Images bring content to life. Used across digital media, social channels, print, advertising, blogs, and e-commerce, visual content is a critical business asset for brands. Although widely used, image format and quality expectations are commonly misunderstood. This can cause frustration and less-than-ideal end results.

If you had asked me last fall what my plans were for the summer before my junior year, they would not have included dealing with a global pandemic and learning through a remote internship. My name is Ansley Carr, and I am from the Atlanta area. I am entering my junior year at the University of Alabama pursuing a dual degree with a B.S. in Marketing with a minor in Entrepreneurship and a B.A. in Dance. As a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, Riptide Dance Crew, and the Alabama football fanbase (roll tide!), and more, I am very involved on campus.

Okay, I will save my, “Your brand is bigger than your logo,” speech for another time. Today I want to focus on reasons why you should change or consider changing the most important, outward facing components of your brand:

Despite our up-front and color-biased moniker, Team Orange is proficient with “all the colors in the crayon box.”