How Cartoons Reduce Cognitive Load in UX Design Part of our UX Design with Cartoons guide (coming soon) Why Your Users Are Mentally Exhausted (And How to Fix It) Every click, scan, and decision your users make costs them mental energy. Psychologists call this cognitive load—the amount of brainpower required to process information and…
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The New Cash-Prize Caption Contest.
So you think you're funny? We do, too!! Each month we're offering a cash prize of $1,000, $500 to first place and 5 runners-up prizes of $100 each. What's the catch, you ask? Well, you have to pay $5 to play. But with a chance at up to 500 smackeroos, it's well worth it!
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The Fill in the Blank Game
Welcome to the CartoonStock Fill in the Blank Game where you can complete humorous captions and add your creative twist to classic cartoons.
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Caption Match Challenge.
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Industry-Specific Cartoon Licensing Guide
Industry-Specific Cartoon Licensing: A Practical Guide for Every Sector When Humor Meets Compliance Here’s a situation that plays out more often than you’d think: A marketing team finds the perfect cartoon for their campaign. It’s funny, it’s on-brand, and it’ll make their audience actually want to read their content. They’re ready to hit “publish”—until someone…
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Corporate Training and HR Licensing Guide
Corporate Training and HR: Licensing Cartoons for Internal Communications Part of our pillar guide: Industry-Specific Cartoon Licensing Guides Introduction Human Resources and corporate training teams constantly face the challenge of keeping employees engaged while delivering serious information. Humor helps—but it must be handled carefully. Using cartoons can transform dull internal materials into something employees actually…
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Legal and Professional Services Licensing Guide
Legal and Professional Services: Licensing Visual Content Appropriately Part of our pillar guide: Industry-Specific Cartoon Licensing Guides Introduction Law firms, consultancy groups, and professional services providers face an interesting paradox: they trade in authority, yet increasingly need to appear relatable and human. Cartoons can help bridge that gap—but only if they’re used and licensed correctly….
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Financial Services Licensing: Using Cartoons Legally
Introduction Financial marketing is a balancing act between trust, clarity, and compliance. While humor can make financial concepts more relatable, it also introduces unique regulatory concerns. Therefore, when financial organizations consider using cartoons in their communications, licensing correctly is essential—not only for legal protection but for maintaining brand credibility. In this article, we’ll explore how…
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