'Learn Something Every Day' is a mantra you should subscribe to, but it's also the name of a wonderful website which provides visitors with daily fun and often obscure educational tidbits. Accompanying these snippets of knowledge are cutesy and creative images by a variety of talented artists, meaning you don't just stimulate your mind when you visit Learn Something Every Day, but your optic nerves as well. It's pretty much the best website ever created.
Learn Something Every Day is the brainchild of UK-based design studio Young. The self-initiated project has grown so large that Young was able to compiled the daily teachings into a thick tome for those wanting to digest past facts of the day.
As if the website wasn't awesome enough, LSED even takes submissions! They'll be hearing from me shortly.
What's Driving This Trend
- Daily Educational Doodles
- The combination of fun and educational information with delightful visual accompaniment is a potential trend for mobile apps or social media platforms aimed at younger audiences
- Crowdsourced Educational Content
- Open platforms for users to contribute educational content is a potential trend for digital learning tools and services
- Micro-learning on Social Media
- The popularity of Learn Something Every Day shows there is potential for more educational micro-learning content on popular social media platforms to engage casual learners
Who This Affects Most
- Education Technology
- The use of interactive tools and media in delivering engaging educational content presents an opportunity for the edtech industry
- Art and Graphic Design
- Visual arts and graphic design industry can collaborate with educational content creators to develop visually appealing material that enhances learning
- Social Media and Mobile Apps
- Social media platforms and mobile app developers could create learning-focused features or channels to engage users with micro-learning content
