Last year, we changed our name from Killer Infographics to Killer Visual Strategies to reflect the full capabilities of our agency to produce everything from motion graphics to interactive experiences...
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It's been nearly a month since visual communication agency Killer Visual Strategies moved into our South Lake Union office, and the new neighborhood is already exceeding all our expectations. As...
Read MoreMotion graphics, micronarratives, and other types of visual content aren’t just great for posting on your social-media channels and your homepage. More and more businesses are creating this type of...
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You can use infographics to quickly share knowledge. There are a few ways to do this. You can present just the facts in your infographic with data visualization, icons, and...
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Your financial data tells a unique story. It reveals insights about your business performance and growth. And now that many companies are entering financial report season, you may be thinking...
Read MoreA blog is an essential tool for any brand. It’s the place you build your thought leadership, offer value to customers and potential customers, and cultivate your audience’s trust in...
Read MoreMost marketers probably remember the golden age of infographics. About a decade ago, it seemed that every company or design agency out there was using infographics as part of their...
Read MoreEffective data visualization is the primary building block of almost all great infographics. But it’s not the only element an infographic can include. From illustrations and photographs to icons and...
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The universe of visual content just keeps expanding. With a huge variety of design styles for brands to choose from, the key is to work with your agency partner to...
Read MoreAn essential element of any successful marketing campaign is careful planning. Part of that process is developing a strategy around what types of content you’ll deploy and how. Whether you’re working...
Read MoreHow many times have you seen a confusing graph or chart, and needed to read the details to understand what it meant? If you’re like us, plenty of times! Or...
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It’s that time of year again: the country’s premier content marketing strategy conference is just around the corner. And on Sept. 3, you can learn everything you need to know...
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Just a few short months ago, our name was still Killer Infographics. While at day one we were simply an infographic design agency, we’ve since become much more than that....
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Take a quick stroll around the internet, and you’ll see that brands spanning all disciplines and markets have utilized and continue to use interactive content to engage with their audiences....
Read MoreMost organizations use their blog as an opportunity to share thought leadership on their product or industry — often in the form of text. And while text has its role...
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There are charts and graphs. There are icons and illustrations. You see them regularly, and you’ve probably used many of them in the slide decks and infographic reports you’ve put...
Read MoreBusinesses today have access to more data than ever. But many are struggling to make meaning out of that information. Data visualization in infographics, motion graphics, interactive infographics, and other...
Read MoreToday’s audiences are more informed than ever about the products they buy and the companies they buy from. That’s why marketing teams have so heartily embraced data-driven content like infographics,...
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Looking at all the search results for the term “infographic,” you could find yourself believing that anything with color, text, and icons or illustrations is an infographic. You couldn’t be...
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Just as there are thousands of living languages, visual content can speak in such varied ways and across many, many means of communication. At Killer, we often speak of static...
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Here at Killer, we’re dedicated to partnering with our clients to help them communicate visually. Over the course of 2017, we’ve worked with clients of kinds, with different goals and...
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If you’ve ever written a blog, posted a photo to Instagram, or even tweeted, then you’ve created microcontent, and it’s one of the most effective ways to reach an audience....
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Visual communication has been around for centuries — millennia, even, from cave paintings to hieroglyphics to today’s infographics. But how did infographics as we know them take shape? Many forms...
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If you’ve worked with a graphic designer but aren’t one yourself, you might wonder how our designers find inspiration for illustrating scenes, visualizing data, and creating characters. In this post,...
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From quizzes to training materials, interactive content is more than just a fun way to engage. Using it strategically can lend a marketing edge and boost lead generation and audience...
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Before a project reaches a designer’s desk, it usually has been through a number of other steps to ensure that the process is effortless and that the end result is...
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Data Visualization Vs. Infographics While infographics and data visualization are terms for content used to convey information visually, there are specific uses and best practices for each medium. This post...
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If you’ve seen the 1949 movie The Wizard of Oz, the experience of Dorothy’s transition from black-and-white Kansan fields to technicolor Oz feels miraculous. While it took Dorothy a tornado...
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Whether it be the release of a product/service or the launch of a new brand, marketing campaigns are a great solution for getting the word out. From social media to...
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Across the board, infographics have gone from buzzword to viral, valuable marketing tool. There are many different types of infographics, but several dos and don’ts consistently hold true. Effective infographic...
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Memory — our way of encoding, storing, and retrieving information — is a complicated thing. Short term vs. long term, explicit vs. implicit, recall vs. recognition… there’s a lot involved....
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SXSW Interactive is a conference bringing tech and creative folks from around the world together in Austin, TX for a few amazing days. Attendees can check out sessions geared at...
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In today's multimodal world, there's no such thing as one size fits all. When you have a great idea that demands recognition, why not use every possible avenue to make...
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“Interactive content” means different things to different people. In the visual communication space, it’s a way of conveying potentially complex or detailed information in a medium that requires scrolling, clicking,...
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The Value of Infographics You’ve probably already seen countless images across the web that define themselves as infographics, even if you haven’t noticed them. They could be anything from an...
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For years, our team at Killer has been a huge fan of Lynda.com because of the great design courses they provide. Last week, we pivoted from fan to participant with the launch of our first Lynda course: Infographics Fundamentals. This 5-part online class focuses on helping designers understand the basics of infographic design, allowing them to master the art and offer visual communication solutions to their own clients. The course begins with an explanation of the foundation of…
It’s National American Beer Day, which means it’s time to celebrate a long history of brewing, drinking, and ignoring prohibition. Here’s some data about American beer and American beer drinkers...
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