When you design or create an informative graphic, do you help the viewer quickly understand it? Do you purposefully direct the viewers' eyes to the elements that are most meaningful? If you don't, … [Read more...]
How To Use Icons In eLearning
Download: 40 Icon Resources Updated for 2020
I have a scandalous confession to make. I'm in love with icons. I think they are brilliant. I love the way icons distill an object or concept to its essence.If you're looking for new ways to get your … [Read more...]
Text-To-Speech Software For eLearning
Big changes are coming to the world of text-to-speech (TTS). Whereas one time the voices came off as completely robotic, AI technology is improving their sound. I highly admire and appreciate the … [Read more...]
5 Steps To A PowerPoint Redesign
PowerPoint slides are often the currency exchanged between subject matter experts and instructional designers and developers. The slides are almost guaranteed to come with a poor design. You will … [Read more...]
The Art Of Writing Great Voice Over Scripts
Remember all those essays and reports you wrote in school? They were written for a teacher to silently read. They were rarely read aloud. Fast forward to the world of work where you are responsible … [Read more...]
Five Free Image Editors Worth Trying For eLearning
What is an image editor? An application for creating graphics and for manipulating and enhancing photos. The basic functionality of an image editor includes resizing, cropping, lighting adjustments, … [Read more...]
How to Improve Your Visual Design Skills
(for Learning Professionals)
As a learning professional, if you haven't focused on or studied visual design it may seem like a mysterious process. How can you ever improve when you don't understand what it entails? I teach visual … [Read more...]
15 Sources for Free Stock Videos
Using Free Stock Video Clips Let's get on with the bad news first. Free stock videos are most likely not going to provide the instructional content you need. And if you are looking for footage of … [Read more...]
How To Design A Quick Reference Card
A Case Study
You've probably used a quick reference card or sheet for easy access to a condensed set of information, like grammar rules, foreign language expressions, software functions and similar types of … [Read more...]
8 Ways To Choose A Color Palette For eLearning
One of the most frustrating aspects of designing an eLearning course is choosing the color palette. The color palette refers to the limited and predefined set of colors you use in a design. If we … [Read more...]
21 Ways to Improve Your Infographics
In his book, The Functional Art, Alberto Cairo writes, "The first and main goal of any graphic and visualization is to be a tool for your eyes and brain to perceive what lies beyond their natural … [Read more...]
How To Plan A Photo Shoot For eLearning
Organizing and managing a successful photo shoot for eLearning is more complicated than you might think. You have to organize by location, have the right props on hand, keep things moving at a steady … [Read more...]