Visual communication and the power of images
This week’s resources are a mix of articles about the power of images, tips and tricks for effective visual content strategies, and information about different photo editing tools.
The 5 Qualities That Make an Image Shareable
5 Visual Marketing Case Studies That Will Teach You the Power of Images
neilpatel.com/2016/04/17/5-visual-marketing-case-studies-that-will-teach-you-the-power-of-images/
7 Tools to Boost Your Visual Content for Your Marketing Strategy
10 Mistakes in Your Visual Content Strategy [+ Tools to Fix Them!]
keyhole.co/blog/10-mistakes-in-your-visual-content-strategy-and-tools-to-fix-them/
10 Top Photography Composition Rules
www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules
14 Great Tools to Create Engaging Infographics and Images for your Social Media Posts (2014)
blog.bufferapp.com/14-tools-to-make-engaging-images-for-your-social-media-posts
42 Stats You Should Know About Visual Content Marketing in 2017
http:/blog.hubspot.com/marketing/visual-content-marketing-strategy#sm.0000rrv817ywmd1ixyg1t1dg7h7qc
A Guide To Using Pinterest for Ecommerce Marketing
www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/a-guide-to-using-pinterest-for-ecommerce-marketing-8276
Attract And Engage Readers With Image Marketing
Best Photo Editing Software: Adobe Lightroom vs Photoshop vs Gimp vs Picasa vs iPhoto
www.werockyourweb.com/adobe-lightroom-vs-photoshop-vs-gimp-vs-picasa-vs-iphoto/
Creative Commons
GIMP vs Photoshop: Which One is Right for You?
How Free is Free? Creative Commons Explained
How to Create Stunning Infographics for Social Media in Minutes
maximizesocialbusiness.com/create-stunning-infographics-social-media-minutes-23797/
How to use images on social media to improve engagement
www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/social-media/how-to-use-images-on-social-media-to-improve-engagement/
How Twitter’s Expanded Images Increase Clicks, Retweets and Favorites [New Data] (2013)
blog.bufferapp.com/the-power-of-twitters-new-expanded-images-and-how-to-make-the-most-of-it
In-house Affinity Photo Video Tutorials
affinity.serif.com/forum/index.php?/topic/10119-in-house-affinity-photo-video-tutorials/
Photos Are Still King on Facebook
www.socialbakers.com/blog/2149-photos-are-still-king-on-facebook
Pope Francis Met With Instagram CEO to Discuss Power of Images
Rule of thirds
Twitter Gets Visual – 3 Image Mistakes You Are Making on Twitter
sociallysorted.com.au/twitter-gets-visual-3-image-mistakes-you-are-making-on-twitter/