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How to Get Noticed Online
(Principle 2)

Avoid exaggerated cartoons

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Tech savvy audiences and gamers in particular are accustomed to seeing high quality animation and images. Ads containing static images or those that simply float across the screen in a visually incompatible way, do not appeal to this audience. The Roper Starch study refers to this as the "Monty Python Effect."

Big Screen (458x160) -- weaker

Rectangle (300x250) -- stronger