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The workplace has been disrupted and office life may not be the same again. 

But one thing is clear: organizations will need to communicate new policies and procedures in the context of COVID safety. These new policies all have the same challenge: being read and clearly understood by employees. This is a challenge we want to help you overcome. 

We recently published a free resource for communicators called the COVID Communication Kit. The kit is designed to help communicators get a head start in COVID-related communication projects. It contains:

• 100+ Common Craft Style Cut-outs (PNG) related to COVID
• 3 original videos that explain the importance of masks, social distancing, and contact tracing
• Video source files for easy edits
• Explanation guides from the Explainer Academy
• Reference documents
• Links to trustworthy sources regarding COVID and the workplace

Yours to Edit, Remix, and Share

We've licensed these materials with a Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-commercial) license, which means we're encouraging communicators to use the Cut-outs and videos for their own projects. They can be copied, edited, remixed, and shared. We only ask that you use them for non-commercial purposes and credit "Common Craft". 

Download the COVID Communication Kit Here

Our free, self-paced guide will teach you how to create useful animated GIFs using common tools like PowerPoint and screencasting software.

I’m quite sure you’ve seen animated GIFs on the web. Usually, they are short, looping clips of hilarious cats, or scenes from TV shows. GIFs have a long, wonderful history of being entertaining.

We believe the format is capable of so much more. GIFs can be useful.

In fact, I believe that animated GIFs have the potential to become a new kind of explainer experience; one that plays reliably across the web - and in email.  We call them ExplainerGIFs and our free guide will show you exactly how to create them using common tools. 

What you’ll learn in the ExplainerGIFs guide:

• GIF Format - what it is, where it came from and how it works
• Constraints - how technical limitations influence GIF use
• Utility - the rise of useful animated GIFs
• Tools - creating and recording ideas as animations
• Conversion - how to turn video clips into animated GIFs
• Optimizing and Sharing - Get the most from your ExplainerGIFs

Here are the sections of the guide:

Here’s an example that I made using PowerPoint animations and screencasting software:

Go to the free guide now