Info snaps
Noland Hoshino | High Five Media | @NolandHoshino
A Snapshot of Visual Content
2014 2015
Noland’s Slideshare www.slideshare.net/bcausemedia
Visual marketing is no
longer an option
Why Visual Content?
Show me what you got
RESOURCE HOOPLA.NET
Visuals are processed
60,000 faster than text
IMAGE SOURCE HEYJUDE45
IMAGE SOURCE LEISUREGROUPTRAVEL.COM
RESOURCE HOOPLA.NET
The Millennials
Born 1981 - 1997
RESOURCE http://www.office.xerox.com
Colored visuals increases people’s
willingness to read a piece of content
RESOURCE www.blogkissmetrics.com
more retweets with image than tweets
without images
RESOURCE www.link.springer.com
increase when following directions
with and illustration
RESOURCE www.buffer.com
visual content more likely to get shared
on social media than other types of
content
RESOURCE www.buzzsumo.com
more engagement than those without
images on Facebook
RESOURCE www.buzzsumo.com
Instagram users have grown in 2016
Visual marketing is
the core to telling
your story
infographics
annual
reports
infosnapsInformation snapshots
message
mission
vision
impressionable
promote
educate
inspire
call to action
Y
C
promote
educate
inspire
call to
action
Elements of infosnap
message
image
typography
brand | logo | i.d.
call to action
United Nations Development Programme
Columbia Springs
Boys and Girls Club of SW Washington
Pinterest pinterest.com/nolandhoshino/infosnaps-causes-and-nonprofits/
Pinterest pinterest.com/nolandhoshino/givingday/
Beginner
PowerPoint
Intermediate
Canva
Adobe Spark
Pic Monkey
Advance
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
got skills?
size matters
2016 Social Media Image Size Guide
https://www.godaddy.com/garage/webpro/design/designers-cheat-sheet-for-social-media-image-sizing/
facebook
Shared images 1200 pixels x 900 pixels, 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels
Shared links 1200 pixels x 627 pixels
twitter
Shared images 1024 pixels x 512 pixels
instagram
Shared images 640 pixels x 640 pixels
before you begin
• Logo in .png or .jpg format
• Brand colors
• Design inspiration
1 Select DESIGN tab
2
Click “Slide Size.”
Select “Custom Slide
Size.”
3Adjust size width
& height
powerpoint
4 Click “Insert” tab. Click “Pictures”
powerpoint
Select logo
5
powerpoint
Adjust logo size 6
powerpoint
Add design
element
7
powerpoint
Add design element8
powerpoint
Add URL and
Call to Action
9
powerpoint
Save as
powerpoint
10
powerpoint
Save as type:
JPEG or PNG
powerpoint
11
PROJECT CITY OF VANCOUVER
PROJECT CITY OF VANCOUVER
Mobile and web app
Desygner www.desygner.com
before you begin
• Download logo in .jpg format
onto phone
• Brand colors
• Design inspiration
Create account
Desygner www.desygner.com
• Click New design
• Select the type of
social media post
you want to
create
• Click Start from
blank, or
• Use one the
templates
• Create new
project, or
• Add to project
• This is your
canvas for a new
design
• Tap on blank
canvas
• Start designing
• Click + at bottom
• Add logo
• Resize
• Place where you
want it
• Add background
• Use stock photo
in app or your
own photo
• Add website
• Change font
• Resize
• Move
• Copy
• Download
• Share
• Change template
• Share
• Download
• Download as JPG
• Download as PNG
• Download as PDF
• Share directly
from app
• Create template
• Choose privacy
Sign up
Canva.com
Coming soon!
Magic Resize
1 Select your template
2 Select your design
3 Create own design
4 Customize design
5
Edit area by
clicking item
Upload logo6
Download7
Start here 1
Add image2
Adjust size3
Add message4
Add logo5
Add effect6
More Favorites
• Adope Spark
• Word Swag
• Over
• PicLab
• Repost
• Canva
• PicMonkey
Bonus tips!
http://pinterest.com/source/yourwebsite.com
Relay https://relaythat.com/
• Find a right right-brain person
• Identify theme message, mission, vision
• Know your audience
• Correct image size
• Optimize images for findability
• Post consistently and frequently
• Make use of apps and tools
to do list
Make
lasting
impressions
Visual content strategy infosnaps 2.0

Visual content strategy infosnaps 2.0