eLearning-related Visual Design
TrendsWhat Non-Designers
Need To Know
Session Speaker: Bianca Woods
Has this happened to you…
Why don’t we just use (insert fancy design term this guy doesn’t actually understand here)?
Just because you aren’t a designer, doesn’t mean you don’t need to know about design
Amateur VideoFlat vs Realism
InfographicsKeeping on Top of
Trends
Amateur VideoBecause most of you have a video camera in your pocket right this second
Making videos:then & now
Poll Time!Have you ever
used YouTube to learn something?
Making videos:then & now
So why does this matter if you’re in L&D?
Can you use amateur quality video for
everything?
No!It’s best for personal stories & tutorials
Things to be careful of when using amateur video
Needs to be genuine
Can look too cheap for
marketing
Don’t skimp on…
soundgood lightingcamera steadinessstorytellingediting
What’s the easiest way to improve your videos?
Film like this Not this
Do you have any quick questions about amateur
video?
Flat vs RealismThe biggest fight you’ve only sort of heard of
Poll Time!Do you know what “skeuomorphism”
is?
iOS started with realism & skeuomorphism…
Image Credit: Mahesh Mohanhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/maheshones/8564863596/sizes/l/
Then this happened to iOS 7
Image Credit: Mahesh Mohanhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/maheshones/11400984316/sizes/m/
So why does this matter if you’re in L&D?
Design has shifted. But is that a good thing?
That’s some good looking pie!
RealismPros & Cons
In short, both can be good design choices
Another option: combine the two
Notes
Do you have any quick questions
about flat vs realism?
InfographicsDoes making it into a pretty picture automatically make it better?
Poll Time!What’s your
experience with infographics?
So why does this matter if you’re in L&D?
A good infographic should:
be visually engaging
EspressoSteamed
MilkMilk
Foam
Espresso 30 0 0
Caffé Latte 30 50 20
Cappucchino 30 35 35
Flat White 30 50 0
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
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strive to be clearer &
boring than this
use images/text to simplify &
compress content
Image Credit: Lokesh Dhakarhttp://www.lokeshdhakar.com/coffee-drinks-illustrated/
What makes an infographic succeed?
Pie I have eatenPie I have not eaten
How much pie have I eaten so far?a history of pie consumption up to this point of time
Logical informati
on
Well-designed graphics
Clear narrative and
pointThat’s
some good looking pie!
Consider using an infographic if you need to…
Tie together related data
Simplify large amounts of
content
Tell a story that’s best told through
data
Use something else if you need to…
Use it just because it’s shiny & new
Need to tell a linear narrative story
Attempt to link data that actually isn’t connected
Stick to 1 theme, then curate, curate, curate
core theme
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info
But who made it?
But where did the “facts” come from?
*I just made that up
23% of all infographics lie*
Do you have any quick questions
about infographics?
Keeping On Top Of Future TrendsWhat, you mean trends actually change over time?! ;)
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Additional Resources
http://biancawoods.weebly.com/design-trends-2014.html
http://e-geeking.blogspot.ca/
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