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Previous Issues
- MBD129: I Made the Ugliest AI Visual I Could. On Purpose.
To create impressive AI imagery, you first have to understand what bad imagery looks like and what makes it bad. I explain how to do both.Read more - MBD128: Why Your Content Gets Ignored
14 June 2026 | Issue #128 In this issue: 10 Truths Separating Forgettable Content from Content That Converts Designers are out Ahead on AI. The Rest of Us Can Learn from Them. Recent Podcast Appearance Design Quote of the Week The Visual Marketing Cheat Sheet: 10 truths separating forgettable content from content that converts If you think great design is just a matter of “creativity,” you’re missing the mechanics of how people actually process information. Great design is a system. When you...Read more
- MBD127: How To: Animate a Still Image with AI
01 June 2026 | Issue #127 In this issue: Step-by-step process for creating an animated social image using (mostly) AI Aeto: get paid for the hours you work Recent Podcast Appearance Design Quote of the Week Happy Pride Month! This past week, I was working on a social graphic for my company, Intellect, to celebrate Pride Month. So, I thought you might like to hear the process I went through to take a still image and animate it exactly the way I wanted. I'll go through the process and explain...Read more
- MBD126: What Is a Visual Value Proposition (And Why Most Brands Don't Have One)
26 May 2026 | Issue #126 In this issue: What Is a Visual Value Proposition (And Why Most Brands Don't Have One) Aeto: project management and timers for freelancers Recent Podcast Appearance Design Quote of the Week What Is a Visual Value Proposition (And Why Most Brands Don't Have One) Most marketers can write a value proposition. You fill in the blanks: we help [audience] achieve [outcome] by [method]. That part is well-trodden territory. The harder question is whether you can show it. A...Read more
- MBD125: The Rise of [job]+
Expanding skills beyond your job description gives you options.Read more
- MBD124: The Marketing Engineer
Marketing Engineers know the full range of marketing skills, and have the taste and AI capabilities to be successful.Read more