Kai Tomboc

Kai is Easelly's resident wordsmith. When not engrossed in a book, she's most likely taming tardigrades or gushing about the gut microbiome, The Expanse, and armchair behavioral economics.

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Easelly User Story: Infographics in Newsletters with TOSA Educator Kristofer Orre

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Every so often, we feature Easelly users whose infographic creation or advocacy caught our eye on social media. We’re starting 2019 by putting the spotlight on Kristofer Orre, a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District. As a native Californian living in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Kristofer’s currently on …

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Creative Ways to Differentiate Your Small Business and Rise Above the Competition

5 Creative Ways to Differentiate Your Small Business and Rise Above the Competition

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We’ve got some good news and bad news. Current small business trends point to a steady rise of people who are leaping towards entrepreneurship and small business ownership. As for the bad news, while this figure is encouraging for anyone looking to start their own small business, here’s another way of looking at this trend …

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Easelly User Story: Lifelong Learning with Geologist and Teacher Diana Moragas

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“A teacher who loves learning earns the right and the ability to help others learn.” – Ruth Beechick, An Easy Start in Arithmetic, Grades K-3 Every month or so, we feature Easelly users whose infographic creation or advocacy caught our eye on social media. For this month, we’re putting the spotlight on geologist turned math and science …

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Easelly Updates and Changes – December 2018

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It has been a productive month for us last November! We implemented a couple of feature updates and fixes with Easelly’s infographic maker. We also did a major revamp of our existing customer support system. Update 1: Introducing the New Pictogram Feature Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to simplify and highlight …

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How to Make Pictograms to Communicate Effectively

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Take a moment to imagine a world without signs and symbols — from universal icons such as hearts and smileys to Facebook’s thumbs-up sign. Will there be confusion and chaos? Or do you think humans will find other ways to communicate? According to literary theorist Kenneth Burke, humans are symbols-based species. In his Theory of …

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G2 Recognized Easelly as a Leader in Design Software for Small Businesses in 2018

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Easelly users and customers around the world who left wonderful, honest reviews on G2! Why is that so? Today, we’re thrilled to share that G2 recognized Easelly as a leader in design software for small businesses to mid-sized …

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White Space in Infographic Design and Data Visualization: Yay or Nay?

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Imagine sitting through a presentation or lecture where the speaker’s talking so fast that you can’t even understand what he’s trying to say. It’s awkward and uncomfortable to listen to the discussion, right? It’s the same experience for readers looking at an infographic with a cluttered layout, distracting elements, and lack of white space. In …

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How NYC Educators are Using Infographics in the Classroom

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How many of us avoid doing things because it’s “not the way things are done around here”? Teachers and educators all over the world may have the best intentions but still end up using and advocating for tools that are already obsolete. For instance, education no longer looks like it did when we were younger. …

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Easelly User Story: Fluxing Well with Librarian and Lifestyle Blogger Lisa Mitchell

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: librarians are modern-day heroes.  Librarians are not only stewards of our culture’s collective knowledge, but they’re also torchbearers of what’s yet to come despite the always-evolving nature of education, culture, and humanity in general. Last week, we stumbled upon one of these modern-day heroes who recently …

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How to Show, Don’t Tell Using Infographics

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You’ve probably heard about the classic storytelling rule – Show, Don’t Tell. Every great storyteller, from novelists to bigwig copywriters, lives by these three words. Consider these lines from a young adult, sci-fi novel The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness: Instead of writing we left Manchee the dog and Aaron killed him, the …

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10 Types of Infographics with Examples and When to Use Them

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It’s easy to choose an infographic format or type that works for you. But keep in mind that the infographic should not be about you nor your brand or topic. Designing a specific type of infographic because it’s more convenient on your end should never be the goal. It boils down to providing much value to …

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