It’s important to know how to use white space in eLearning design because a well-designed layout can facilitate learning.
Bouncy, bubbly or British? How To Choose Voiceover Talent
Finding the right person for an eLearning voiceover involves finding the right match for your content and audience. Here are some tips for your next project.
Realistic Graphics and Learning: What’s most effective?
Before you just place any old photo into an online course or informational web site, it’s a good idea to think about whether a realistic graphic is required. And if so, how much realism will be most effective?
What Learning Professionals Should Know About Color
Color in Instructional Design
Do the graphic designers you know speak in a secret language? Do you wish you could let terms like hue, saturation and value roll off your tongue? Understanding color terminology is important for knowing how to use color in instructional design. Importance of Color in Instructional Design Aside from impressing your friends, there are practical […]
Graphic Design Tools for Instructional Designers
You need the right graphic design tools to generate and communicate ideas. See this list of graphic design tools for instructional designers.
How to Make Numbers Interesting
Visualizing Statistics in Learning Content
When you know how to present numbers, like statistics, you help people understand them. Effective visualizations are cognitive aids.
Designing Text Based Information
Typography for eLearning
Good typography for eLearning improves the user experience. Here are six principles that should be useful to instructional designers.
10 eLearning Freebies – Updated!
Everyone loves freebies and I enjoy seeking them out. Here are ten that you might find valuable from comic book art to specialized fonts and eLearning templates.
21 Ways To Get Visual Ideas
Visual ideas are all around us if you know where to look. Find inspiration here for approaches to eLearning visual design.
Subtractive Visual Design for eLearning
How to Create a Clean eLearning Design
The advantage of the subtractive visual design for eLearning is that it gives your work focus. Learn how to remove extraneous elements.
How To Combine Text And Image In eLearning Design
The way that you combine text and image (including shapes) in a slide affects the message you convey and the visual appeal of the material.
What Font Should I Use?
How to Choose a Font for eLearning
Do you ask yourself, What font should I use for eLearning? Here are the most important factors for how to choose a font for eLearning.