How much you learn from different methods
This cool illustration shows how much you learn from theory, from practice, and from mistakes.…
Category: Images
1975 “Recession Copy” for Wrangler Jeans Ad
This ad for Wrangler Jeans promotes the idea of getting your money’s worth with their jeans…this copy was written in 1975 during a recession when 2.3 million American jobs were …
Fun 1950’s Life Savers Ad
This is a “brand awareness campaign” from Life Savers in the 1950’s. I love the colors and imagery on this one!…
Meaning of life according to a bunch of different philosophers
This is a fun diagram showing the meaning of life for different theories and philosophies. A perfect combo of images + text working to educate!…
Swanson “3 Course” TV dinner
Ok…maybe in 1970’s this looked appetizing, so this image would’ve been very grabbing. However my favorite thing about this is the headline: “Everything from soup to dessert.” I thought that …
1972 print ad with good image but bad everything else
I was struck by the imagery of this ad, and it got me curious to keep reading. It goes on to some poetic copy, but it took me reading alllllll …
Keep an avocado from turning brown
This combination of images and callout text taught me something I never knew: Several ways to keep an avocado nice and green for longer! …
Beautiful Nippon Beer Ad from 1912
This ad is more a “brand awareness” play, and has beautiful artwork!…
Great unsubscribe email from Drizly
Sometimes using a “pattern interrupt” is great way to grab attention. A “pattern interrupt” can be something something that’s a little different than normal, and gets attention in an otherwise …
“The Quiet Toy” Crayola Ad
Know who your actual customer is.
For example: If someone is buying Crayons…it’s the PARENT not the child spending the money.
This 1979 Crayola ad appeals specifically to parents who …
Clever Barilla Pasta “Fireworks” Ad
Love the clever use of pasta in the shape of a fireworks for this “Happy New Year” ad from Barilla!…
12 Major Hair Types Simple Graphic
There’s a lot of different hair types, but this chart makes classifying them very simple with examples of each.…
Simple Twitter Ad for a coffee company
This Twitter Ad uses a simple and image and callout to explain the benefits of this coffee. …
Mohs Hardness Scale helpful chart
This shows a lot of helpful data in one simple-to-read chart. I also love how it relates hardness to everyday things we can understand like “fingernail” or “copper coin.”…
Surgical terms explained in quick graphic
This interesting little scribble shows you the different endings of surgical terms, and what they mean. I learned something from this!…
Awesome “This Morning” vs “Late Afternoon” Bathroom Remodeling Ad
This ad uses a “Before and After” format but with specific times that demonstrate how fast they can remodel a bathroom. …
What you can (and can’t) control puzzle chart
This chart is much like The Circle of Influence Concept except displayed as a “puzzle chart” of the mind.…
1986 Honda Helix Ad – YUCK!
This is clearly the ugliest scooter ever made….and Honda used it’s striking appearance as the main attention grabber on this print ad.…
Bathroom remodeling before & after Instagram ad
This simple one-image ad shows a great before/after example of shower that was old, but has been remodelled. …
1977 Old Faithful and New Faithful Volkswagen Ad
This “Before and After” style print ad spread in a magazine showed you the past and present of reliable cars from Volkswagen.…
