#oops a media studies essay

[operahousebookworm]

I was endeavoring to explain elsewhere why "13yo girls devouring the works of Stephen King" was such a common millennial experience, and I think a big part of it is his novels are ALL interiority. Yeah there's supernatural forces and creepy setpieces and all, but especially in his novels, it's all internal monologue and deep memory and so so much voice. And this is all fascinating as hell when you're just starting to realize there's an adult world out there and trying to sort out how people move through it. (Especially when packaged with the aforementioned horror elements.)

You really see it in the Kubrick film of The Shining vs. the book. The film is about an evil hotel. There's not really a rhyme or reason to why these specific creepy things are happening, they're just creepy and look cool. Its primary vibe is discomfort and there also just happen to be these people here who low-key hate each other. Stans try to talk about how it's all about the psychological effects of isolation but the characters are broken and shut-off from each other from the beginning.

(These people are all ready to draw blood right this second and you cannot convince me otherwise.)

The book, meanwhile, is an absolute masterpiece of interiority, consisting (mostly) of three interweaving internal monologues of very distinct people who desperately want to connect with each other and cannot manage it. Jack loves his wife and adores his kid so goddamn much but he cannot control his rage and addiction, which leaves him constantly trying to make up for things he barely remembers doing. Wendy sees that her son has a special bond with his father that she cannot replicate or share, even though she's been the dependable one taking care of him. She sees herself repeating a pattern from her own upbringing and she hates it so much but she cannot will the jealousy away. Danny sees his parents breaking and wants to fix things, thinks he could fix things if he were either more gifted or more normal. They are all struggling against the forces that shaped them, swimming upstream with everything they have even as they're inexorably pushed toward the sea.

The hotel is merely feeding on them. Not on their anger or paranoia, but on their frustrated and helpless love. The fact that they keep trying to connect and keep getting it exactly wrong is what creates the opportunities for the evil to slip in and amplify those things they all hate about themselves, widening the gaps between them. They refuse to give up on each other, their chapters all show how badly they want to make things work, and that makes the tragedy inevitable.

And I should probably shut up now BUT this is why so many people remember the topiary scene as the most terrifying part of the novel, and why it's not in the movie. Because in the novel it is a sloooooow build of dread as Jack faces their impending isolation and tries to fulfill his duties as caretaker. The wrongness is just lurking at the edges until it starts rapidly closing in, and the increased intensity is Jack working himself into an absolute panic at the thought that if he could just push his limits just a little further and see them all at once, he could render this whole threat harmless. Sure, a thing that only moves when you're not looking at it is scary, but it's terrifying to Jack because the sense of being millimeters shy of your own salvation and still falling short is his whole damage.

And on film it would die completely. Increasingly close-up shots of shrubbery, intercut with a dude losing his entire mind about it, is pure B-movie camp. Small wonder it didn't make it in.

A lot of fiction these days reads as if—as I saw Peter Raleigh put it the other day, and as I’ve discussed it before—the author is trying to describe a video playing in their mind. Often there is little or no interiority. Scenes play out in “real time” without summary. First-person POV stories describe things the character can’t see, but a distant camera could. There’s an overemphasis on characters’ outfits and facial expressions, including my personal pet peeve: the “reaction shot round-up” in which we get a description of every character’s reaction to something as if a camera was cutting between sitcom actors.

When I talk with other creative writing professors, we all seem to agree that interiority is disappearing. Even in first-person POV stories, younger writers often skip describing their character’s hopes, dreams, fears, thoughts, memories, or reactions. This trend is hardly limited to young writers though. I was speaking to an editor yesterday who agreed interiority has largely vanished from commercial fiction, and I think you increasingly notice its absence even in works shelved as “literary fiction.” When interiority does appear on the page, it is often brief and redundant with the dialogue and action. All of this is a great shame. Interiority is perhaps the prime example of an advantage prose as a medium holds over other artforms.

fascinated by this article, "Turning Off the TV in Your Mind," about the influences of visual narratives on writing prose narratives. i def notice the two things i excerpted above in fanfic, which i guess makes even more sense as most of the fic i read is for tv and film. i will also be thinking about its discussion of time in prose - i think that's something i often struggle with and i will try to be more conscious of the differences between screen and page next time i'm writing.

[rosesakura]

Hi! I’m here for the questions for fic writers :)

How about!!! 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14. I know this is ridiculous and a lot so feel free to pick and choose!! I’m just very curious and passionate about your writing. Sending hugs and lots of love <3

I literally forgot all about this ask omg!! Okay woo let's gooooo. Under the cut because, you know, it's me.

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Unequal social status. The whole Princess and the Pauper thing I kinda vibe with. It depends a lot on the characters I'm working with tbh -- some tropes fit some fandoms better than others. But in terms of hq, definitely this trope!

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

Love triangles, particularly like if it’s the Main Plot. I have been scarred from the 2010s where every teen piece of media had a fuckin love triangle like bitch I am OVER IT. Plus it’s like, someone always gets their heart broken and I don’t like that. I actually could go on and on about this but I won't make you read an essay haha

5. Share one of your strengths.

I actually hate you for always making me reflect on my work -.- I have no idea what my strengths are… I guess I’m good at idea generating lmfao I always have a million ideas?

9. Which fic has been the hardest to write?

Haaaaands down the stars are already dead. Not only because it’s such a heavy topic and I’m so worried about how I handle it, but also because it’s shifted away from romance, which I’m more comfortable writing, into a study on grief, which is much more complex. 

10. Which fic has been the easiest to write?

Oop I’m gonna mention 2. Unravel was relatively easy because I had so many scenes and specific ideas I wanted to write out. I planned it out pretty okay and had so many details in brainstorming that I could draw from if I was stuck. Though my one story, Something Safe was written in less than a day when I was at work. I had so many feelings about those characters and the video game that it just flowed right onto the page.

13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Show emotions; Tell feelings. Came across this on a tumblr post on pinterest. I mostly use it as a reminder to ensure I don’t ramble too much with descriptions or get carried away and to remind myself to focus on the emotions of the characters, because that’s usually the most important part to me. It's really more of a guideline.

14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Don’t use adverbs. You can pry adverbs from my cold dead hands. I actually dislike writing advice that so specifically says Do Not Do. It makes me immediately feel bad if I see something on the list that I do when I write and I think writing is so specific and personal to each writer that advice like that just isn't that helpful.

[clintbeifong]

Okay, I've decided to do no one a favor and actually try to answer this.

Because yes, my joke answer was 'cocaine' and that is true. I've also heard 'it's just excellent craftsmanship' as an answer before, and that is also true.

But the thing is, other shows have been written on cocaine, and other shows have been technically excellent. There are other phenomenal, technically masterful, lightning-in-a-bottle, as close as human-made media can come to perfection shows, and to my experience they still don't hit quite like The West Wing.

Which leaves us with op's question: How does The West Wing make you feel shrimp emotions?

I have a theory that a lot of forces coincided to make this happen. One significant category was technical mastery. Writing, acting, directing, editing, etc. etc. all firing on all cylinders. The quality of the show, I think, speaks for itself.

Another key force is the hope behind it all. The West Wing is fundamentally hopeful. About America, about democracy, about the ability of competent, level-headed people to make change, and it is achingly sincere in this hope. The show wears this hope on its sleeve in every episode and it never punishes its characters for believing things can change. Yes it absolutely challenges the characters in massive ways--as a good drama should--but the narrative itself never turns around and says "you were an idiot for believing in this."

That means it doesn't punish the audience for buying into this hope either. The show asks you to be join them on a mission that actually matters and rewards you for it. Note that this would not work if it wasn't for the general technical excellence. It would be so easy for a show like this to come off as cloying and saccharine. If Aaron Sorkin wasn't actually a presidential-caliber political speechwriter, if Martin Sheen couldn't deliver those speeches with the sincerity and gravitas to make you believe them, et al, the show would feel, honestly, a bit silly.

These are not new observations. But if there is a secret ingredient to The West Wing, my personal theory is that it's the story world the show is set in. The Newsroom provides us a great illustration of this. Like The West Wing, it is:

written by Aaron Sorkin

about a noble group of do-gooders on a mission to save the world with liberal intellectualism

set in a high-powered, fast-passed sphere with significant influence on the public and current events (a major broadcast news network)

fundamentally believes in America, democracy, and our ability to make things better

And yet The Newsroom also does not hit like The West Wing. Don't get me wrong, I love The Newsroom. It is tww's chaotic, soapy little cousin and it's so much fun. But it also serves to illustrate that even with the same technical and ideological elements as tww, something is still missing. Or rather, tww contains something unique.

To wit: the world.

The world that The West Wing is set in delivers three critical elements to the story: impact, rules, and 'the pressure cooker.'

Impact

Due to being set around an American presidency, The West Wing feels like it matters in a way that other shows don't. Other shows can build amazing stakes within their internal worlds, but when we turn the tv off we know, for example, that Game of Thrones is not actually our problem. tww, while obviously fictional, feels a step closer to reality that most other shows. It feels like it matters. Like watching it might actually make a difference.

This, again, only works so well because the show is so well done. Also, there have been other shows and movies about fictional presidencies and that also do not hit like tww.

Rules

At its core, The West Wing is a procedural. It may not be as straightforward as a more traditional crime, legal, or medical procedural drama (get case → find clues → solve case) but I would argue that the way it sets up its problems is made of similar elements.

Generally when we talk about worldbuilding in fiction we're talking stories more 'other' to our daily lives--sci fi and fantasy especially. Magic systems and all that. But I think tww essentially leverages the real American political system in a way that makes it feel, for lack of a better term, like a magic system. It teaches the audience the rules for what the gang needs to do to pass a bill, how a filibuster works, but does so in a way that feels incredibly lived in, only giving the audience the minimum amount of explanation needed to follow the story.

And that often makes a story with a complex set of rules feel real--like you're just getting dropped into someone's real, complex life.

But because of the topic at hand those rules are things you--as an American view especially--know about, have heard about, or can learn about. The world of the show feels immersive because it is. You can see the bodies, structures, and procedures its talking about at work in your real life.

And you can use that knowledge to predict how the characters will react within the show.

I'll be an asshole and throw out the word verisimilitude here.

The Pressure Cooker

But possibly my favorite element of The West Wing's worldbuilding is something I've been calling 'the pressure cooker.'

Because of the nature of the characters' high-ranking, public-facing positions, and given the 'realism' the show is going for, there is always a tonal 'lid' on The West Wing that there isn't on most other shows. These characters cannot freak out/break down/go off the way characters in other shows might under similar circumstances. It's like...imperative to the safety of the country/world that they at least appear to be in control.

And there are serious consequences when they slip up. CJ almost loses her job when she lets her guard down and says something she shouldn't have. Josh has to have a secret therapy meeting and if it gets out that he is struggling with ptsd he'll lose his job too. And of course there's Bartlet's MS.

And on the romantic side of things, there's all the ways it is nearly impossible for any of these people to live normal lives or pursue stable relationship, even with other people in the same weird little world, until they are out of the pressure cooker.

I'm not sure how well I'm explaining this, but there is a level of decorum and professionalism that is demanded of these character at all times that compounds everything else going on in the show. Again, this is stacking on everything that's come before it, so if the show wasn't excellently crafted and hopeful and realistic this probably wouldn't matter, but on top of everything else that makes The West Wing special, this just might be the last quarter turn of the screw that locks things into place.

And it's compound by the fact that this was a network show in the 90s. They couldn't even say 'fuck'! Do you know how much pressure would vent from this show if they could just shout 'fuck!" every once in a while? I want that release for them! But I don't get it, because the tone of the show compounds with the meta-politics of broadcast television to create this tightly wound, high pressure world that is forced to vent its frustrations and its pain in the most restrained ways possible and that creates something unique, I think.

Conclusion

When you take this lid off the simmering pot of drama soup, you get something more like The Newsroom. Which, again, I love, but it's at a full, stupid, chaotic boil where The West Wing is only ever allowed to reach a very strategically crafted simmer. No matter how badly it wants to boil over, the rules its set for itself--those internal to the show, those its adapting from real offices and systems, and those its forced to abide by because of the nature of its distribution--prevent that.

Anyway, that's my working theory.

can someone PLEASE tell me what drug they put in the west wing bc i literally feel completely unique emotions when watching & thinking abt that show. how did they make it that good.

[chillafqueen]

This started off as a rant piece but then turned into an essay about my feelings about the show so definite Sex Education Season 3 spoilers under the cut

Literally do not try to argue with me I do not care

Tagging this only as sex education spoilers and sex education season 3 spoilers so hopefully it only shows up in those tags for people filtering it because I don't really care to make this a discussion I just needed to get this out my head

We seem to be in this golden age of media where we no longer care about character development or story development.

only ships and ships only, if your ship breaks up or it doesn't happen it's queer baiting or it's straight baiting or it's misogynistic or it's shitty writing

And I'm aiming this mostly at the Sex Education fandom just because I've seen /some/ people claiming it as such.

Ruby and Otis were cute together trust me I loved it. But it's not bad writing for them to break up it's not objectifying as a ship point to further along Otis and Mauve

Or the same goes from Adam and Eric

It's a show about high school. Even if it's a show, realistically these people won't stay together forever

It's take realistic routes for these characters

And we need to think critically about it

Ruby and Otis might just be a stepping stone towards endgame Otis x Mauve but it's not wasting Ruby or bad writing

It's sad to see, I really loved Ruby's development and her dynamic with Otis was adorable and I loved watching them grow

Ruby grew from this relationship. Did you really think the first person she trusted and loved was gonna be the person she married? No that's unrealistic and truly bad writing

These relationship, their highs and their lows and their break ups are there for each character's development

Sure Ruby got her heart broken but she also learned and hopefully she grows from it

She started off a rude, selfish bitch obsessed with status, image and popularity

Then she opens up and allows herself to be vulnerable

She shows Otis her house her family and that her real life isn't as glamorous as she puts on it's scary and she thinks that he will judge her and leave but he doesn't

He treats her with the same amount of respect that he had before he knew these personal parts of her

And sure now that she got hurt she could regress, she might think that she was right all along that once she shows her inner self to someone they'll hurt her just like Otis did or she grows from it and realizes that what she thinks the unattractive parts of herself aren't as bad as she thought and she'll learn and grow to be nicer and less judgemental and less distrustful and she'll meet more people and learn that looks and popularity aren't everything and one day she will find someone who loves her just as much as she loves them

Otis didn't love her, he had strong feelings for her but he wasn't on the same page as Ruby and even though he said those feelings could develop with time and that there's no guarantee that his feelings won't grow into love, Ruby had every right to set boundaries and end the relationship. She has every right to expect her partner be on the same page as her. And also she's a teenager she can end a relationship with her high school boyfriend because he doesn't love her back. If she wants to wait and continue the relationship hoping Otis would eventually reciprocate her love, then she could. But she was hurt and felt dejected and she decided to cut her losses rather waste her time if Otis couldn't love her back. She had every right to do so. It's not bad writing. She's not the type to hopelessly pine after someone who doesn't love her back. She is a bad bitch who moves on and does better.

And while Otis doesn't really gain much from the relationship except that he hurt Ruby he still continues to develop as a character

And there's a message there that it's hard to love someone when you never got closure from your past love

His relationship with Ola failed because of his unresolved feelings with Maeve and then his next relationship with Ruby also fails because he can't love her because of his unresolved feelings and lack of closure with Maeve and he also learns that

But also it's okay to not feel the same way about someone. And Jakob was right when he assured Otis that it was right to be honest with Ruby. Even if he hurt her, it was best to be honest and hurt her than lie to her and lead her on with a lie. It wouldn't be good for Otis and it wouldn't be good for Ruby if Otis just lied saying he loved her back.

And even if Ruby was just a plot device for potentially endgame Otis and Maeve then big deal.

It's kinda obvious that Maeve and Otis are the main goal and target relationship of the show.

And it's a common trope with them in the show that they are never in the same place at the right time.

Otis has feelings for Maeve but she's with Jackson. He tries to move on and dates Ola. And when he's no longer available it's when Maeve realizes her feelings for Otis and it's shown that Otis still very obviously has feelings for her even while in a relationship with Ola and it effects the relationship until it falls apart when Ola finds out that not only does Otis has feelings for Maeve but he holds Maeve in higher regards than her.

So the relationship ends

So does that mean Maeve and Otis will be together now that Ola and Otis are.over? No because neither of them are on the same page.

And so they miss the opportunity. Then they fight and their friendship is over

Then Isaac deletes the voicemail of Otis confessing and apologizing to Maeve and asking for them to try again

So Maeve misses that opportunity because she doesn't even know. And Otis doesn't know that she never heard the voicemail and thinks she's rejecting him so he tries to get over her.

And when he moves on, Maeve takes that as him saying their friendship and whatever she thought could happen was over. He was with Ruby, so obviously he didn't have feelings for Maeve

And then Ruby and Otis break up and Maeve and Otis talk and finally are on the same page and kiss

But oops, Maeve has feelings for Isaac and things seem to be going well so she's not going to ruin that for a chance with Otis

Then Isaac finds out that Maeve and Otis kissed and ends things.

So now Maeve and Otis can be together right? Otis is single and so is Maeve and feelings are out there. Well things look good until Maeve can't miss the chance to take that exchange program to study in America.

But they're technically together??? Maybe they can be long distance? Maybe they will wait for each other?

Their entire theme is not ever being at the same place at the same time. Something always comes up. One of them is always in a relationship when the other isn't. Or something comes up where they aren't available or now, Maeve is going to another country for a few months, just as things were going to happen.

Why does it have to be that way? Why can't your favorite ship be endgame just because you like it? Because it's not your show. You didn't produce it or write it. You are not entitled to have the show cater to your every want. These writers have a specific vision in mind and they may or may not already have a set ending in place. The moment they presented their idea to a network they might've already had their endgame ship set in stone.

It's not bad writing if your ship isn't endgame. It isn't objectification if a character was written in a way just to further the plot in a certain way. That's how stories work.

That being said, Eric and Adam was the same way.

They both grew because of their relationship and they learned.

Was it shitty of Eric to cheat on Adam and not tell him right away? Sure, yes.

But he learned that even if he loved Adam and was content in their relationship, it was caging him. He is a different person from Adam. He had his own dreams, likes, boundaries and such. And as does Adam. But those differences can hold each other back and hurt each other.

Eric is comfortable with his sexuality. He is gay and proud and he happens to have a lot of stereotypical gay hobbies and interests. He likes camp, he likes drag, he likes makeup and he is comfortable with his sexuality and doesn't care what others think and so he wants to be all these things out there in the world.

Adam doesn't. Adam is in his first gay relationship after slowly coming to terms with his sexuality. He's not out there like Eric. His mom doesn't know about them and he's scared of telling her, and he especially doesn't want his dad to know.

He was raised the same way his father was, which we find out this season. He gets taught toxic masculinity. He is taught any weakness is feminine and weak and bad. Being vulnerable is bad, expressing soft emotion is bad. And that cultivates into anger and violence.

He is emotionally stunted because of it. And he is slowly unlearning it.

He slowly comes to terms with his sexuality, and he slowly learns to be emotional and vulnerable. And Eric helps a lot with it. Eric is patient and encouraging.

But Adam is still a different person than Eric. He is shy, he is slowly becoming more out every day, he's learning to express himself through meaningful ways, but it's in ways different than how Eric does.

He likes makeup and dancing but maybe he's not ready to go out in the world doing that. Or he is just a private person and no matter how comfortable he gets with himself he may never want to go out to a gay club and dance and wear makeup

But Eric does.

Eric wants to go out he wants to be gay and free and open. That's his personality and he's had a longer time accepting himself and learning not to be afraid of public perception because he knows there's people out there like him. But Adam isn't.

And Eric has every right to break up with Adam because he is young and he doesn't have to stay grounded. He has yet to experience everything he wants and has yet to really know himself. But being with Adam halts that because Adam isn't like him.

Eric is learning to experience life and fly free and he's not afraid of going out there and living life to the fullest. In a way Adam doesn't.

And that's okay. That's real life.

People grow at different rates and in different directions. Let them grow even if it's away from you.

And by the end Adam is hurt but he is a different person because of Eric and for the better.

He is learning to be himself. He is learning how to express himself, to reach out for help, to be open with others. And that's a lot of progress.

He is hurt, his first love, his first gay love broke his heart. But he is stronger than before.

And Eric is free to continue spreading his wings not afraid of being held down by someone not in the same place as him.

And that's what the show is really about.

It's about these teenagers growing and learning and becoming better people. They will change and they will develop into new forms of themselves with each new relationship and challenge.

Love isn't the ultimate goal. It's being yourself and doing what is best for yourself.

Ruby and Otis were really cute together. I really did root for them and I really loved watching Ruby slowly change for the better. And I hope she continues to.

And I really loved Adam and Eric together but Eric cheated and he realized while it was wrong it made him realize that his relationship with Adam is stunting his growth.

You meet people and they may hurt you or you may hurt them but that's how life goes. And hopefully you impacted each relationship in a meaningful way even if it's not the way you intended. That you learn a lesson or you are the lesson.

It's truly brilliant writing. It's realistic, it's diverse, it's open and fresh, but witty and sometimes cheap but Jesus Christ it's not about you and your ship. You are here to watch the story unfold. And maybe get inspired or just be entertained.

When the story takes a turn you don't like it's not always bad writing.

It's only bad writing when it makes no sense, cut corners, is inherently offensive with no meaning to it, or completely does a 180 on all the character progress or other examples.

Hopefully the story ends with meaning. Maybe Otis and Maeve are endgame. Maybe they breakup and meet later in life. Or maybe Otis reconnects with Ruby. Or he meets someone new entirely.

Or maybe he ends the show single and just as involved in his career as his father was or whatnot.

And maybe Maeve also gets so involved with just making it in life that she has no room for a relationship. Or she meets someone new or reconnects with Isaac.

I love that even though the story points to Otis and Maeve endgame it's not the only story or romance explored.

We see Aimee is still struggling with her assault but she's willing to get help and that she learns to stand up for herself and do what makes her happy even if it may upset others, like breaking up with Steve even though he has been nothing be supportive.

I really enjoyed Cal and their introduction. And I enjoyed seeing Jackson be more and more open to trying and learning new things. He is just wanting to find himself and feel fulfilled. And I loved seeing Cal set boundaries with their identity and Jackson.

If Jackson can't accept that Cal isn't a girl and so that means if they were together it would indeed be a queer relationship and that would make Jackson not straight. And Jackson trying to bargain and negotiate while Cal stood firm was insightful.

Because I too, like Jackson, even if subconscious, still perceived Cal as a girl in some way even if I completely understand their identity and will help accommodate it in anyway. And it's just about unlearning the norms I was raised with. Even if I accept and understand, there is always room for more learning. But another thing with Cal, it's not their responsibility to fight.

If they don't want to lead the fight for gender rights and equality then they don't have to.

If you can't accept or won't listen, it's not their responsibility to make you change your ways but they will not respect you and they will not come quietly.

It is not every non-binary, trans, gay, bi, pan, ace, lesbian or anyone who isn't like you, person's responsibility to teach you or answer your questions or change your perception

And that was quite refreshing to see and I really admired seeing that in this show

And also showing that each non-binary person is different. Layla isn't willing to even challenge the system. Because they are scared and from what we see in the last episode, they aren't out to their family. They aren't ready and aren't comfortable trying to fight and that is their right.

And then seeing Cal teach Layla how to bind properly is a good lesson to anyone watching the show that might be binding incorrectly.

And then I also really enjoyed seeing Vivienne and her long distance boyfriend Eugene.

I was happy to see that her jealousy of Cal wasn't because she saw Cal as a romantic rival but friendship rival. Jackson and Vivienne were drifting apart due to their opposing views on Hope and that Viv took Jackson's place as Head girl.

And also seeing Vivienne's boyfriend be some hot, refined man was satisfying to see.

I also loved seeing Maeve learn to accept help and kindness. I was so scared that he and Aimee would never make up but they did and it was the most beautiful thing to see because they are the best friend goals to ever bless the tv world.

And I loved that Isaac wasn't depicted as just some poor helpless paraplegic but he had character and he had talent and he was never seen less than. He was a witty asshole!

And he even got the girl for a while! And he has standards!

I mean sure I don't feel that bad about his feelings getting hurt by Maeve because he took it upon himself to make a decision for Maeve and manipulating the situation for his own selfish crush on Maeve. I mean you didn't let her make the choice. You deleted the voicemail and so she thought Otis still hated her and refused to apologize. Sure she ended up getting feelings for you but because you intervened and lied she never got the chance to truly get closure with Otis because you knew that if she heard the message she'd go to him

Sure you didn't deserve her kissing Otis when you two obviously had something going on but... What did you expect?

And my last thoughts are Jakob and Jean. I liked them together in the beginning but it became apparent that they are two very different people. They just don't fit.

At first I couldn't understand Jakob's distrust of Jean, I mean she messed up once while drunk with her ex husband. It was wrong but I thought it was a tiny little forgiveable thing (and maybe I think that because I'm biased by my love of Jean). But once we get that soft moment of Jakob opening up to the therapist and we find out that his last relationship, with his wife, also had trust betrayed. Her having an affair and then getting sick afterwards so therefore Jakob felt he couldn't leave her when she was so ill.

And I thought Jean and Jakob trying to force a family relationship was not the best route. They had made it clear before that they are just two different people. You can coparent without being in a relationship.

But even through it all they still cared deeply for each other. So yeah.

But my only true criticm of the show is the paternity test results. Now sure we don't know what they say BUT Jean's reaction screams that Jakob isn't the father. Which just disappoints me. Jean has been through so much.

And who else would be the father? We weren't shown any other potential baby daddies.

Also she's been through so much just give her one thing.

Like I like to hope that next season she tells Jakob and even though he's not the dad, he's been there and he was making that baby a goddamn tree house that he steps up and raises that baby like it is his because that baby deserves a father.

But I can only see that Jean will probably hide the truth and they start out quite happy until the results are discovered and Jakob finds out and he is rightfully upset and angry and betrayed and he leaves her and the baby. Or real baby daddy comes to try to be there and makes more drama.

Idk

And just because it's how the show goes Maeve and Otis are gonna have something come up and it gets in the way of them being together.

I hope Michael and Adam make some peace as part of both of their developments. Of course I do see Michael having issue with Adam's lack of traditional success and his sexuality but I hope they work it out or at least try next season.

And I hope that Rahim and Adam don't become a thing. They are similar in their introversion and lack of flamboyancy with their sexuality but I hope they bond and become friends but I don't think it's be in good taste for them to date. It's like recycling your gays.

I'm not really sure what's in store for the school. I think maybe someone swoops in last second or they all go to different schools and have to move away and they all lose touch and it's a big component of next year.

And I'm not sure about Eric and what path he takes. Maybe he starts going out to gay spaces and meets someone or just messes around to have fun. But to be honest I'm not sure.

Anyways yeah.

[meandmyechoes]

identity asks

1. if someone wanted to really understand you, what would they read, watch, and listen to?

hmmm first one and it’s kinda difficult. I don’t know how to evaluate this answer because I feel every work they study will only give a face of me, and whether that could complete the picture, I’m not sure. But I’m doing these on instincts so I’m gonna give a imperfect but straight answer.

Please watch the Clone Wars movie and the Wrong Jedi arc. WATCH BONES. THE ENTIRE SHOW. Read Ender’s Game, Le Petit Prince and Peter Pan, Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident. Listen to several select songs from Imagine Dragons:It’s Time, I Bet My Life, I was Me, Shots (Piano Acoustic), Whatever It Takes, Thirty Lives and I was Me.

I feel very inclined to put non-ficiton recs in here but I can’t pinpoint ones now... If someone really wanted to understand me, I’ll take them on a date ;)

2. have you ever found a writer who thinks just like you? if so, who?

I don’t recall one at the moment. Fairly, I’ve been missing in action from the world of words for a while so it’s hard to judge. Again, I feel inclined to answer in non-ficiton, preferrably a scientist, or a poet. but nothing came to mind. that’s a good thread of desolation for a poem seed. lost in a sea of friends. when everyone is a net but you are a buoy (yes it’s 2am excuse the weird metaphor)

3. list your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.

oh boy i have so many fandoms this could spawn into its own essay. but i’ma address two things here.

1) I’ve been calling myself ‘mom-fan’ de Ahsoka for years and in that is less than a small feeling of inadequacy for myself compared to her. She’s perfect* in my eyes and I just think I’m not good enough to put myself next to her (standard). But do I see myself in her? I suppose the answer has always been she was my ideal, she was who I aspire to be, and still am learning to become.

2) I practically identify with every stoic genius trope out here. (oops all white boys). But I mean, of course Temperance Brennan is my favourite fictional character ever after Ahsoka. Again, I’m not as smart as her but every other quirk, I’m her.

P.S. 3) I've talked about this before but I identify with Hino Eiji('s recovery) so much post-, graduation, i guess

I think a disconnection I have with how other people find themselves in fictional characters is I don’t rely on physique at all. I relate to their personality and attitude, and the struggles they went through, so I never really feel the need to see ‘someone (who looks) like me’ in any media. ( + social factor thought out but not elaborated here) 

4. do you like your name? is there another name you think would fit you better?

Yes! I do like my name. Both Chinese and English. They are meaningful more than the word combination themselves, but also the weight of my parents' gift. I also like that it's a fine line between archaic and out-of-date. There's sort of an old-time elegance in there. 

Well 20 years ago Yuki was a unique name but now it's kind of not the best rep. But it's not the worse either, I think the fad with that name passed and I'd like to (re)define that name for people who know me.

I did, briefly considered adopting a new English name when I entered university. (surprise surpise I wanted to use 'Echo' both as a sw reference and i also like the sound) But 30 seconds later I decided to keep Yuki as not to erase the past I've worked hard on.

5. do you think of yourself as a human being or a human doing? do you identify yourself by the things you do?

hmmm I've never heard of this line of thought before, that's a good one. I'd say human doing? and contradictorily No to the second question?

Well through the quarantine I've been being a lot and thus taking up 72 hobbies a day. I do feel mandated to equip myself with a lot of skills and I have so many things I want to learn. I think the ideal life will be your career is also your passion, not just something you're good at. I'd like to wake up every day and be excited to get up to work, and it blurs the line between duty and hobby.

You see, I've so many flipping interests I can't really identity myself my the things I do. You'd see bit of a struggle in my tumblr bio. I was good at a bunch of things but never really excels at one. and that has been my biggest personal challenge of late.

6. are you religious/spiritual?

No, I suppose. I'm faithful.

7. do you care about your ethnicity?

Boy, this is a really tricky question to ask a Hong Konger. I feel mandated to, to understand one's roots and ancestors. That's a very Chinese tradition that I don't refuse, among many other. But I don't really wanna drag this on this platform even though this has been a private conversation so far, hmmm, how do I boil this down...

I do like Chinese traditions. I'm glad I'm born in a country rich in both archaeological finds and historical literature. It's easy to be proud of one's heritage like that. Yet contemporary Chinese history is a mess and it's only fair the next generation is allowed to examine it in candidness. 

Furthermore, the Hong Konger is never purely Chinese (say, Chinese in its own provincial difference) We have become our own group despite whatever claims, and however the future. In that, I can tell you, I'm very proud of being at this unique position, absorbing the best and adapting to the forefront from every corner of the world.

All in all, I'd say my ethnicity is an important part of my identity, but not the only part that matters, not even the most dominant part.

8. what musical artists have you most felt connected to over your lifetime?

well my lifetime isn't up so that'd be a difficult question to answer. No, I don't really have someone in mind. I'm not a musical person, song or score. 

9. are you an artist?

my my, I wouldn't say I am one but I certainly seem to have the "artist temper". I can't draw to save a life, mostly because I'm too stubborn to actually practice. But I do enjoy doing arts and crafts. 

10. do you have a creed?

That's a heavy question. How about "If everyone just lives by a little more selfish the world will be a better place".

11. describe your ideal day.

Getting loads and loads of work done according to a thorough schedule, then ending on a buffet.

If indoors, lots of drawing and painting and sewing and writing

If outdoors, museums and libraries and thrift stores, plus a little sunny day picnic at the park.

12. dog person or cat person?

bear person

13. inside or outdoors?

indoors

14. are you a musician?

no.

15. five most influential books over your lifetime.

I listed four in question 1 I'll give one more: Cosmos, Carl Sagan

16. if you’d grown up in a different environment, do you think you’d have turned out the same?

oh definitely. starting small, my parents are a huge (non-)influence on me for their liberal style. I'll never feel the need to fit in or compared to other children unless I started it. They listen to me (funnily as a child but not so much as a teenager huh). Distinguishingly, took me travel around so I became a perceptive kid. Without all that I'd just, withdraw socially a lot younger.

Kinda discussed in the ethnicity the society I'm raised in. This site makes me aware of racial issues very often so if I'm raised instead in a multi-racial society where I'm not of the dominant skin colour, I'd be more acute to such prejudice.

My school had a big part, but I'm willing to forgive and forget.

17. would you say your tumblr is a fair representation of the “real you”?

oh yes. where else can i be fully star wars, talk about animated pixels and be semi-private at the same time.the 80% of me this tumblr show is 100% authentic.

18. what’s your patronus?

what's a patronus??? (the bear bros from we bare bears)

19. which Harry Potter house would you be in? or are you a muggle?

i don't do harry potter (slytherin, better, muggle with superior technology)

20. would you rather be in Middle Earth, Narnia, Hogwarts, or somewhere else?

i don't do those either :p i'm more of a science fantasy person. i like mixed realities. Magic + Technology pew pew pew so Roarahaven and Fowl Manor! but purely fictional universe? tcw gffa duh.

21. do you love easily?

Yes, my heart says yes. 

and my lips sealed

my feet carry me away.

22. list the top five things you spend the most time doing, in order.

you mean on a daily basis or a my-whole-life basis?

thinking, reading, tumblr related stuff, eating & cooking, walking around in libraries grabbing books amazed

23. how often would you want to see your family every year?

monthly

24. have you ever felt like you had a “mind-meld” with someone?

yes. that starry night by the chills of the sea breeze. i thought i was gay.

25. could you live as a hermit?

i'll deliver a full report at the end of the current experiment. please expect a hobbit postman.

26. how would you describe your gender/sexuality?

oh my (ace probably)

27. do you feel like your outside appearance is a fair representation of the “real you”?

well, i did get excess fat percentage because i don't work out, at all, so fair, i guess.

28. on a scale from 1 to 10, how hard is it for someone to get under your skin?

not hard at all. just spell or pronounce Ahsoka wrong I'll fistfight you.

29. three songs that you connect with right now.

I was Me. 明年今日. 最佳損友.

30. pick one of your favorite quotes.

The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us — there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation of a distant memory, as if we were falling from a great height. 

- Carl Sagan

[post written: 20/11/2020 02:55-03:43]

[thestandardwork]

Intro Post for Standard Work

One of my favorite quotes is an (alleged) Chinese proverb, which goes like this:

"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now."

That's essentially going to be the philosophy this blog. It's something I should have started a long time ago, but hey, I might as well start it now. This is difficult for me to do. I'm taking a large step out of my comfort zone with this. I'm not used displaying myself publicly, but I believe that it's a good thing to do. Creating this blog will help keep me accountable and focused on what I ought to be doing.

What is this blog, exactly? Well, the easy answer is that it's a sort of alternative Studyblr. It's most likely going to be text-heavy, and feature only original content, I might make a secondary blog for reblogs. The longer answer though, is that's a lot more than that, let me run down them:

Somewhere I can post public updates on the progress I'm making in my projects, my studying, and stationery hauls probably.

A place for me to find inspiration, educational resources, and like-minded people to make friends with.

Just a general location I can place things without worry or forget, since it's always going to be in front of me.

Why Tumblr? I'm really overambitious, I have a lot of ideas, but lack the confidence and skills to pursue them right now. I've realized that I have to start with the most minimum viable product, which is a simple tumblr blog, where there isn't any pressure. Plus, I've used tumblr a ton in the past before (I actually currently have several active blogs, oops). Baby steps. Eventually, when I find my footing, this blog will most likely be ported over to WordPress and expand.

Who am I? My name is Brennan! :D I'm a Métis Canadian, and turning 23 in two weeks, which makes me relatively old. Unlike a lot of Studyblrs, I'm not in school, I've actually dropped out twice, previously majoring in computer science and journalism. I'm currently working as a personal chef, and I'm trying my best to be an autodidact polymath, but that might change in the future. I've been a Mahayana Buddhist for the majority of my life, but I've been gaining an interest in liberal Christianity lately. I'm also bi/queer.

What am I currently working on?

Soundtrack Compositions

Photography Portfolios

Poetry Collections

Essay Collections

Minor Programming Projects

Self-driven Education

Where can you find me? I don't use social media much, and one of my goals is to use it more in a productive and good manner. That said, I do still have a few places you can reach me, if you'd like:

Instagram

Twitter

Other Tumblr

What am I learning? I've called this a "Studyblr of Everything" because I'm interested in so much, and since I'm not in any fixed curriculum, it really opens up my ability to pursue any interest.

Major Subjects:

Music Theory

Composition

DAWs and Production (Finale, Ableton, etc.)

Songwriting / Learning Piano

Podcasting and Radio Show Production

Computer Programming

Data Science (Excel, SQL, R,)

Software Development (Java, IDE Workflows, UNIX Systems)

Website Development (Javascript Frameworks and Libraries, UX/UI Design)

Language

Novel/Personal Essay Writing

20th Century American Literature

Language Learning (French)

Business Skills

Agile Project Management

Six Sigma Black Belt

Digital Marketing

Culinary Arts

Nutritional Science

Specialty Diets

New Experimental Recipes

Self-improvement

Self-Quantification

Studying and Meta-Learning

I also have interest in other subjects, such as history, political science, philosophy, American studies, and general mathematics, but these are secondary.

What are my goals?

Career Goals:

Gain certification to advance in my current career.

Gain enough knowledge to start creating a better portfolio of good work.

Gain an entry in a new career by demonstrating my skills with a good portfolio

Project Goals:

Compose and produce a new album for my Bandcamp.

Finish writing a second book of poetry.

Write a novel and a non-fiction book.

Create a new photography portfolio.

Create a portfolio of programming projects.

Start a new blog and podcast with periodic vlogs.

Become conversationally fluent in French

Find people to collaborate with in new ventures.

Collection Goals: (What I want to keep track of)

Media (Books, Movies, Music, etc.)

Sleep Schedule

Meal/Food and Weight Log

Savings and Spending Tracker

Personal Goals:

Be more consistent and balanced.

Take time to be grateful each day.

Read the entire Bible, front to back.

Make new friends!

Etc.

I probably have missed a bit, so if you have any questions, or just wanna chat, message me! :D

[douchebagbrainwaves]

YOU GUYS I JUST THOUGHT OF THIS

Of all the useful things we can say it's axiomatic. I'd also guess there's some band of people who could have made it, if it delivered on that promise. They see increasingly aggressive measures to protect intellectual property as a threat to the intellectual freedom they need to work hard to delight users when you only have to find users and measure their responses. So they invested in it. Odds are it will be a junior person; they scour the web looking for startups their bosses could invest in. Oh, ok. You're an investor too. What would Apple's next product look like if you replaced Steve Jobs with a committee of 100 random people? Partly because successful startups have lots of employees, so it seems like a daunting task to do philosophy, here's an encouraging thought. As written, it tends to offend people who like unions. Cross out that final S and you're describing their business model.

We now have several examples to prove that amateurs can surpass professionals, when they started the company without any idea of what they planned to do. The scary thing about platforms is that there are two components to the antidote: being in a place where startups are the cool thing to do, and even now I find it kind of weird. When meeting people you don't know why. Now the default exit strategy is to get a cup of tea. This kind of startup is in the same way taking a shower lets your thoughts drift a bit—and thus drift off the wrong path you'd been pursuing last night and onto the right one adjacent to it. The latest intellectual property laws impose unprecedented restrictions on the sort of writing that gets you tenure. In ancient Rome the price of books or music or movies always depended mostly on the format? Most people implicitly believe something like this about their opinions. For example, we seem to have been cases of molecular bonding rather than nuclear fusion. They didn't want to be the next Netscape, they'd suffer the same fate.

But they only build a couple office buildings or suburban streets at a time, and the offerings at our end of the middle class as people who are committed enough to prefer that, and c only hire people who are best at making things don't want to invest in it, the falser it becomes. A media company should be run by suits. The proof of how useless some of their answers turned out to be widely applicable. Many of the students who now major in English would major in writing if they could. The startling thing is how often the founders themselves don't know. Why is the falloff so sharp? It seems as if it must have been when startups wrote VisiCalc. I was going to happen, and arrange to be standing there when it does. And when you have a specific idea you want to do is start a startup. Tim O'Reilly was wearing a suit, a sight so alien I couldn't parse it at first. In the United States, the CEO of a large public company makes about 100 times as productive as another. So once the quality of programmers at your company starts to drop, you enter a death spiral from which there is no record of it.

I'm guessing here, but I'd guess that many of these would-be founders are often surprised that investors expect them either to sell the company or go public. If I believe everything I said in the second version, why didn't I write it that way? Some startups could be entirely manual at first. And for many if not most startups, these paths to growth will be the ones that actually work. When you have multiple founders, esprit de corps binds them together in a way that seems to be decreasing the gap between rich and the poor? It's not what they want is easy. A song on an iPod's disk is merely stored on it.

Oops. Likewise, it doesn't seem American. I didn't realize the answer till later, after I went to work there was the difference in the way that works best. Next year you'll have 14,000 users, and that in the early stages. But they had the most opaque obstacle in the world between them and angel investors generally want to invest in it, the falser it becomes. I thought, they did call them essays, didn't they? Which means if you're making something at least one respect, however: it's static. But just two companies, Dropbox and Airbnb, account for about three quarters of it. Or to put it more dramatically, by default do they live or die? Were you nodding in agreement, thinking stupid investors a few paragraphs ago when I was growing up.

Making a better mousetrap, people beat a path to your door as promised. So for any given team of founders, would it not pay to wait till the economy is so bad is making the same mistake as the people who break rules that are the source of. What would it mean to take 10x more risk than Demo Day investors. Oh, ok. A big-name firms, but they are much hungrier for deals. You can't be the sort of spin added by politicians is woven through it. Wikipedia may be the most famous scientists seem to have begun by trying to solve a problem their founders had. And technology for targeting ads continues to improve. Believe it or not, and if you have what it takes to start a startup.

When you take people like this and put them together with the spin you've added to get them going. But I have a general idea of the greatest generation. Except an inverse one. The friends might have liked to have more money in this first phase, but being slightly underfunded teaches them an important lesson. That's a problem, because looking down on the user is a kind of axiom from which most of the startups we funded were able to raise money grows with the amount. Oh, ok. I love to read more than anything, but by studying the intended users and figuring out what people want. Speculative meetings are terribly costly if you're on the wrong track. Here's a partial solution: when a startup takes serious funding is that the business guys who did the most for Google were the ones who obligingly flew Altavista into a hillside just as Google was getting started. We couldn't believe large numbers of people would want to stay in other people's places. There will be jobs teaching x, and professors to fill them. Works out the same as Aristotle's; we just approach it from a different direction.

Experts have given Wikipedia middling reviews, but they also laugh at someone who tells them a certain problem can't be solved. I propose we try again, but that it was not till around 1600 in Europe, where the density of people working on a given technology, the time to act is always now. It seems reasonable to suppose the newest one will too. I couldn't have done that in the past has had false starts branching off all over it. I had a startup and think they seem likely to succeed, it's hard to foresee how big, because its size will depend not on macro trends like the amount people read, but on the ingenuity of individual publishers. Do the extra work of getting personal introductions. And are English classes even the place to do it.

[valyrfia]

hey friend! fello eurovision shitposter here :) first of all I want to say that im so glad to have finally found someone whos as convinced as i am that bulgaria should win this year! I had another question for you: so you post a lot of marvel as well and a lot of stony so i stalked your blog and im confused because you said you started to ship them more after civil war? idk im a huge stucky shipper and steve and bucky just seem to have the better dynamic no offense intended i just want yourview

BULGARIA. THEY’RE AMAZING RIGHT? I’m honestly almost more in love with this song that I was with Beautiful Mess last year (that’s a lie I still cry that my boy Kris didn’t win but I also adore Amar Pelos Dois so I’m not mad). Now with the footage of their AMAZING live performance at the London pre-party, I’m almost fully convinced that they are gonna clinch the top spot this year. I mean, imagine Bones with the camera work and lighting of Eurovision and the atmosphere of the arena. It’s going to be incredible I’m so excited. 

Moving on from my trash talk: why I ship stevetony and not stucky? Whoo boy this is gonna take an essay to answer, and it’s going to be difficult  a. because I can never remember all the reasons why I do ship stevetony (I always end up missing one lol) and b. because stucky shippers are…enthusiastic, for the lack of a better word. I love them, I respect a lot of them and I’m friends with people who ship it. But fandom is a tricky business. Stevebucky never did it for me as a ship. The explanation is long and complicated but it can be boiled down to a distinct idea: For me, adding a romantic element to Steve and Tony’s dynamic makes their interactions much more interesting and intriguing, while adding a romantic element to Steve and Bucky’s dynamic would almost subtract something quintessential from both of those characters. 

Friendships to me are almost more impactful on a person’s life than romantic relationships, god knows where I would be without my friends today. There’s a tendency in the media to push the obligation that the most important person in your life has to be your significant other. I hate that, frankly. Steve and Bucky love each other more than anybody else in the world, and for me, that’s beautiful. I guess I just never did understand the romantic connotations that people attached to what seemed to me, seemed to be a fully functioning, complete and beautiful relationship. 

Steve and Tony’s relationship however, you always feel like you’re missing some part of the story when you observe their interactions. From their respective monologues to each other, The Confession and The Oath to their familiar joking with each other right before everything goes to shit at the base in Siberia in CA:CW. You feel like you’re missing some part of their story. I, (it seems along with Jonathan Hickman, RDJ and Chris Evans) like to headcanon that this missing piece is a romantic plotline, but you can interpret it however you want. That’s the beauty of fictional works. It’s not the cold, hard canon that matters, but your interpretation of it. My experience is different from yours and to me that’s beautiful.

An essay is available below the cut, if you’re interested in how I actually stopped shipping stucky and started shipping stevetony (an origin story if you will.)

In my introduction to Marvel, a couple of years ago, I did initially read Steve/Bucky fics more than any other pairing, but incidentally it was a Steve/Bucky fic that made me start reading Steve/Tony ones (oops I guess?) The Man on the Bridge by boopboop on AO3 was the one that got me invested in the Steve/Tony dynamic, it was the fic with the highest kudos on AO3 at the time that I was reading Stucky. It’s a really great fic 11/10 definitely worth the read (I think you need an AO3 account though) but what kept me going wasn’t the ship I was supposed to be reading it for, it was the dynamic between Steve and Tony. For example: you get great scenes like Steve and Tony bickering like an old married couple over coffee at least four times and banter like this out of nowhere: 

““I sent flowers?” Tony asks, trying like hell to play it cool. He gives her a desperate look that she ignores by default.

“Tony picked them,” Pepper says, determined as ever to ruin Tony’s reputation.

“He did, did he?” Steve asks knowingly.

Pepper leads them all into the wide social space inside. “He spent a lot of time trying to find your favorites.”

It’s dark enough to hide the fact that Tony’s ears are a little pink, even when someone has as sharp a vision as Steve does. That doesn’t stop him wanting to crawl back into his suit and hide. “Really? Do we have to tell him that?”

“He might think you don’t like him if I don’t,” Pepper says with a knowing smile flashed in Steve’s direction.

“I don’t,” Tony says firmly. “I tolerate him. Barely.”

“Uh huh.” Steve chuckles, his smile growing warm. “Right. I get it.””

and lines like this

“We - Nat and I - figured Rogers would come to you for help once he and Bucky made it out of Florida.”

“You did?�� Tony asks, stunned. He can think of a dozen people Steve would have picked over him, even with the resources Tony has at his disposal.

Barton looks at him like he’s an idiot. “Yes,” he says, simple as that.

“And that brings you here why?”

“Because neither of you idiots have a single shred of self preservation between you,” Barton says bluntly. “That’s why you’re good for each other.”

and general power couple stuff

She hardly looks a day older than she had appeared in the recording they saw before leaving for London - but Tony knows that file was dated 1991. Her sharp features are paired with dark eyes and unnaturally pale skin, offset by a razor sharp, almost masculine suit. “Mr Stark,” she inclines her head, “Captain Rogers.”

She had been given no other identification in the videos, other than being addressed by Lukin as ‘Synthia’. Since they don’t want to give away how much information they have, Tony tips his head to one side and asks, “Should I know you? Have we met?”

“We have not, Mr Stark. Captain Rogers and I do have a shared acquaintance, however.”

“Don’t you dare talk about him,” Steve growls, tense at Tony’s side. The fact that he hasn’t rushed forward and unleashed that brewing violence is something of a shock. He’s practically shaking with his rage, every muscle in his body tense and strained.

Tony puts one hand on Steve’s arm, steadying him. “Look lady, I don’t know who you are but I’m tired of games. What do you want with us?”

She tilts her head, “Why not the pleasure of your company? You are Iron Man and Captain America after all. An unstoppable force. The two greatest superheroes of our time.”

even the goddamn villains ship it I was supposed to go into this fic and not come out the other side shipping steve and tony come on

there’s a reason that this is the only non-stevetony fic i’ve read in three years goddamnit 

*clears throat*

But yeah that was the fic that got me interested in the possibilities surrounding the Steve/Tony dynamic. Then I started doing some research and came up with the canon content (like their respective love confessions in 616 and the actors fascination with the ship (shoot me I’m weak okay)), and it’s been a wild ride ever since. 

If you’re interested in seeing their dynamic in action through a romantic lens, may I suggest Disrepair by Tippet for MCU and  Belief Space by magicasen for 616. Neither have huge confessions of love or anything like that, Belief Space does have one kiss towards the end but the focus point is Steve and Tony’s dynamic during the incursion crisis in 616 and Steve’s POV remains largely platonic throughout the fic. Disrepair actually has no romantic connotations in it, as far as I remember, but it analyses the MCU dynamic in such a way that you start to see what I mean when I say that Steve and Tony’s relationship would be ten times more intriguing with a romantic element. Both fics are interesting character studies of both Steve and Tony and I would highly recommend reading them anyway. Also Belief Space is my favourite fic of all time, and does not get enough love goddamnit, so there’s that. 

Anyway, I’ll finish your lovely ask by giving you what is frankly my stevetony song for Infinity War and the only song I listen to nowadays. It’s my fave. What else would it be in the month before Eurovision? It’s Bones by EQUINOX. 

[bunny-bard]

Without a specific example of what OP is seeing I'm inclined to take this with a grain of salt. (That is assuming the ones OP used were just made up on the spot. If those were actual examples it was a little unclear to me so oops.) That said, I do know I personally have seen that exact thing (the hot shower=trauma) crop up on Tumblr I believe.

The thing is some of these are misunderstood anecdotes of larger studies taken out of context, which is often the fault of whatever media presented it in that way. Which may be spread as either a well-meant but ill-guided attempt at aiding those with mental health struggles, orrrrr it could be deliberately sharing something misguided for clout. I'd like to believe most of it is the former.

So, my first big takeaway is check the source, do research of your own. We've been saying this for years on the internet and the reminder never hurts. Also, if you're already seeing a therapist or psychiatrist, don't hesitate to reach out to your doctor and say "I saw something online that concerned me, is there any truth to it?"

That said, a large number of the ADHD tiktokers I have seen have done a great job in spreading lesser known information about a disorder we don't actually understand as well as most people think. A lot of the people I personally see are people diagnosed with the disorder sharing their experiences and realizing there is a larger trend in other people already diagnosed. In fact, and I mean no disrespect to the professionals who don't do this, but I see more misinformation spread by so-called "therapists" on social media than by people with the diagnosis.

Also, there is a need to recognize that sometimes sarcastic humor can be misread. Without tone (or emojis or something to indicate tone) it can...cause a ruckus, to say the least.

All that said......... The examples you did list, while I'm not sure if they were actual ones you've seen, can be a part of actual symptoms. Rewatching one movie COULD be a hyperfixation. Hot showers COULD be filling the needs of someone who is touch starved or anxious. Shivers COULD be a tic. It's about seeing it as a larger pattern of stuff and examining the behaviors within yourself. Have you had other things you tend to fixate on, have you felt extreme loneliness or debilitating anxiety, have you felt other involuntary tics?

I don't believe self diagnosing is always the best (it's a complex subject I won't get totally into) but researching disorders and understanding them can help you understand if that is just something normal for you or a part of a larger trend. Look at checklists of major symptoms and compare that with what you know about yourself. Don't force it to fit, but see if it rings true. And again, if it's really impacting your life, see a professional.

Key phrase here being "IF IT IMPACTS YOUR LIFE." A little anxiety here or there is NORMAL, getting distracted on occasion is NORMAL, feeling a little out of it sometimes is NORMAL. Diagnoses as I understand them for mental health is all about a trend of behaviors or conditions that make functioning in the day to day difficult to impossible.

Sorry about the short essay, but I have actually figured out a lot of my mental health through doing this and then confirming it with professionals. Short of brain scans (which are expensive and not conclusive in every case) there is no sure-fire way to be sure of your diagnosis. It's not magic, you don't get a certificate. My boyfriend has been misdiagnosed with things like DID and BPD so trust me, knowing yourself and advocating for yourself IS IMPORTANT, even though I know some people are going to want to yell at me that it's "self diagnosing." Mental health is a complicated field and no one knows your mind better than you do.

i dont have like a degree or anything but i think assigning diagnoses to every behavior is probably not good for us in the long run

[jm-ph-2-3]

The "Hustle Paradox" Part 1: Are we really working hard? or are we hard working? 

An essay by Morgan Adriano

               Disclaimer: This is just my current perspective on the "hustle culture" and it's influence on us both positive and negative. Please take this with a grain of salt. I do not consider myself as part of the "woke" people because this is just a piece about my current reflections, observations and perspective about the topic. I am not part of the so called minimalists, essentialists, nihilist, communists, stoicist, vegetarianist, crossfitits (oops) Or any -ist out there. I'm just speaking from what I recently accrued from the different perspectives (albeit meager in number) and experiences. This is not a piece in which to condemn, criticise and judge those who are in it and support the idea that we should never work hard. But rather this piece was made with the intention to take another view and challenge the message in which we have been oversaturated within culture and mass media and to promote a better mindset.  So learn what you can and apply what you must and throw what is unnecessary in the trash can. This may resonate with you and/or offend you at the same time. So................ just take a chill pill bro. Its just an opinion.                                                                                                                                       -Now you maybe thinking: "Why the title. I don't understand it. Working hard is good? right?" and so I thought. Well the title was made to look nice, coherent and "proper". But it really translates to: are we working hard for our own or our goal's sake or are we just portraying an image that make us seem like we are hard working?                                                               

Join me, as you the reader, and I both immerse ourselves in my sub-par writing skills filled with grammatical errors and sickening amount of pop-culture references and into my deep dark revealing thoughts on "HUSTLE"              

*Initiate X-files theme. Which I haven’t really watched and just heard it in different memes so... ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoRXhS7vlU                                                                        

We are constantly bombarded with messages (From celebrities, leaders, entrepreneurs, sports icons (Shout out to the Last Dance Documentary because that was sick), public figures etc.), podcasts, motivational youtube videos, music, movies, books and etc. on why must working hard constantly 24/7/365 (Inspired by the surfaces' song. LOL). We should wake up at 4am, sleep less because sleep is for the weak, no breaks because your opponent's winning when you take a break, slave yourself to your work, work in more and hang out less. We are so absorbed to the idea that we post stories about how hardworking we are by taking pictures of your work station or the book we just read or tweet that we working in the weekends #NoVacay #WorkHard #Hustle #GrindLife . And to be completely candid with you, I was that person that I am currently describing. So heavily invested with the idea of working hard than anybody else, sacrificing my sleep, nutrition, health and my well-being for that idea. Would flex the things I’m currently doing/working on or flex so hard about how hard I’m training that it eventually ripped my shorts in the gym (Yes, this actually happened and No, nobody was their to see it. But you know what Barney said: “Whatever you do in this life, it’s not legendary unless your friends are there to see it.” So I gotta post that *curse word* to git meh sum layks and let dem now that it happened). This is true from high school through college and through my first year working. Take it from a guy (Here comes the bragging and his big  fat obnoxious ego) who was able to get into provincial level competition in football and almost got into the country's amateur league (Having a jersey counts!!!>_<), studied in one of the prestigious schools in the country and graduated with latin honours. (And you may say to yourself: Wow what a pretentious arse.... HAHAHAHA.......... Aaaand you're right.) But if you stripped down everything, I just wanted to show everybody that I am  a "hardworker". I want them notice how hard I studied, worked, trained not for something but just for the sake for it. It was actually overcompensating for something. And I may say this cliche statement that: "No BrO, I dO iT FoR tHe lOvE Of ThE PrOCeSs nOt The AwArdS, ThE rEcoGnITioN anD thE mOnEy" (Imagine the spongebob meme please to make it more funny). I learned this the hard way and I'm still learning, to be honest. This "lie" that you (I) tell yourself (myself) can only help you go so far to the point you reach what I call the "wall" (I would like to reference the scene from Run Fat Boy Run where Simon Pegg's Character: Dennis hits this runner’s wall)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pttqFUviWs).                                                                                                                                                          -But this wall that I am describing is a different kind of wall. This may manifest by symptoms of pseudo burnout (I say pseudo because you are not really tired of what your doing something you love but you're tired of presenting your self as such frame/image). And yes this has been proven in the literature in a paper recently published this year (2020) by Dr. Nadir and colleagues from the Greendale Community College (Yes, this is obviously a joke: if you don’t get the reference. #sixseasonsandamovie and No, there is no published paper on said topic but I found one blog/rant and paper that “almost” discussed the topic hahaha!)

Blog/rant: https://dwighttowers.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/rant-burnout-and-pseudo-burnout/

Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587911/

             This wall can force you to either: Quit or Reframe.                          

1. Let's say you took the first one: You quit. You say: "Nah man this thing is not for me. I will go and show that I'm "hard working" at something else. You blame the field, you blame the system, you blame society. BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY (youtube.com/watch?v=UkhC0caZRNU)                                              

 2. Or you reframe: You reset your mind, allow yourself to become vulnerable, let your ego be destroyed, crushed, tortured, mutilated and be stripped down to its bare nakedness.(Sorry for the imagery: The ego is really a big pain in the butt. You can learn more thru the book: Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday which I highly recommend even though I haven't read HAHAHA! But it's in my "next reading list" so don't worry). You just let everything be stripped down to it's bare chassis and look what are the components that make you (What's the engine?, the tires?, the brakes? the interior?). What are you showing to the outside word? What are the driving motives? What kind of person are you? Who are you? (Please let me reference the most funniest scene in flim: Rush Hour 3 The You? Me? Him?) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAVnOz7i-JA) Scary introspective stuff right? hahaha!                                                                                                                                                                                                  -But kidding aside, it really helps that you. Yes you! recognise it as early as now. Don't wait for anybody to calling it out for you (which rarely happens if they are with agreeable people or just really don't care about you) or worse, waiting for that wall to hit you right in the face. Don't be like me (WOW such "inspiration” )  "BEFORE". It all boils down what YOU really want in life and WHO you are living for. The praise of others? or just you? (Sheesh this sounds too guru-y)                                                                                                                                                                                 -With all this talk about how this "hustle" culture, you may think that I just hate the process or I am not committed to it or I am just ungrateful privileged brat who should keep his thoughts and ideas to himself and keep my head down and put skin in the game. So my rebuttal to that is: Okay boomer... LOL Kidding aside, I did think about that but you must understand that I WAS part of the culture of hustle. I craved to be in a library or a coffee shop with my laptop and study or researched away with a good cup of iced americano with a shot of mocha and  breve milk (Look at this entitled brat and his expensive coffee). I would run on 3-4 hours of sleep from staying up late "studying" (Actually have 3 youtube breaks- related to my field and 4-8 youtube breaks about cars, music reviews, overanalysing movies and productivity tips) (How Ironic). I would spend hours and hours doing “hard work”. But the question is was it effective? Was it helping me inch closer to my goals? We have long fetishised the idea of becoming busy just because other people are doing it or to show ourselves in a particular way.                                                                                                         -You see what I am aiming here is the issue of the heart.  What are the underlying motives of why you are doing these things. And this can be encapsulated simply by the most used cliche that I think most of you have heard in mainstream media , especially from Eric Thomas' motivational clips (Usually listened to this before work or a competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XIGu3Kxg2I): HWAT IS YO WAAAI?                                     (Obviously read: Start With Why by Simon Sinek. Great book!).                                                                                                                                                      -To quote scripture from the gospel of Matthew 6:21 = "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.". This is such a crucial part of knowing yourself. I can't stress this enough for myself. Where it comes from, determines when it runs out. Whatever you put your priority in or in other words; where you put your heart in, thats what controls your joy. So whats controlling your joy?                                                                                                        -And to conclude: I myself, am not saying that working hard is inherently bad. Working hard allows us to get out of the ashes of debt, failure and pain. Working hard helped birth new inventions, innovations, great people, leaders, visionaries that inspire us to do the same. And this piece does not serve as a jail pass card to be lackadaisical slumps. And eventually you may have the audacity to blame me why you didn't get where you want or what you want in life. So please don't hahaha. 

We all have responsibilities in life. And it is something we must accept (Especially as I and probably most of you Gen Z'ers or post-millenials reading this essay enter *gulp "adulthood") [It's post-millennial or Gen Z not "millennial". C'mon cuh get yo facts straight]. We have a responsibility to our world, our nation, our society, our community, our friends, our family, ourselves. But also our future selves, family, friends, community, society, nation and world. If that doesn't give you perspective then I don't know what will. It is the matter of mindset. When you have a proper mindset plus the direction then hard work and ambition can be used as a tremendous tool for success. But if you allow your mindset to get out of whack and lose direction then hard work and ambition can consume you which will leave you stuck in a never ending race and feel unfulfilled with what you’re working on 

 -For a profound ending: Maybe this is why COVID-19 had to happen, (By the way, I am by no means downplaying the affect of this pandemic has in our lives and the lives of others. This is just a personal reflection so don't get triggered and "cancelledt" me) we have become so self-absorbed with things that don't even matter. The misguided things and narratives that we tell ourselves. Which leads us being irresponsible and unaware of the state and condition of our hearts. And hopefully, may this period may give us the opportunity to try again. To give it another go. Another crack at it.

 So before embarking on your 4 hour deep focus study/work/train/mastery session (With some "lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to" blasting in the background and a aromatic cup of coffee), ask yourself?      Why?........tho.......                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Thank you again friend, for dedicating this short time of your "busy?" or "working?" day hahaha! to read this essay. I had fun writing (*Cough typing because my handwriting still sucks) this piece. Which is evident with the references hehe. Although there are some points I haven’t explored because this topic is pretty wide and controversial I bet so stay tuned for part 2 of this 2 part essay. I hope this piece resonates with you as it resonates with me and helps you become more aware and more mindful. However, if you disagree with all my sentiments, thats great! More power to you! We have to understand that everybody's circumstance is different. We live very different lives. We have very different backgrounds, ideas and experiences. We live in very different “seasons”! We learn different things in different time periods. This was maybe my time to learn this and maybe not the best time for you. Let us not fight but rather collaborate in this continuous pursuit of clarity and the navigation of this journey we are all partaking in. Please do message me if you want so we can talk and discuss more (not argue! HAHAHA) So that I may learn from you and your views as well. Cheers my friend!

[studylesbean]

8.26.17 || 11/100 days of productivity

didn't get up til close to two today lmao oops! still got a fair amount done, tho. my roommate & i went to the public library bc we both knew that if we stayed in to study, nothing would end up getting done  

reviewed material for both age of dinosaurs and gender, sexuality, & media using quizlet

did the reading for monday's gender, sexuality, & media class (it was sooo long... im proud of myself for finishing it tbh) 

wrote a two-page essay about "an important episodic event in my life" which my magazine writing & reporting prof requested so he can gauge everyone's writing ability

listened to about half of "the murders in the rue morgue” for mystery/detective fiction (i had forgotten how gory it is!)

feelin rlly good rn bc i accomplished everything i set out to do today despite waking up about seven hours later than planned ! time for bed now tho lol

🎶 blue monday - new order 

[delicatethinggoatee-blog]

Analysis? I hardly know her

Through my experience with the rhetorical analysis, I learned that the modes of communication and rhetorical situation can be found practically anywhere. In the past, I’d never considered the idea of an Instagram profile directly utilizing rhetoric in its posts, no matter how simple it may be to discern ads from genuine snapshots. Commercials, TV shows, social media accounts, books, everything features the rhetorical situation and modes of communication, each to a varying degree.

When writing this paper, I subconsciously considered the rhetorical situation. Though I did not directly write to a specific audience, whenever I work on essays in the academic context, I tend to use a specific voice/tone that differs from the one used in my creative writing pieces. As I discussed these rhetorical elements, I gained a better understanding of their functionality. Using Lil Miquela’s profile as a tool to study the topic with worked effectively; though I learned from the lecture and textbook, having this firsthand experience cleared up any unresolved confusions. Something as simple as an Instagram profile seems so void of purpose, yet upon breaking her down by these rhetorical categories, I was able to find the meaning in Miquela’s existence and creation.

In this analysis, I took a closer look at my writing process, realizing that I usually stick to the same genres and fields of discussion. If given the choice, I would never choose to analyze a piece in my writing—not because I do not enjoy analyzing, but because I do not feel versed in the subject. I learned that drafting is important to my process, a step I often attempt to skip. By creating a framework for my essay, I made the transition from thought to page that much smoother.

Though writing an analysis was slightly out of my comfort zone, I do believe I did a solid job of incorporating tangible evidence into my descriptions of the rhetorical situation and Miquela’s page. In the instance of such a complex “person,” it was difficult at first to make sense of her profile, let alone find a way to portray it as plausible to an outside audience, but through her posts and those of her agency, I was able to make sense of it. If I were given more time to work on this paper, I would like to rework my concluding paragraph a little bit, maybe find a way to wrap up the essay a bit more effectively. Though I finished the piece a week or so ago, I’ve been struggling with the concluding paragraph ever since, attempting to get it just right… not sure if I ever did (oops).

[visualcontenting]

Visme - The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop [Review]

I’m fired up and ready to go. I believe in what I do and I know I can give my clients real value. So I spend some time calling up new and old clients. I send emails explaining my service… And what happens? I pique the interest of a couple of people. “Great!” They say. “Send me a proposal, or send me a price list.” Oops! I fizzle out. Why? I got past the hard part. Now comes the easy part right? Well, that’s true, up to a point. If you are prepared at a moment’s notice, and you have well designed business documentations. You see, like many entrepreneurs, I was flying by the seat of my pants - and I wasn’t fully prepared with my message.  I just didn’t have an attractive price list or even a certain proposal template to use. Can I create these proposals, reports, and ads. Sure, it is what I do. But it takes time. And like many professionals, I was the cobbler with no shoes. I do all of the design work for clients but had nothing for myself. Like many businesses, I just  don't have the time to create nice sales letters, slide presentations, proposal letters and the like. So what happens? I lose that great opportunity. And unfortunately, I am not the only person that has this problem. It happens to all of us. The Graphic Problem Graphics and visual messaging is difficult to make, especially if you have to start from scratch. Even when you have high-end graphic software, it is really time consuming to make graphs, and visual stats.  Thankfully, it does not have to take a long time. I Have a Solution Though I have a great solution to this small, yet huge, problem we all face. The solution is Visme, a visual content tool that helps businesses, teachers, students and entrepreneurs create visually appealing content for slide presentations, blogs, social media platforms, web content, ebooks, reports and more. It’s a tool that can really make your visual content pop, and best of all, you can use predesigned graphics, graphs and stats to get your point across quickly- in as little as just a few seconds. Visual Impact Is Vital in Today’s Business Environment You know that visual impact is important. It is a vital element that shows your customers why your product or service is the best option, and when your message is visually represented, you get your point across in a matter of seconds. But how can you create this visual impact without spending a fortune? How do you get visually appealing graphics without spending hours designing them. You can do it and in a fraction of the time it normally takes you. You can create interesting graphics, presentations, social media images, infographics and more, all with a fun tool called Visme. Who Can Use Visme? Visme is a tool that makes creating graphics easy. For the non-designer it is a wonderful tool that is super intuitive. All you need to do is use the drag and drop features to choose background, select objects and graphs, and you are done.  But this doesn’t mean the graphics person can’t find value in using Visme. It is also ideal for people that work in formatting ebooks, graphic design, and creative content. Is It Too Limited? Not at all. that is the beauty of Visme. I am a designer and find it extremely useful because I just don’t have to create any of the foundation designs. For business people it is also an ideal tool as you can easily drag and drop all of the visual elements you need. Where Do You Get Creative Ideas from? Okay, so you don’t have a single creative bone in your body. Aha! Visme has thought of that, and the solution lies in the tons of templates that you can preview and then use with your own content. Flexibility and Creativity Visme is extremely flexible in that it can work for reports, slide presentations, infographics, graphic representations, social media and more. It is easy to use and valuable to both the creative and non creative. This is a tool that allows anyone, of any knowledge level to create beautiful graphic representations of information for business purposes. Where Can I Use Visme? The beauty of this tool is that it is perfect for every type of business document. Like me you can use it to create visually appealing sales presentations, proposals, reports or just use it to create more interaction with your customers via social media platforms. Why Do I Really Need Visme? We’ve been using pictures to offer messages since the beginning of mankind. A picture really is worth a thousand words when you use the right images, those that communicate your message. Today, images are even more important, because we have short attention spans and are constantly bombarded with messages. In this modern world of constant influx of information we need to SHOW and not tell. Effective visuals that pertain to your message and to your business, like those you can customize with the Visme app give your communications more power, they boost engagement and spark up social media conversations. It Helps Focus the Message If you focus solely on the message and forget the visuals, and you release this message to the public, even if it is really good, no one will remember it. So you have to ask yourself, was there really a message here? Communication does not work if it is not remembered, and it can only be remembered if there are attractive visuals to emphasize the message. Today, messages are constantly lost, especially if they are not placed in an easily digestible format. Integrating visual content boss the absorption capabilities of your audience and helps them remember it. This is so true that it has been validated through university studies that show us how our brain assimilates visuals faster. What Does this Mean for You? It means that when you publish content, write a report, send a sales letter, or a proposal, your content needs to be extremely attractive. You need to tell your story with the help of images because in doing so, you can get your point across in a matter of seconds. Your audience remains more connected to what you have to say and even remembers what you have to say. But Why the Visme Tool in Particular? Yes, you can use basic drawing tools like PowerPoint, or even Gimp, but creating the type of stats and visuals you need to inspire takes hours and hours of work in these programs. And if you use the premade visuals in these programs, well, let’s just say they are too routine. Everyone knows and has seen these visuals, so they no longer carry the impact they once did. Yes. there are other graphics programs, and they are more expensive, but they are also difficult to use, and you have to create everything from scratch. You just don’t have months to put together that report you needed yesterday. That’s why Visme is such a great tool. It offers themes, templates and premade graphics that set the stage for your incredible presentation materials. It’s Browser Based Visme is browser based so there is nothing you need to download and it doesn't take up space on your hard drive. This is a program that brings the latest in cloud technology to visual graphics. Who Does Visme Work for? Simply put, Visme is a tool anyone can use, including graphic artists (because this is a tool that saves time, and time is money).  But more importantly, other non-creative people can also use Visme. For example, bloggers use the program to create interactive presentations, infographics, and even static graphics. Then interspersed with their content these change otherwise boring text into powerful text and visual rich content sites. Visme is made for students, educators, business owners and even graphic designers. The idea is to help professionals of all types capture the interest of audiences from the very first few seconds of any pitch. Speak Loudly, Speak Visually with Visme Speak loudly, speak visually is the brand label of Visme, and rightly so, because Visme helps you tell your story visually. No long paragraphs of content. You can say it all with a graph or two. It is that fast. Use it to make presentations, web banners, animations, videos, intro videos for websites, infographics and more. Just start with a theme and customize the modern visuals with your information. How Much Is It? Visme has price point options for everyone. Students and teachers who only need a few graphics once in a while can use the program for free. It offers up to three projects with 100MB of free storage. It’s an ideal option for those people who want to try the program before they buy or for students who just need a good graphic or two for an essay.  For users who want to create up to 15 projects per month, their is a small $10 a month fee, and then of course, there is the pro version for businesses, but it is also a very affordable option for unlimited use and 10GB of storage space. Visme is affordable and a lot of fun. You can start adding fantastic graphics that will have all of your colleagues gawking, wondering how in the world you find the time to create such eye catching graphics. A Quick Look at the Dashboard Need a quick presentation. It is truly simple with Visme. Just login and click on Presentations.

Choose the template that you like

Then click Add Slide from the toolbar on the right hand side.

and continue to add the type of slide you want from the template options that appear.

Each of these slides can be customized with graphics, stats, objects, titles and texts that you can find on the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

You can add as many slides, objects, graphics and text as you need, until you get the perfect presentation. The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop Looking for an infographic, a report, an ebook format, printables, a web graphic, social graphics or maybe you just want to create your own size for a special invitation or email. It’s all easy with Visme. Just click on the type of project you want, and choose from the templates available and customize the way you want it by replacing text, buttons and graphics with additional options in the Visme database of graphics. It is as simple as that. Presentations: https://www.visme.co/presentation-software/ Infographics https://www.visme.co/make-infographics/ Charts and Graphs https://www.visme.co/graph-maker/ Flyers for Print www.visme.co/flyer-maker Visme Is that Quick Turnaround Tool All the Pros Have on Hand Yes, there are other presentation tools available. But none of them offer the type of easy variety and use that Visme has. The dashboard is intuitive and offers drag and drop functionality. The graphics are all visually appealing and professional looking. With Visme you don’t have to spend time learning to use the program. Once you sign up you can get to work immediately, and you’ll see a huge difference in your content within a matter of a few minutes. There is no learning curve. The features and graphic options are endless, and the dashboard is a joy to work with. Visme helps businesses of all sizes get their messages across in visual representation. It is a program used by one and all, and companies like IBM, Metlife, Sony and even NASA use this tool to create visuals that emphasize their message. Why Visme? It’s an easy question to answer, because it’s easy and quick to use. Something a graphic novice or expert can use and find value in. Visme! Come see why it is preferred by many businesses around the world. Read the full article

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Visme - The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop [Review]

I’m fired up and ready to go. I believe in what I do and I know I can give my clients real value. So I spend some time calling up new and old clients. I send emails explaining my service… And what happens? I pique the interest of a couple of people. “Great!” They say. “Send me a proposal, or send me a price list.” Oops! I fizzle out. Why? I got past the hard part. Now comes the easy part right? Well, that’s true, up to a point. If you are prepared at a moment’s notice, and you have well designed business documentations. You see, like many entrepreneurs, I was flying by the seat of my pants - and I wasn’t fully prepared with my message.  I just didn’t have an attractive price list or even a certain proposal template to use. Can I create these proposals, reports, and ads. Sure, it is what I do. But it takes time. And like many professionals, I was the cobbler with no shoes. I do all of the design work for clients but had nothing for myself. Like many businesses, I just  don't have the time to create nice sales letters, slide presentations, proposal letters and the like. So what happens? I lose that great opportunity. And unfortunately, I am not the only person that has this problem. It happens to all of us. The Graphic Problem Graphics and visual messaging is difficult to make, especially if you have to start from scratch. Even when you have high-end graphic software, it is really time consuming to make graphs, and visual stats.  Thankfully, it does not have to take a long time. I Have a Solution Though I have a great solution to this small, yet huge, problem we all face. The solution is Visme, a visual content tool that helps businesses, teachers, students and entrepreneurs create visually appealing content for slide presentations, blogs, social media platforms, web content, ebooks, reports and more. It’s a tool that can really make your visual content pop, and best of all, you can use predesigned graphics, graphs and stats to get your point across quickly- in as little as just a few seconds. Visual Impact Is Vital in Today’s Business Environment You know that visual impact is important. It is a vital element that shows your customers why your product or service is the best option, and when your message is visually represented, you get your point across in a matter of seconds. But how can you create this visual impact without spending a fortune? How do you get visually appealing graphics without spending hours designing them. You can do it and in a fraction of the time it normally takes you. You can create interesting graphics, presentations, social media images, infographics and more, all with a fun tool called Visme. Who Can Use Visme? Visme is a tool that makes creating graphics easy. For the non-designer it is a wonderful tool that is super intuitive. All you need to do is use the drag and drop features to choose background, select objects and graphs, and you are done.  But this doesn’t mean the graphics person can’t find value in using Visme. It is also ideal for people that work in formatting ebooks, graphic design, and creative content. Is It Too Limited? Not at all. that is the beauty of Visme. I am a designer and find it extremely useful because I just don’t have to create any of the foundation designs. For business people it is also an ideal tool as you can easily drag and drop all of the visual elements you need. Where Do You Get Creative Ideas from? Okay, so you don’t have a single creative bone in your body. Aha! Visme has thought of that, and the solution lies in the tons of templates that you can preview and then use with your own content. Flexibility and Creativity Visme is extremely flexible in that it can work for reports, slide presentations, infographics, graphic representations, social media and more. It is easy to use and valuable to both the creative and non creative. This is a tool that allows anyone, of any knowledge level to create beautiful graphic representations of information for business purposes. Where Can I Use Visme? The beauty of this tool is that it is perfect for every type of business document. Like me you can use it to create visually appealing sales presentations, proposals, reports or just use it to create more interaction with your customers via social media platforms. Why Do I Really Need Visme? We’ve been using pictures to offer messages since the beginning of mankind. A picture really is worth a thousand words when you use the right images, those that communicate your message. Today, images are even more important, because we have short attention spans and are constantly bombarded with messages. In this modern world of constant influx of information we need to SHOW and not tell. Effective visuals that pertain to your message and to your business, like those you can customize with the Visme app give your communications more power, they boost engagement and spark up social media conversations. It Helps Focus the Message If you focus solely on the message and forget the visuals, and you release this message to the public, even if it is really good, no one will remember it. So you have to ask yourself, was there really a message here? Communication does not work if it is not remembered, and it can only be remembered if there are attractive visuals to emphasize the message. Today, messages are constantly lost, especially if they are not placed in an easily digestible format. Integrating visual content boss the absorption capabilities of your audience and helps them remember it. This is so true that it has been validated through university studies that show us how our brain assimilates visuals faster. What Does this Mean for You? It means that when you publish content, write a report, send a sales letter, or a proposal, your content needs to be extremely attractive. You need to tell your story with the help of images because in doing so, you can get your point across in a matter of seconds. Your audience remains more connected to what you have to say and even remembers what you have to say. But Why the Visme Tool in Particular? Yes, you can use basic drawing tools like PowerPoint, or even Gimp, but creating the type of stats and visuals you need to inspire takes hours and hours of work in these programs. And if you use the premade visuals in these programs, well, let’s just say they are too routine. Everyone knows and has seen these visuals, so they no longer carry the impact they once did. Yes. there are other graphics programs, and they are more expensive, but they are also difficult to use, and you have to create everything from scratch. You just don’t have months to put together that report you needed yesterday. That’s why Visme is such a great tool. It offers themes, templates and premade graphics that set the stage for your incredible presentation materials. It’s Browser Based Visme is browser based so there is nothing you need to download and it doesn't take up space on your hard drive. This is a program that brings the latest in cloud technology to visual graphics. Who Does Visme Work for? Simply put, Visme is a tool anyone can use, including graphic artists (because this is a tool that saves time, and time is money).  But more importantly, other non-creative people can also use Visme. For example, bloggers use the program to create interactive presentations, infographics, and even static graphics. Then interspersed with their content these change otherwise boring text into powerful text and visual rich content sites. Visme is made for students, educators, business owners and even graphic designers. The idea is to help professionals of all types capture the interest of audiences from the very first few seconds of any pitch. Speak Loudly, Speak Visually with Visme Speak loudly, speak visually is the brand label of Visme, and rightly so, because Visme helps you tell your story visually. No long paragraphs of content. You can say it all with a graph or two. It is that fast. Use it to make presentations, web banners, animations, videos, intro videos for websites, infographics and more. Just start with a theme and customize the modern visuals with your information. How Much Is It? Visme has price point options for everyone. Students and teachers who only need a few graphics once in a while can use the program for free. It offers up to three projects with 100MB of free storage. It’s an ideal option for those people who want to try the program before they buy or for students who just need a good graphic or two for an essay.  For users who want to create up to 15 projects per month, their is a small $10 a month fee, and then of course, there is the pro version for businesses, but it is also a very affordable option for unlimited use and 10GB of storage space. Visme is affordable and a lot of fun. You can start adding fantastic graphics that will have all of your colleagues gawking, wondering how in the world you find the time to create such eye catching graphics. A Quick Look at the Dashboard Need a quick presentation. It is truly simple with Visme. Just login and click on Presentations.

Choose the template that you like

Then click Add Slide from the toolbar on the right hand side.

and continue to add the type of slide you want from the template options that appear.

Each of these slides can be customized with graphics, stats, objects, titles and texts that you can find on the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

You can add as many slides, objects, graphics and text as you need, until you get the perfect presentation. The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop Looking for an infographic, a report, an ebook format, printables, a web graphic, social graphics or maybe you just want to create your own size for a special invitation or email. It’s all easy with Visme. Just click on the type of project you want, and choose from the templates available and customize the way you want it by replacing text, buttons and graphics with additional options in the Visme database of graphics. It is as simple as that. Presentations: https://www.visme.co/presentation-software/ Infographics https://www.visme.co/make-infographics/ Charts and Graphs https://www.visme.co/graph-maker/ Flyers for Print www.visme.co/flyer-maker Visme Is that Quick Turnaround Tool All the Pros Have on Hand Yes, there are other presentation tools available. But none of them offer the type of easy variety and use that Visme has. The dashboard is intuitive and offers drag and drop functionality. The graphics are all visually appealing and professional looking. With Visme you don’t have to spend time learning to use the program. Once you sign up you can get to work immediately, and you’ll see a huge difference in your content within a matter of a few minutes. There is no learning curve. The features and graphic options are endless, and the dashboard is a joy to work with. Visme helps businesses of all sizes get their messages across in visual representation. It is a program used by one and all, and companies like IBM, Metlife, Sony and even NASA use this tool to create visuals that emphasize their message. Why Visme? It’s an easy question to answer, because it’s easy and quick to use. Something a graphic novice or expert can use and find value in. Visme! Come see why it is preferred by many businesses around the world. Read the full article

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Visme - The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop [Review]

I’m fired up and ready to go. I believe in what I do and I know I can give my clients real value. So I spend some time calling up new and old clients. I send emails explaining my service… And what happens? I pique the interest of a couple of people. “Great!” They say. “Send me a proposal, or send me a price list.” Oops! I fizzle out. Why? I got past the hard part. Now comes the easy part right? Well, that’s true, up to a point. If you are prepared at a moment’s notice, and you have well designed business documentations. You see, like many entrepreneurs, I was flying by the seat of my pants - and I wasn’t fully prepared with my message.  I just didn’t have an attractive price list or even a certain proposal template to use. Can I create these proposals, reports, and ads. Sure, it is what I do. But it takes time. And like many professionals, I was the cobbler with no shoes. I do all of the design work for clients but had nothing for myself. Like many businesses, I just  don't have the time to create nice sales letters, slide presentations, proposal letters and the like. So what happens? I lose that great opportunity. And unfortunately, I am not the only person that has this problem. It happens to all of us. The Graphic Problem Graphics and visual messaging is difficult to make, especially if you have to start from scratch. Even when you have high-end graphic software, it is really time consuming to make graphs, and visual stats.  Thankfully, it does not have to take a long time. I Have a Solution Though I have a great solution to this small, yet huge, problem we all face. The solution is Visme, a visual content tool that helps businesses, teachers, students and entrepreneurs create visually appealing content for slide presentations, blogs, social media platforms, web content, ebooks, reports and more. It’s a tool that can really make your visual content pop, and best of all, you can use predesigned graphics, graphs and stats to get your point across quickly- in as little as just a few seconds. Visual Impact Is Vital in Today’s Business Environment You know that visual impact is important. It is a vital element that shows your customers why your product or service is the best option, and when your message is visually represented, you get your point across in a matter of seconds. But how can you create this visual impact without spending a fortune? How do you get visually appealing graphics without spending hours designing them. You can do it and in a fraction of the time it normally takes you. You can create interesting graphics, presentations, social media images, infographics and more, all with a fun tool called Visme. Who Can Use Visme? Visme is a tool that makes creating graphics easy. For the non-designer it is a wonderful tool that is super intuitive. All you need to do is use the drag and drop features to choose background, select objects and graphs, and you are done.  But this doesn’t mean the graphics person can’t find value in using Visme. It is also ideal for people that work in formatting ebooks, graphic design, and creative content. Is It Too Limited? Not at all. that is the beauty of Visme. I am a designer and find it extremely useful because I just don’t have to create any of the foundation designs. For business people it is also an ideal tool as you can easily drag and drop all of the visual elements you need. Where Do You Get Creative Ideas from? Okay, so you don’t have a single creative bone in your body. Aha! Visme has thought of that, and the solution lies in the tons of templates that you can preview and then use with your own content. Flexibility and Creativity Visme is extremely flexible in that it can work for reports, slide presentations, infographics, graphic representations, social media and more. It is easy to use and valuable to both the creative and non creative. This is a tool that allows anyone, of any knowledge level to create beautiful graphic representations of information for business purposes. Where Can I Use Visme? The beauty of this tool is that it is perfect for every type of business document. Like me you can use it to create visually appealing sales presentations, proposals, reports or just use it to create more interaction with your customers via social media platforms. Why Do I Really Need Visme? We’ve been using pictures to offer messages since the beginning of mankind. A picture really is worth a thousand words when you use the right images, those that communicate your message. Today, images are even more important, because we have short attention spans and are constantly bombarded with messages. In this modern world of constant influx of information we need to SHOW and not tell. Effective visuals that pertain to your message and to your business, like those you can customize with the Visme app give your communications more power, they boost engagement and spark up social media conversations. It Helps Focus the Message If you focus solely on the message and forget the visuals, and you release this message to the public, even if it is really good, no one will remember it. So you have to ask yourself, was there really a message here? Communication does not work if it is not remembered, and it can only be remembered if there are attractive visuals to emphasize the message. Today, messages are constantly lost, especially if they are not placed in an easily digestible format. Integrating visual content boss the absorption capabilities of your audience and helps them remember it. This is so true that it has been validated through university studies that show us how our brain assimilates visuals faster. What Does this Mean for You? It means that when you publish content, write a report, send a sales letter, or a proposal, your content needs to be extremely attractive. You need to tell your story with the help of images because in doing so, you can get your point across in a matter of seconds. Your audience remains more connected to what you have to say and even remembers what you have to say. But Why the Visme Tool in Particular? Yes, you can use basic drawing tools like PowerPoint, or even Gimp, but creating the type of stats and visuals you need to inspire takes hours and hours of work in these programs. And if you use the premade visuals in these programs, well, let’s just say they are too routine. Everyone knows and has seen these visuals, so they no longer carry the impact they once did. Yes. there are other graphics programs, and they are more expensive, but they are also difficult to use, and you have to create everything from scratch. You just don’t have months to put together that report you needed yesterday. That’s why Visme is such a great tool. It offers themes, templates and premade graphics that set the stage for your incredible presentation materials. It’s Browser Based Visme is browser based so there is nothing you need to download and it doesn't take up space on your hard drive. This is a program that brings the latest in cloud technology to visual graphics. Who Does Visme Work for? Simply put, Visme is a tool anyone can use, including graphic artists (because this is a tool that saves time, and time is money).  But more importantly, other non-creative people can also use Visme. For example, bloggers use the program to create interactive presentations, infographics, and even static graphics. Then interspersed with their content these change otherwise boring text into powerful text and visual rich content sites. Visme is made for students, educators, business owners and even graphic designers. The idea is to help professionals of all types capture the interest of audiences from the very first few seconds of any pitch. Speak Loudly, Speak Visually with Visme Speak loudly, speak visually is the brand label of Visme, and rightly so, because Visme helps you tell your story visually. No long paragraphs of content. You can say it all with a graph or two. It is that fast. Use it to make presentations, web banners, animations, videos, intro videos for websites, infographics and more. Just start with a theme and customize the modern visuals with your information. How Much Is It? Visme has price point options for everyone. Students and teachers who only need a few graphics once in a while can use the program for free. It offers up to three projects with 100MB of free storage. It’s an ideal option for those people who want to try the program before they buy or for students who just need a good graphic or two for an essay.  For users who want to create up to 15 projects per month, their is a small $10 a month fee, and then of course, there is the pro version for businesses, but it is also a very affordable option for unlimited use and 10GB of storage space. Visme is affordable and a lot of fun. You can start adding fantastic graphics that will have all of your colleagues gawking, wondering how in the world you find the time to create such eye catching graphics. A Quick Look at the Dashboard Need a quick presentation. It is truly simple with Visme. Just login and click on Presentations.

Choose the template that you like

Then click Add Slide from the toolbar on the right hand side.

and continue to add the type of slide you want from the template options that appear.

Each of these slides can be customized with graphics, stats, objects, titles and texts that you can find on the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

You can add as many slides, objects, graphics and text as you need, until you get the perfect presentation. The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop Looking for an infographic, a report, an ebook format, printables, a web graphic, social graphics or maybe you just want to create your own size for a special invitation or email. It’s all easy with Visme. Just click on the type of project you want, and choose from the templates available and customize the way you want it by replacing text, buttons and graphics with additional options in the Visme database of graphics. It is as simple as that. Presentations: https://www.visme.co/presentation-software/ Infographics https://www.visme.co/make-infographics/ Charts and Graphs https://www.visme.co/graph-maker/ Flyers for Print www.visme.co/flyer-maker Visme Is that Quick Turnaround Tool All the Pros Have on Hand Yes, there are other presentation tools available. But none of them offer the type of easy variety and use that Visme has. The dashboard is intuitive and offers drag and drop functionality. The graphics are all visually appealing and professional looking. With Visme you don’t have to spend time learning to use the program. Once you sign up you can get to work immediately, and you’ll see a huge difference in your content within a matter of a few minutes. There is no learning curve. The features and graphic options are endless, and the dashboard is a joy to work with. Visme helps businesses of all sizes get their messages across in visual representation. It is a program used by one and all, and companies like IBM, Metlife, Sony and even NASA use this tool to create visuals that emphasize their message. Why Visme? It’s an easy question to answer, because it’s easy and quick to use. Something a graphic novice or expert can use and find value in. Visme! Come see why it is preferred by many businesses around the world. Read the full article

[visualcontenting]

Visme - The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop [Review]

I’m fired up and ready to go. I believe in what I do and I know I can give my clients real value. So I spend some time calling up new and old clients. I send emails explaining my service… And what happens? I pique the interest of a couple of people. “Great!” They say. “Send me a proposal, or send me a price list.” Oops! I fizzle out. Why? I got past the hard part. Now comes the easy part right? Well, that’s true, up to a point. If you are prepared at a moment’s notice, and you have well designed business documentations. You see, like many entrepreneurs, I was flying by the seat of my pants - and I wasn’t fully prepared with my message.  I just didn’t have an attractive price list or even a certain proposal template to use. Can I create these proposals, reports, and ads. Sure, it is what I do. But it takes time. And like many professionals, I was the cobbler with no shoes. I do all of the design work for clients but had nothing for myself. Like many businesses, I just  don't have the time to create nice sales letters, slide presentations, proposal letters and the like. So what happens? I lose that great opportunity. And unfortunately, I am not the only person that has this problem. It happens to all of us. The Graphic Problem Graphics and visual messaging is difficult to make, especially if you have to start from scratch. Even when you have high-end graphic software, it is really time consuming to make graphs, and visual stats.  Thankfully, it does not have to take a long time. I Have a Solution Though I have a great solution to this small, yet huge, problem we all face. The solution is Visme, a visual content tool that helps businesses, teachers, students and entrepreneurs create visually appealing content for slide presentations, blogs, social media platforms, web content, ebooks, reports and more. It’s a tool that can really make your visual content pop, and best of all, you can use predesigned graphics, graphs and stats to get your point across quickly- in as little as just a few seconds. Visual Impact Is Vital in Today’s Business Environment You know that visual impact is important. It is a vital element that shows your customers why your product or service is the best option, and when your message is visually represented, you get your point across in a matter of seconds. But how can you create this visual impact without spending a fortune? How do you get visually appealing graphics without spending hours designing them. You can do it and in a fraction of the time it normally takes you. You can create interesting graphics, presentations, social media images, infographics and more, all with a fun tool called Visme. Who Can Use Visme? Visme is a tool that makes creating graphics easy. For the non-designer it is a wonderful tool that is super intuitive. All you need to do is use the drag and drop features to choose background, select objects and graphs, and you are done.  But this doesn’t mean the graphics person can’t find value in using Visme. It is also ideal for people that work in formatting ebooks, graphic design, and creative content. Is It Too Limited? Not at all. that is the beauty of Visme. I am a designer and find it extremely useful because I just don’t have to create any of the foundation designs. For business people it is also an ideal tool as you can easily drag and drop all of the visual elements you need. Where Do You Get Creative Ideas from? Okay, so you don’t have a single creative bone in your body. Aha! Visme has thought of that, and the solution lies in the tons of templates that you can preview and then use with your own content. Flexibility and Creativity Visme is extremely flexible in that it can work for reports, slide presentations, infographics, graphic representations, social media and more. It is easy to use and valuable to both the creative and non creative. This is a tool that allows anyone, of any knowledge level to create beautiful graphic representations of information for business purposes. Where Can I Use Visme? The beauty of this tool is that it is perfect for every type of business document. Like me you can use it to create visually appealing sales presentations, proposals, reports or just use it to create more interaction with your customers via social media platforms. Why Do I Really Need Visme? We’ve been using pictures to offer messages since the beginning of mankind. A picture really is worth a thousand words when you use the right images, those that communicate your message. Today, images are even more important, because we have short attention spans and are constantly bombarded with messages. In this modern world of constant influx of information we need to SHOW and not tell. Effective visuals that pertain to your message and to your business, like those you can customize with the Visme app give your communications more power, they boost engagement and spark up social media conversations. It Helps Focus the Message If you focus solely on the message and forget the visuals, and you release this message to the public, even if it is really good, no one will remember it. So you have to ask yourself, was there really a message here? Communication does not work if it is not remembered, and it can only be remembered if there are attractive visuals to emphasize the message. Today, messages are constantly lost, especially if they are not placed in an easily digestible format. Integrating visual content boss the absorption capabilities of your audience and helps them remember it. This is so true that it has been validated through university studies that show us how our brain assimilates visuals faster. What Does this Mean for You? It means that when you publish content, write a report, send a sales letter, or a proposal, your content needs to be extremely attractive. You need to tell your story with the help of images because in doing so, you can get your point across in a matter of seconds. Your audience remains more connected to what you have to say and even remembers what you have to say. But Why the Visme Tool in Particular? Yes, you can use basic drawing tools like PowerPoint, or even Gimp, but creating the type of stats and visuals you need to inspire takes hours and hours of work in these programs. And if you use the premade visuals in these programs, well, let’s just say they are too routine. Everyone knows and has seen these visuals, so they no longer carry the impact they once did. Yes. there are other graphics programs, and they are more expensive, but they are also difficult to use, and you have to create everything from scratch. You just don’t have months to put together that report you needed yesterday. That’s why Visme is such a great tool. It offers themes, templates and premade graphics that set the stage for your incredible presentation materials. It’s Browser Based Visme is browser based so there is nothing you need to download and it doesn't take up space on your hard drive. This is a program that brings the latest in cloud technology to visual graphics. Who Does Visme Work for? Simply put, Visme is a tool anyone can use, including graphic artists (because this is a tool that saves time, and time is money).  But more importantly, other non-creative people can also use Visme. For example, bloggers use the program to create interactive presentations, infographics, and even static graphics. Then interspersed with their content these change otherwise boring text into powerful text and visual rich content sites. Visme is made for students, educators, business owners and even graphic designers. The idea is to help professionals of all types capture the interest of audiences from the very first few seconds of any pitch. Speak Loudly, Speak Visually with Visme Speak loudly, speak visually is the brand label of Visme, and rightly so, because Visme helps you tell your story visually. No long paragraphs of content. You can say it all with a graph or two. It is that fast. Use it to make presentations, web banners, animations, videos, intro videos for websites, infographics and more. Just start with a theme and customize the modern visuals with your information. How Much Is It? Visme has price point options for everyone. Students and teachers who only need a few graphics once in a while can use the program for free. It offers up to three projects with 100MB of free storage. It’s an ideal option for those people who want to try the program before they buy or for students who just need a good graphic or two for an essay.  For users who want to create up to 15 projects per month, their is a small $10 a month fee, and then of course, there is the pro version for businesses, but it is also a very affordable option for unlimited use and 10GB of storage space. Visme is affordable and a lot of fun. You can start adding fantastic graphics that will have all of your colleagues gawking, wondering how in the world you find the time to create such eye catching graphics. A Quick Look at the Dashboard Need a quick presentation. It is truly simple with Visme. Just login and click on Presentations.

Choose the template that you like

Then click Add Slide from the toolbar on the right hand side.

and continue to add the type of slide you want from the template options that appear.

Each of these slides can be customized with graphics, stats, objects, titles and texts that you can find on the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

You can add as many slides, objects, graphics and text as you need, until you get the perfect presentation. The Go-To Tool for Visuals that Pop Looking for an infographic, a report, an ebook format, printables, a web graphic, social graphics or maybe you just want to create your own size for a special invitation or email. It’s all easy with Visme. Just click on the type of project you want, and choose from the templates available and customize the way you want it by replacing text, buttons and graphics with additional options in the Visme database of graphics. It is as simple as that. Presentations: https://www.visme.co/presentation-software/ Infographics https://www.visme.co/make-infographics/ Charts and Graphs https://www.visme.co/graph-maker/ Flyers for Print www.visme.co/flyer-maker Visme Is that Quick Turnaround Tool All the Pros Have on Hand Yes, there are other presentation tools available. But none of them offer the type of easy variety and use that Visme has. The dashboard is intuitive and offers drag and drop functionality. The graphics are all visually appealing and professional looking. With Visme you don’t have to spend time learning to use the program. Once you sign up you can get to work immediately, and you’ll see a huge difference in your content within a matter of a few minutes. There is no learning curve. The features and graphic options are endless, and the dashboard is a joy to work with. Visme helps businesses of all sizes get their messages across in visual representation. It is a program used by one and all, and companies like IBM, Metlife, Sony and even NASA use this tool to create visuals that emphasize their message. Why Visme? It’s an easy question to answer, because it’s easy and quick to use. Something a graphic novice or expert can use and find value in. Visme! Come see why it is preferred by many businesses around the world. Read the full article