Over 45 Free Speech Bubbles to Make Your E-Learning Courses Talk If you add characters to your elearning courses, odds are that you’re also adding some speech bubbles. PowerPoint comes with the ability to create your own text callouts, but I find that I like to use ones that look more organic than the PowerPoint shapes. I try to create my own. I created some speech bubbles for a recent project so I’m making them available for you to use as you wish. On a side note, you’ll notice that the download links go to the new community site’s download section. Rounded Speech Bubbles Download rounded speech bubbles here. Squared Speech Bubbles Download squared speech bubbles here. Thought Clouds without Tails Download thought clouds here. Thought Clouds with Tails Download thought clouds with tails here. Bonus Tips Organic fonts look great in speech bubbles. Hope you can use the speech bubbles (and the other free stuff) for some elearning projects. Tidbits: I’m in Orlando this week at the Learning Solutions Conference.
10 אתרי תמונות להורדה בחינם ללא זכויות יוצרים בפוסט הזה אראה לכם איפה ניתן להוריד תמונות בחינם ללא זכויות יוצרים בשביל הפרוייקטים שלכם, אך לפני זה, בואו נדבר קצת על חשיבות התמונות באינטרנט היום: מאז ומתמיד אמרו שתמונה שווה אלף מילים, אך בעידן המדיה החברתית, תמונה טובה שווה גם אלף לייקים, שיתופים וציוצים. כל מי שעוסק בשיווק דיגיטלי צריך לדעת ששימוש בתוכן ויזואלי איכותי הוא קריטי לקידום התוכן שלו, בין אם זה מאמר באתר חדשות או מודעה בפייסבוק. ברשת עמוסה במסרים, תמונה טובה היא זו שתמשוך אנשים לקרוא את הכותרת וללחוץ על הלינק. בכתבה שלי על בניית הפוסט המושלם בפייסבוק ציטטתי מחקרים שהראו כי תמונות הן התוכן הכי נצפה והכי משותף במדיה חברתית. זו גם צורת התוכן הפופולארית ביותר. כל זה ברור, אבל משיטוט ברשת ראיתי שיש 2 סוגיות חשובות שעדיין מעסיקות משווקי דיגיטל רבים בנושא תמונות ברשת: 1. בפוסט הזה רציתי להבהיר ולתת פתרון ברור ופשוט לסוגיות הללו, בשביל למנוע הסתבכויות מיותרות ולחסוך לכם כמה שעות שאני כבר השקעתי בחיפוש אחר אתרים מעולים עם תמונות להורדה בחינם מי שכבר מכיר את תחום זכויות היוצרים ברשת, יכול לדלג ישר לרשימת אתרי התמונות שאספתי א. 1. 2.
Personal Branding on LinkedIn: 10 Mistakes to Avoid LinkedIn is a fantastic online business networking platform for professionals. It has almost become the default global network for all serious business people to connect, engage and share ideas due to its sheer size with over 175 million registered users. From day one it was set up for the express purpose of providing an easy to use portal to exchange ideas and network with like minded individuals. Its tone is more formal than Facebook or Twitter which seems to escape some people. And for job seekers, it’s a brilliant place to showcase yourself and your personal brand. #1. Preferably head and shoulders. #2. All your connections can view your profile and if you lie, you will be found out. #3. It makes them think you couldn’t be bothered to write a personalized message. Note: currently on smartphones, the iPad app and some pages on the LinkedIn website eg. #4. Only do this when you are a friend of theirs. #5. Many people don’t even know you can do this. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. What About You?
Free Medical Icons Set (60 Icons) Advertisement Today we are glad to release a Free Medical Icons Set, a set with 60 original medical icons in .png 32 bit in resolutions 32×32px and 128×128px. This set was designed by the user interface design agency Centigrade1 and released exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The icons can serve as great in-app icons for desktop or RIAs in the medical domain. With perspective and reflective effects these can be a real stunner on landing pages or in touch screen application menus. Download the icon set for free! You can use the set for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. Behind the design As always, here are some insights from the designers: There are a lot of free icon libraries out there, however, only few of them focus mainly on medical icons and we wanted this gap to be closed. Thank you very much, guys! It's done.
The 10 Commandments of Typography Typography is a big deal. Whether you’re looking for the perfect fonts to use in a resume, or trying to decide which contrasting fonts will work together for an advertising campaign, the right typography can convey many different messages. I’ve been focusing on typography recently when it comes to art projects. (I like to paint quotes on canvas, and give them as gifts.) Seriously though, when it comes to all types of design projects, the wrong font can ruin the whole thing. And if these 10 commandments aren’t enough for you, check out this infographic for even more help. [via] Click the infographic below to enlarge: Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox
The Danger of Siloed Social Media Many companies treat social media as a separate entity to their branding and marketing channels. Those able to integrate it with their brand and marketing strategy are the standouts. In early 2012, McDonald’s launched a social media campaign to try and inspire customers to tell heart-warming stories about happy meals under the “golden arches” using the hashtag, #McDStories. This is a good example of a lack of integration between a social media campaign and the overarching brand strategy of a company. What does my brand stand for? On the other hand there are very good examples of brands that ensure their social media campaigns fit into the brand promise they would like to send, such as Evian or Heineken. Where social media campaigns go wrong is when marketers tend to think of social channels as yet another push channel such as TV or radio advertising. The mistakes brands make In general, there are three common mistakes brands make in social media strategy: The winning formula
Free PNG Credit Card, Debit Card and Payment Icons Set (18 Icons) Advertisement Today we are glad to release a Payment Icon Set, a set with 18 payment icons in PNG format, in the resolutions 32×32px — 128×128px. This set was designed by Phil Matthews1 and released especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The icons are inteded to be used on e-commerce websites where you can show what types of payment the shop accepts. Download the icon set for free! You can use the set for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. Behind the design As always, here are some insights from the designer: This icon pack includes 18 different payment icons in PNG format. Thank you very much, Phil! It's done.
6 Research-Backed Ways To Get More Followers On Any Social Media Follower count is often considered one of the vainest of vanity metrics. I can relate. I’ve had my fair share of ego tied to that golden number on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn--pointing out my follower growth to a friend one day and archiving emails just as fast as I could when growth doesn’t come. Still, despite the vanity, there is value in follower count. Follower count is one of the metrics we keep a close eye on with our social media reports and audits. I went looking for data--and I think I found a few good answers. 10 tried-and-true bits of advice on follower growth Before we get into the research-backed methods for growing your followers, I wanted to start off with some best practices for follower growth. Here are the Big 10: Post great content Write a professional bio Use hashtags Place a widget on your blog Engage with others Make sure your content is shareable Reshare other people’s content Reach out to influencers Stay active Follow other users Informers vs. Takeaway