Wednesday, May 15Maximizing our Collective Impact

Author: Julianne Park

This Article is More Than an Infographic
Pop Culture

This Article is More Than an Infographic

By Julianne Park Big bolded words. Vivid colors. Catchy phrases. What better than a simple yet eye-catching infographic to hook the reader, or social media user, to the idea you are trying to convey? Recently, infographics have grown drastically to become one of the most widespread and popular tools on the internet, especially on social media. Visually appealing posts, often accompanied by data or striking statements, are a medium of storytelling that help users reach their target audience faster. Around 56% of queried businesses said to have used infographics and found them effective (Conner, 2017). Marketing strategies have increasingly employed infographics because of the human brain’s ability to absorb more information through visuals.  So, where does the climate mov...
Do you?
Literature

Do you?

By Julianne Park Do your lips crack when you stand at the podium the way the ground cracks beneath our feet, dry from ferocious heat waves and blistering winds? Do you reach over to sip the water we never had, because the grass for your green lawns and bentgrass are drowning from sprinklers so you can get a hole-in-one? Do you hear the sound of children screaming and houses burning and fire alarms blaring and families weeping or is your luxurious extravagant mansion sound proof too? Do your tear ducts fill with tears and trickle down those cold gray cheeks because you destroy the lives of millions and our futures? —or it is because your stock plummeted and the cash sitting in your vault is not growing fast enough? By Elson Bankoff