It's "lilac", not light purple. Just like it's "magenta", not dark pink. Writer and children’s book illustrator Ingrid Sundberg has created a Color Thesaurus - a collection of 12 color charts that list the correct names of all shades. It's a useful reference tool for artists, designers, firms, make-up professionals and anyone who's planning to get their house painted. Check … [Read more...]
200 Legit Ways To Make Money Online
Here's the most comprehensive list of ways to make money online you've ever come across. From blogging and affiliate marketing to paid surveys and freelance, this excellent infographic from Survey Spencer just about covers it all. From our own experience, we can tell you about blogging - it's not easy to make money in the beginning. But if you stick to your niche and share … [Read more...]
How To Deal With Clients Who Steal Your Ideas And Hire Another Agency To Implement Them
Last week, our post on how to handle difficult clients gathered a fair share of eyeballs and appreciation. But what about those scumbags who invite you for a pitch, listen to your ideas, and then hire the cheapest agency to implement them? How do you deal with those jackasses? Well, here's a nifty piece of advice from Bodhisatwa Dasgupta, Creative Director at Grey Worldwide, … [Read more...]
People With Higher IQs Are Goal-Oriented And Persistent But Tend To Drink More, Sleep Late And…
This intriguing infographic reveals the good and bad habits of the world's smartest people based on numerous research findings. Good habits include persistence, goal setting, avid reading and metacognition. The bad ones include binge drinking, drugs, sleeping late and anxiety. People with higher IQs also tend to lose their virginity late (good or bad? you decide). Check it out … [Read more...]
15 Types Of Difficult Clients And How To Handle Them Effectively
Every agency has that one client from hell. The one who monopolizes your time, frustrates the entire staff, and makes unreasonable demands. If you've got more than one, you probably spend three out of four weekends in office. If we apply the Pareto principle (or 80:20 rule) to the agency-client relationship, 80% of an agency's resources are utilized in managing 20% of its … [Read more...]
This Is Probably The Most Creative Email Marketing Campaign You’ve Ever Seen
South American home store chain Sodimac wanted to send an email to their customers showcasing products available at their store. But there was a problem, most email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.) block received images by default, turning product pictures into blank HTML divisions until you click on 'display images'. … [Read more...]
How Managers Are Killing Productivity With Useless Meetings That Cost $37 Billion/Year
Every year, more than $37 billion is spent on unproductive meetings according to research compiled by online meeting service provider Fuze. Executives consider more than 67% of meetings to be failures, yet there are 25 million meetings per day in the U.S. alone. This infographic explains the causes and offers tips to improve workplace productivity. … [Read more...]
15 Inspirational Design Quotes From Creative Legends
Stuck in a creative rut? Happens to the best of us. Unreasonable clients, work pressure, stiff deadlines, office politics accompanied by a dumb boss can really dry up those creative juices. But before you go about throwing darts on a picture of him, take a moment and draw some inspiration from these 15 epic quotes of creative wisdom from the likes of Albert Einstein, David … [Read more...]
13 Scientific Ways To Beat Work Stress And Increase Productivity
85% of the stuff we worry about never actually happens. 7 out of 10 adults say they experience stress or anxiety every day. 46% of them said they screamed at their spouse, partner or children when stressed in the last month. Excess workload and people issues are the top reasons for job dissatisfaction. So how can one overcome the odds and boost productivity? This infographic by … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips To Help You Choose The Right Fonts For Your Next Project
Typography is an art. Done the right way, it can breathe life into even the most mundane of designs. These 10 commandments lay down the key principles of good typography and act as a definitive guide to help you shortlist the right fonts for your next design project. A must view for everyone in the business. Thanks to Evan Brown at DesignMantic for this brilliant infographic. … [Read more...]
These Are The Daily Routines Of History’s Most Famous Creative People
How did the world's most famous creative people spend their 24 hours/day? What was their daily routine like? This wonderful infographic aims to provide a sneak peek into the everyday lives of 16 brilliant minds including Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Dickens, Sigmund Freud, Victor Hugo, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin and more. … [Read more...]
16 Quotes Of Marketing Wisdom From Don Draper Himself
He might be the embodiment of the "Sex, Booze and Drugs" lifestyle but there's a lot more to learn from fictional ad man and marketing genius, Donald Draper. With Mad Men Season 7 around the corner, here are 16 quotes of marketing wisdom from the man himself. … [Read more...]
You’re Never Too Old To Start A New Venture, Look At These Famous Entrepreneurs
The current lot of 20-something CEOs are ruining it for people like us who are facing a mid-life crisis. This infographic gets back at those young pricks and proves why it's never to late to start your own venture. … [Read more...]
How To Create A Website In 1 Hour At Minimum Cost With Zero Coding Knowledge
Here's an excellent step-by-step guide on how to create a website for under $25 with zero coding or programming knowledge. Although there are many tutorials on this topic, we like the way this one explains the technicalities in a manner that even a novice will understand. … [Read more...]
Why Page 2 Of Google Search Results Is The Best Place To Hide A Dead Body
Sometime back there was this funny meme floating around the internet that said - "The best place to hide a dead body is page 2 of Google search results". According to research by online ad network Chitika, page one results enjoy a whopping 95% of all search traffic. … [Read more...]
Beer or Coffee – Which One Makes You More Creative? Here’s The Answer
Creative folks across the globe have their individual preferences when it comes to these two. But this cool infographic by iLoveCoffee.jp attempts to answer the age-old question: Which drink sparks more creativity - coffee or beer? It also tells you the effect they have on your brain, the good, the bad and which one to drink when. … [Read more...]
The Importance Of Good Web Design And Its Impact On People And Profits
This excellent infographic brings to light the importance of good web design in achieving successful conversions and lists the major stumbling blocks to a good user experience. With growing competition in every sector, users have more options online and are becoming less tolerant towards bad design and usability. Key observations: 35% users fail to complete simple tasks … [Read more...]
What Is Digital Strategy – Core Concepts, Tools, Deliverables And More
If you're looking for a go-to guide for digital strategy, here's an excellent presentation that provides a comprehensive overview, covers core concepts, tools, deliverables and lots more. … [Read more...]
Who Is Spying On You And How To Stop Them [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet is full of clever a-holes trying to get a hold of your personal information. Most people realize this AFTER someone's hacked into their accounts. The smarter folks take the necessary steps beforehand, realizing the fact that EVERYONE IS PRONE to threats online. … [Read more...]
22 Ways To Create Interesting Content When You Don’t Have A Clue
Last week, our post on 29 Effective Ways To Stay Creative received a lot of positive feedback from our subscribers. This time around we bring you 22 ways to fight writer's block and create compelling content when you don't have a clue. Although this infographic is directed primarily towards bloggers, most writers and content creators will benefit from the useful tips and … [Read more...]
How To Link To A Specific Time In YouTube Videos
Here's something handy you probably didn't know. You can create a URL that links to a specific time in a YouTube video. In other words, you can share a link to a YouTube video that plays from where you specify. Here's how. … [Read more...]
29 Effective Ways To Stay Creative
We're all short of creative juice at some point of time. The daily hustle leaves us with little time to recharge our batteries and sharpen our skills. Today's high pressure environment coupled with stiff deadlines can sometimes drag your morale down and that killer idea/design might seem hard to achieve. In times like these, having a positive attitude is what makes a … [Read more...]
20 Creative Ways To Reuse Old Stuff
Check out these 20 clever ways to reuse, repurpose and upcycle your old stuff lying around the house. Apart from adding utility some of them even look cooler than the original product. These days plenty of cafes and bars style their interiors this way using grungy products upcycled in an aesthetically creative manner. … [Read more...]
Here’s The Best Time Of The Day To Send Emails For Maximum Opens And Clicks
This handy infographic answers one of the most crucial questions for marketeers - what time of the day should e-mails be sent to ensure highest open rates and click-throughs? … [Read more...]
8 Design Blunders That’ll Make People Leave Your Website
Visitors come. Visitors go. Some leave quicker coz of the reasons below. … [Read more...]
What Would You Do With Your Life If Money Didn’t Exist?
Alan Watts (1915 – 1973) was a British philosopher best known for popularizing Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. This is one of his most inspirational lectures, visually complemented by an elegant video mashup with Ludovico Einaudi's 'Divenire' playing in the background. A must watch. … [Read more...]
Why The Best Ideas Come To You Where You’re Alone And Not In Group Meetings
Do you snore your way through the brainstormings in your office while others try and hog the limelight? Do you believe that these group sessions actually hinder the ideation process? Do you look forward to going back to your workstation so you can brainstorm alone and share your ideas with the team later? Well, here's confirmation that you're not wrong in your approach. … [Read more...]
Mac Print Screen Options And Shortcuts
Mac-haters seldom spare an opportunity to diss Apple fans about the absence of a dedicated print-screen key. However, there are more screenshot options available on a Mac if you know the shortcuts. … [Read more...]
Graphic Design Tips, Tricks & Valuable Advice From The Experts
Smartpress aggregated the opinion of the best graphic designers in the industry to find out what it takes to be to successful in this business. Wether you’re starting out in the field of graphic design or you’re a seasoned art director, this infographic will prove to be useful and informative. … [Read more...]
How To Resize A Zillion Images In 4 Clicks On A Mac
We were surprised to learn that a lot of Mac users weren't aware of this handy feature that makes your life easier if you resize a large number of images individually. … [Read more...]
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