by Kim Schroeder

Art has many purposes. It can be beautiful to look at or evoke a particular feeling. However, art is not just something that you hang on a wall and forget about. Yes, it can simply be interesting to look at, but it can also help boost mood and physical well-being of the person looking at it.

There have been dozens of research studies that show that art in the workplace improves employee performance. Let’s take a closer look at this idea that adding art in the workplace brings employees and visitors alike more positive vibes. What are the benefits of art? Well, for one, art inspires imagination and creativity which in turn stimulates production. Art also brings about lower levels of anger and restores mental energy, which in turn helps businesses to see less absenteeism and a decreased turnover. Art is also proven to reduce workplace stress.

by Alex Plachta

Not everything is easy to draw! In fact, I’d argue that almost everything is hard to draw! Illustrator and Photoshop can be challenging for the novice creator and photographing items is not always the simplest process. There are plenty of sites where you can purchase images, but on some jobs (like this blog) you might be able to find something totally acceptable - and high quality - without having to pay for the rights to the image. Here are two sites where you can find free images for whatever you’re designing.