A simple gradient box behind an image title can make sure it stays readable, even if the background is very busy. Image under a CC license by maistora on Flickr.

Smart companies leverage money and man power invested in them to do great things. How to visualize this?One option is to go back to high school physics class and use a good old pulley system.

More and more online presentation tools are popping up. A recent one is Story Bird. You select artwork from an artist and are offered a simple interface to weave images of your choice together into a story.The service is targeted at family/children and works well. Narrowing down the degrees of freedom (artwork in a consistent style, simple page layout [image + big font text]) makes it easy to create and share professional looking stories. You can invite others to collaborate with you as well.

This ad uses a concept that can easily be replicated in presentation slides. Find a silhouette of let's say a shark, and fill it with small gold fish shapes and you're done. I used something like this once to show how small individual components of an information security architecture can create a formidable defense against cyber crime if they coordinate their activities well.