eLearning Architect

MARCH 1, 2016

We've all spent hours in front of eLearning or PowerPoint presentations filled with dodgy clipart or stock photos. In this article we'll explore an alternative that won't blow your budget. Despite the large number of people expected to engage with this content, we didn't have a huge budget for creating custom graphics and imagery.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 19, 2010

Editing Graphics to Draw Attention Tom Kuhlman wrote about not only ungrouping ClipArt elements in PowerPoint to create custom ClipArt, but also about using silhouettes to draw attention and convey meaning. It's definitely worth checking out if you're in charge of eLearning graphics, whether on a budget or not. 

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Trivantis

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Take the time to create your own images if your budget allows, or really search through stock photo sites to find the best image. Your image should be more than just generic clipart. To keep your course looking neat and professional, don’t mix and match clipart and photos. Don’t fall into that trap!

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From the Coleface

OCTOBER 14, 2014

. • Use of imagery e.g. background full screen photos and the early culling of clipart. There’s the money argument: marketing generally gets more budget than learning and for businesses like Amazon the website is central to the business strategy.

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eLearningArt

JANUARY 24, 2013

Given our budget, conducting a custom photo-shoot was out of the question. On the other end of the spectrum, we also didn’t want the unprofessional feel of using mismatched clipart. Back before I started eLearningArt, I worked on a consulting project in a niche industry that had a limited supply of useful stock images. Instead, [.].

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CommLab India

JULY 14, 2016

Purchasing new images seems a good option, but we need to think of the project budget. Public-Domain-Photos.com : Here, you can find 5,000 free photos and 8,000 cliparts for personal and commercial use. It is often hard to find images suitable for a e-module. It is hard to find images relevant to the content in our internal libraries.

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CommLab India

JUNE 8, 2017

The Resources library provides you with clipart, symbols, and other shapes. You just have to pick one that suits your e-learning project and budget. Flypaper is a tool used to create quick Flash animations and its integration with Lectora makes it possible to import Flash animations, in an e-learning course designed using Lectora.

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