5-Minute Message: Free Tools – Graphics
One simple way to make your preparedness resources more interesting, memorable and user-friendly is to use pictures, graphics, and other visually captivating enhancements. The good news is that there are many online resources and several of them are FREE!
Pick an important tool to share with your team — perhaps something as simple as your emergency contact list. Good formatting will go a long way in making it highly useable, but adding a few graphics or icons can make it even more intuitive and memorable. Be sure to avoid scary pictures (they tend to make people LESS likely to take action) and don’t go overboard with so many images that the message is buried.
Encourage your team to review your safety and preparedness information with an eye toward improving them with some art and free graphics.
Tip: The site http://www.freegraphics.com/ has reviewed several free graphics sites and doesn’t use pop up ads. Many free sites make their money from ads, so please use caution and make sure your virus protection software is up to date – just in case.
