Post by mitchellrs on Oct 1, 2014 22:09:38 GMT -5
Pictures are worth a thousand words. We learned this week that visuals on social media are very powerful. The grasp the viewers’ attention, evoke emotion, and are also remembered longer. After viewing both Doctors Without Border and Charity Water website I immediately felt Charity Water won ne over with its visuals. Each of their social media platforms had many visuals that caught your eye. Charity water had a theme of somehow including water, in different ways, within most of its posts relating back to the overall purpose of the non-profit but it also included many other photos. Similar to another non-profit I researched, UNICEF, their photography was crisp and really grasped the concept. Their visuals even at a quick glance make you look twice and want to know more. The most recent post of the young girl holding the water immediately made me want to know more. Where is she from? What kind of problems was she facing? It is not just “oh she has water”. Not every post looks the same and they are all different images. Charity water also has a hashtag within its tweets. I like the fact that the hashtag #SeptemberCampaign does not directly say water. This broad and somewhat abstract hashtag also draws more attention and make you wonder more about what this campaign is about. I think that somewhat broadness makes Charity Waters social media presence, especially on Instagram, that more interesting.
At first sight I was not sold on the visual attribute of Doctors Without Borders. While its appearance on social media is very informative most of the images seemed to match their message directly. For example an image on their Facebook site of doctors walking with children or doctors giving children shots. I feel like you would scroll past an image and feel as though I already know what the article or caption would be about. Then I went to their Tumblr page. I feel Doctors Without Borders Tumblr page is very, interesting. The pictures do not give away the story but make you more interested in what the picture may be describing. I also like the semi-dramatic effect on many of the posts with the pictures being in black and white. This aspect also makes the site more interesting. I really enjoy their Tumblr page. It is not full of text, it is easy to navigate through and still informative. I feel as though more of their social media should resemble their Tumblr page, it would grasp more attention.
I enjoy learning about both of these organizations. Prior to this class I was unaware of them. Now I have a respect for these organizations and I am impressed and thankful for the work they do across the globe. While helping masses of people, I can understand how balancing social media could be a task. Each of the sites are very informative. I believe within both of sites the photography and the semi-abstractness are unique and grasp attention more than other organizations.
At first sight I was not sold on the visual attribute of Doctors Without Borders. While its appearance on social media is very informative most of the images seemed to match their message directly. For example an image on their Facebook site of doctors walking with children or doctors giving children shots. I feel like you would scroll past an image and feel as though I already know what the article or caption would be about. Then I went to their Tumblr page. I feel Doctors Without Borders Tumblr page is very, interesting. The pictures do not give away the story but make you more interested in what the picture may be describing. I also like the semi-dramatic effect on many of the posts with the pictures being in black and white. This aspect also makes the site more interesting. I really enjoy their Tumblr page. It is not full of text, it is easy to navigate through and still informative. I feel as though more of their social media should resemble their Tumblr page, it would grasp more attention.
I enjoy learning about both of these organizations. Prior to this class I was unaware of them. Now I have a respect for these organizations and I am impressed and thankful for the work they do across the globe. While helping masses of people, I can understand how balancing social media could be a task. Each of the sites are very informative. I believe within both of sites the photography and the semi-abstractness are unique and grasp attention more than other organizations.