Post on 27-Jan-2015
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What you see is what you getGetting better visuals through design reviews
Matt Piercem.pierce@techsmith.com
Where are we going?
“Hamster Wheel” symbol by Olivier Guin, from thenounproject.com collection
Who the heck are you and why are you here?
Who am I &why am I here?
Instructional designerHusband/DadLove board gamesVideo makerMarketer
Why Visuals Matter?
Point out Details
Ask Questions
Give Reasons
Be Clear
2 People review
Not About them (Or You)
Help them Ship
Point out Details
Ask Questions
Give Reasons
Be Clear
2 People review
Not About them (Or You)
Help them Ship
Activity One
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Resources! • Clean Up Your Mess: A Guide to Visual Design for Everyone
http://www.visualmess.com/index.htm l
• The Noun Project collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world's visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way. http://thenounproject.com
• Practical Guidelines for Visual Design http://www.educ.kent.edu/community/vlo/guidlines/index.html (It’s not the prettiest site, but concepts are good)
• Learning to design PowerPoints like a badass http://www.slideshare.net/ginabainesholder/learning-to-design-powerpoints-like-a-badass
• Design Criticism and the Creative Process http://www.alistapart.com/articles/design-criticism-creative-process/
• Fonts http://www.dafont.com/
• Blah, Blah, Blah & Back of the Napkin http://www.danroam.com/
From the Noun Project:
• “Cursor” P.J. Onori,• “Question” Henry Ryder • “Person” Antonis Makriyannis • “Brain” Arjun Adamson • “Alert” Dima Yagnyuk• “Box” Martin Karachorov • “Bomb” 42• “Ruler” Zbigniew Flakus• “Robot” Kenneth Appiah • “Sasquatch” Mike Wirth