owner leaves, the car locks itself using the same sensor. To highlight this feature, Ford has come up with a KeyFree App for your smartphone that lets you auto-login to your favorite websites as you approach your computer. When … [Read more...]
Symbols and Special Characters for Facebook, Twitter, Google Chat, Gmail etc.
Make your updates, tweets and mails stand out! Here's a comprehensive list of symbols and special characters for your posts, chat, mail and more. … [Read more...]