Unknowns win the 2019 seminar poster poll.
The seminar posters in the middle of every Neuland magazine are extremely popular. The colorful posters with the funny "Neuli pen" in the leading role hang in countless seminar rooms in Switzerland. The popular posters have been available to download free of charge from the Neuland website for many years. Since 2017, Neuland has also been publishing the posters on the "Living Learning" blog. With astonishing results: It is not celebrities like Albert Camus but unknown people who occupy the top spots.
Many people start their presentations, seminars and workshops with a quote. This sets the motto for the day or the training. People in management positions also like to launch programs and topics with a quote or proverb. The posters that Neuland has been publishing in the middle of its customer magazine since 2001 are correspondingly popular. The eye-catchers, designed by graphic designer Rudolf Klingelfuss with the Neuland pen "Neuli", have become an integral part of many seminar rooms and meeting rooms.
Over the years, countless people have contacted Neuland: "You once published a quote from Henry Ford in a magazine. Unfortunately, I've lost it. Could you please send me the booklet again?". For this reason, Neuland prepared all the posters as .pdf files many years ago and put them on the neuland.ch website for free download. With huge success. At the end of 2019, the question therefore arises: "What was the most popular seminar poster in 2019?"
Quotes from unknown authors in the top spots
The answer is surprising. For once, the top spots are not occupied by the thinkers, philosophers and statesmen who are usually found in all collections of quotes. On the contrary: the most popular poster of 2019 was the African wisdom "The grass doesn't grow any faster if you pull on it": 1,521 people downloaded it to their computer, tablet or smartphone. Second to fifth place was taken up exclusively by quotes from unknown authors.
"One word too many is one thought too few" came in second place. "If you always have both feet on the ground, you can't move!" came in third place. "The genius of every idea lies in its implementation" came in fourth place. And "A diamond is just a piece of coal with perseverance" came in fifth place. None of these quotes can be attributed to a specific author. Only in 6th place was a quote from a well-known person. Gerhard Kocher's statement "We don't have to tighten our belts. We need to eat less" was the most successful poster author in 2019.
Rank 1
1,510 downloads
"The grass doesn't grow faster if you pull on it".
African wisdom
Rank 2
1,274 downloads
"One word too many is one thought too few".
Unknown
Rank 3
1'041 downloads
"If you always have both feet on the ground, you can't move!"
Unknown
Rank 4
974 downloads
"The genius of every idea lies in its implementation".
Unknown
Rank 5
952 downloads
"A diamond is just a piece of coal that had enough stamina!"
Unknown
Rank 6
798 downloads
"We don't have to tighten our belts. We need to eat less."
Gerhard Kocher
Rank 7
769 downloads
"All mankind is divided into three classes: Those who are immobile.
Those who are mobile.
And those who move."
Arabic proverb
Rank 8
736 downloads
"We must learn to love what we do".
(Even if we may not be doing what we love at the moment)
The essence of the Fish! philosophy
Rank 9
562 downloads
"What makes us tired is the work we leave undone. Not the work we do."
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Rank 10
354 downloads
"To live is to act".
Albert Camus
