eLearning Architect

MARCH 1, 2016

We've all spent hours in front of eLearning or PowerPoint presentations filled with dodgy clipart or stock photos. We see the same old images going round and round, with courses being designed by anyone who gets their hands on a copy of Storyline. . “ But there is an easier way to improve the look and feel.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 7, 2007

The process also benefits from the creation of personas, visual stories about the learner, which help keep the learner the focus of the design. to help focus the design effort, but that's design 101, not really visual thinking. Again, design 101. Isn't this standard design stuff? Tom goes on.

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OpenSesame

APRIL 6, 2012

As leaders of the Articulate community, both David and Tom work with thousands of elearning developers with widely varying backgrounds – from highly technical software developers to instructional designers to subject matter experts tasked with developing a course. What design elements, images and objects should appear in this course?

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Sticky Learning

AUGUST 12, 2009

Think like a designer! Do not use cartoonish clipart , what does it add (distraction). If you need an image to support a point, use real images, you can download many images from Microsoft's clipart page. Just make sure to only use 'photos'. But I don't mean to include photos just for decoration.

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Mindflash

MARCH 23, 2010

Training designs are at their most engaging when words AND pictures work together to drive home the message. But when one element is missing or in conflict with the other (see above) you end up with a design disconnect, where message and media compete for the learner’s attention. Looking for more simple non-designer design tips?

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E-learning Uncovered

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Is music always a great design decision? But assuming you’ve determined that using some music is a good design decision for your project… Try stock photo sites you already use. A lot of stock photo sites also have music and sound effects. Here are my top tips for finding and working with stock music.

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Hurix Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

To captivate your audience and create a lasting impression, make sure you strategically leverage the power of base art and labeled images in your PowerPoint design. In this post, we discuss how to design PPTs using base art and labeled images to elevate your presentations from mundane to extraordinary. Let’s dive in!

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

EveryStockPhoto is a search engine for creative commons photos, located in Vancouver, BC. They aim to be a community for designers, developers, photographers and other media publishers who want better, easier access to license-specific media on the web. 4) Stock.xchng Close to 200,000 photos. Indexing over 283,000 free photos.

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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. In my opinion, it matters less what style of image (realistic photos, clipart, etc) and more that the themes match throughout your course.

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 18, 2014

Guy Kawasaki’s famous 10/20/30 rule of presentation design tells us not to use any text that’s smaller than 30 points. So when everyone uses great photos, how can you make yours stand out and have an impact on your audience? I recommend choosing photos that all use a similar style, subject, or other theme in common. Nick Smith.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 17, 2009

JOIN THE CRUSADE…NO MORE CHEESY, ANIMATED CLIPART! Photos – Photographs are great because they are real. Graphics – There are times when you want to design your own graphic. Tags: Featured Random Info Tips & Tricks eLearning best practices graphic design images. So what types of images could we use?

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Multimedia & Visual Design. Graphic Design Tools. Canva — Create stunning designs with Canva’s awesome suite of features. Stencil — Stencil is an easy-to-use online graphic design tool and image editor. Crello — Free Graphic Design Software for Creating Images Online. Graphic Design Resources.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Welcome to the latest collection of tools and apps for your learning, design and technology toolbox. It will supercharge your workflow with a bunch of incredible PowerPoint productivity and design tools, functions and shortcuts that go way beyond PowerPoint’s normal functionality. Thanks for reading! And best of all? It’s totally free!

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Sticky Learning

JANUARY 13, 2010

Garr Reynolds' new book, PresentationZen Design , is his follow-up to his first book, PresentationZen of 2008. His first book was in many ways a summary of Garr's presentation style, looking at presentation preparation, design and delivery. Design Matters. It is clear that design matters a lot to Garr. Components.

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