{"id":13016,"date":"2018-01-23T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/blog\/?p=13016"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:19:51","slug":"social-media-graphic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/blog\/social-media-graphic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Essential Social Media Graphic Design Tips [+ Templates]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am a huge fan of social media, even in its current–somewhat chaotic–form. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has allowed people like myself to build a career and a community around their writing. Honestly, many writers I know would not be where they are without social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what I\u2019m not a fan of is seeing the same terrible stock photos that people slap on their social posts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not going to lie, I used to take the easy way out and pick boring stock photos to \u201cspice up\u201d my social media posts.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that was almost 4 years ago, when a great stock photo could still stand out on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that everyone is using stock photos<\/a>, they just add to the noise, instead of helping you stand out from it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stock photos are boring, overused and don\u2019t really add anything to your content. After all, that\u2019s the point: for the photos to be vague enough that a ton of different people could use them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could be writing about a tech article, and use literally any of the stock photos below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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But now if you want to stand out, you need to create unique and interesting graphics. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something that rises above all that noise, draws the reader’s eye and shows the world that this is a great share or piece of content. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With well-designed, high-quality visuals and content automation, you\u2019ll smash the competition\u2014especially when paired with scalable social media marketing workflows<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucky for you, I\u2019ve put together 8 reliable social media graphic<\/a> design tips to set you on the right path. With well-designed, high-quality visuals and content automation, you’ll smash the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n

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