Visual Clichés: Teamwork Pictures

Created: Monday, January 11, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 10:46 am

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Rob’s presentation had this picture concept and so did Sam’s, and so do countless other slides. What’s this picture concept that populates so many slides? Why is it so popular? And more importantly, why is it so over-used? First of all, let’s admit that the reason why a picture concept gets clichéd is that it is good to start with; but then it’s too good for its own existence. Rampant over-use means that the emotions that this picture concept evoked do not work anymore. And that’s exactly what happened with the teamwork picture that showed many, many hands placed together.

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Visual Clichés: Teamwork Pictures

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