The classic Nike logo smiles, somewhat like the new Pepsi logo. What would happen if they had used it upside down? A smile always gets positive attention, but turn it upside down? It is a subliminal no-no.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Smile for Nike
The classic Nike logo smiles, somewhat like the new Pepsi logo. What would happen if they had used it upside down? A smile always gets positive attention, but turn it upside down? It is a subliminal no-no.
Vintage Attention Grabbing Advertising
Gene Gable of CreativePro.com writes often about vintage advertising in Scanning Around with Gene. This week his article is titled: Holy Word Balloons, Batman! This ad is an attention-grabber!
More on Eyetracking
Great blog, 3 Hot Marketing Tips from Heat Map Analysis
Once again ... the age-old tried and true rules of advertising prove valid.
Issue#1: People scan but do not read.
Solution #1: Use short sentences, bullet points and bold text.
Issue #2: Images get a lot of attention.
Solution #2: Use images effectively.
(With a goal in mind. What do we want people do next?)
Issue #3: People rarely scroll.
Solution #3: Put important content above the fold. (In websites they are referring to the virtual fold.)
In any marketing effort, we need to help move our audience through a piece visually with a goal in mind.
Heatmapping is still pretty interesting and for those who want to learn more...this site will provide the service of eyetracking for your website.
Once again ... the age-old tried and true rules of advertising prove valid.
Issue#1: People scan but do not read.
Solution #1: Use short sentences, bullet points and bold text.
Issue #2: Images get a lot of attention.
Solution #2: Use images effectively.
(With a goal in mind. What do we want people do next?)
Issue #3: People rarely scroll.
Solution #3: Put important content above the fold. (In websites they are referring to the virtual fold.)
In any marketing effort, we need to help move our audience through a piece visually with a goal in mind.
Heatmapping is still pretty interesting and for those who want to learn more...this site will provide the service of eyetracking for your website.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
20 Corporate Brand Logo Evolution
This site tell the stories of the visual and conceptual transitions of 20 corporate brand logos.
I particularly like number 1, the Apple evolution.
Don’t miss Volkswagen, number 11. Company history ties the German automaker with Adolf Hitler (1933).
I particularly like number 1, the Apple evolution.
Don’t miss Volkswagen, number 11. Company history ties the German automaker with Adolf Hitler (1933).
Regional Winner of Doodle 4 Google
Thanks for voting!
Grace Para, of Landenberg, PA, was the Region 3 winner in the K-3 group.
Find the national winner and 3 finalists here.
Grace Para, of Landenberg, PA, was the Region 3 winner in the K-3 group.
Find the national winner and 3 finalists here.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Eye Tracking III
We did an enewsletter on the first Eye tracking study done for websites a few years ago... some may recall.
Eye tracking studies have revealed valuable information about how people read and interact with websites.
Read more on Eyetrack III, the recently published summary of eye tracking results for news sites.
See a visual map of home page priority zones... and a very good summary of the study.
Interestingly enough....
As we know, these age old tricks hold true for print as well.
Graphics can be useful for conveying information that is difficult to communicate in pure text.
Short paragraphs encourage reading.
Your headline must grab attention in less than 1 second. Get to the point fast!
People notice ads placed close to popular content.
Not much new here!
Human behavior in the visual world, that’s all.
Eye tracking studies have revealed valuable information about how people read and interact with websites.
Read more on Eyetrack III, the recently published summary of eye tracking results for news sites.
See a visual map of home page priority zones... and a very good summary of the study.
Interestingly enough....
As we know, these age old tricks hold true for print as well.
Graphics can be useful for conveying information that is difficult to communicate in pure text.
Short paragraphs encourage reading.
Your headline must grab attention in less than 1 second. Get to the point fast!
People notice ads placed close to popular content.
Not much new here!
Human behavior in the visual world, that’s all.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Outsmart the Fox
Mozilla Corporation has offered up an initial revised draft rendering of its existing ‘fox around a globe’ logo for user consideration and said it will continue adding further revisions every 24 hours or so.
Maybe they want to adapt the Google model where the fox wears something unique new each day? A hat, coat, gloves, sunglasses. This could make things on Firefox fun!
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