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This company owns the world (and it's our fault) - BlackRock thumbnail14:52

This company owns the world (and it's our fault) - BlackRock

What to study

Curiosity Gap

  • They own everything is a claim too big to scroll past unchecked.
  • The logo covering her mouth turns the idea into a picture, a company so powerful it silences people.
  • It makes the video feel like something she should not be saying.
How the packaging works
Title

The title makes the giant claim and points the blame at us.

Thumbnail

The logo gagging her mouth makes the company's power physical.

Remix this

When you make a big abstract claim, find one image that acts it out. A visual metaphor the viewer decodes in a second beats a paragraph of text on the same surface.

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The transferable lesson

Act the claim out in one visual metaphor

NicheFinance
Click driverCuriosity GapStakes & Tension
Visual signalFace-LedSupporting Text

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