Make Strong Design Choices & Fix Bad Ones
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In learning and development visual design is a surprisingly big part of making sure our messages are heard, understood, and remembered. And while there’s lots of evidence of the power of design for learning and communication, think back to many of the presentation documents and eLearning you’ve encountered over the years. From things like slides and slides of bullet points, speaking notes on the screen, colour combinations that hurt the eyes, and imagery that’s dated or confusing, there’s unfortunately also a lot of evidence that we don’t always have a strong understanding of the basics of how to use visual design effectively in our work. In this session presentation you'll learn: How visual design can help information be easier for people to understand, remember, and use later Approaches that can help you simplify your colour palettes, data visualization, and images Tips for laying out visuals effectively and using whitespace Strategies for reducing text and complexity by leveraging visuals to communicate information
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- 1. Want to Make Strong Design Choices? Learn to Fix Bad Ones! Bianca Woods
- 2. The basics of design aren’t terribly complex So why are they so tricky to use in real life?
- 3. Because there’s not just one “right” design
- 5. And today is all about talking through how you can fix bad designs
- 6. We’re going to look inside L&D AND outside too… …At ANY sort of design that’s trying to convey information
- 7. Reminder 1 There are many paths to a great design
- 9. Font choices
- 11. Font choices impact how people perceive a design
- 12. A business uses this font in their logo. What do you think they’re selling? Baskerville
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- 15. FIREWORKS LOWEST PRICES BEST SELECTION Available All Year! Victoria Day Guy Fawkes Weddings Parties Canada Day Diwali New Year’s Eve Anniversaries 100%
- 16. FIREWORKS Victoria Day Guy Fawkes Weddings Parties Canada Day Diwali New Year’s Eve Anniversaries 100% LOWEST PRICES BEST SELECTION Available All Year!
- 17. FIREWORKS Victoria Day Guy Fawkes Weddings Parties Canada Day Diwali New Year’s Eve Anniversaries LOWEST PRICES BEST SELECTION Available All Year!
- 18. Consider how the font matches the project Avoiding these design problems Don’t be haphazard with your text size and placement
- 21. If you’re not careful, effects and colour can make a design abrasive
- 22. Things that can make a design hard on the eyes Complex effects
- 23. Option 1 Which is easier to read accurately? Option 2 Option 4
- 24. Which is easier to read accurately? Option A Option B
- 28. Things that can make a design hard on the eyes Bad colour choices
- 30. Hue and saturation Hue (pure colour) Saturation (intensity of colour)
- 37. Be careful about using distorting effects on important info Avoiding these design problems A little saturation goes a long way If there are brand colours, use them!
- 38. About spacing
- 40. Crowded designs make everything harder to read and interpret
- 43. ETTI- CAT says “I’M FLABBERGASTED! ALL I DID WAS TO GIVE MY SEAT TO A LITTLE WHITE HAIRED LADY AND THEY PINNED A MEDAL ON ME!” (STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW.)
- 44. ETTI- CAT says “I’M FLABBERGASTED! ALL I DID WAS TO GIVE MY SEAT TO A LITTLE WHITE HAIRED LADY AND THEY PINNED A MEDAL ON ME!” (STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW.)
- 45. ETTI- CAT says “I’M FLABBERGASTED! ALL I DID WAS TO GIVE MY SEAT TO A LITTLE WHITE HAIRED LADY AND THEY PINNED A MEDAL ON ME!” (STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW.)
- 46. ETTI-CAT says I’m flabbergasted! All I did was to give my seat to a little white haired lady and they pinned a medal on me! (STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW.)
- 47. (STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW.) ETTI- says CAT “” I’m flabbergasted! All I did was to give my seat to a little white haired lady and they pinned a medal on me! “
- 48. STANDING IS PART OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, YOU KNOW ETTI- says CAT “” I’m flabbergasted! All I did was to give my seat to a little white haired lady and they pinned a medal on me! “
- 49. “Standing is part of physical fitness, you know” ETTI- says CAT “” I’m flabbergasted! All I did was to give my seat to a little white haired lady and they pinned a medal on me! “
- 50. It’s okay to let a photo bleed off the screen or page Avoiding these design problems Leave empty space between things Think about how words cut across lines
- 53. Jokes about terrible slides sadly come from a place of truth
- 60. The Persistence of Memory Surrealistic artists of this period were also interested in dreams and the subconscious. Dali's work, which he rendered in a painstakingly realistic style, dealt with distinctly unrealistic subject matter. One of his most famous paintings, The Persistence of Memory, with its melted clocks and stark landscape, is an excellent
- 61. The Persistence of Memory Surrealistic artists of this period were also interested in dreams and the subconscious. Dali's work, which he rendered in a painstakingly realistic style, dealt with distinctly unrealistic subject matter. One of his most famous paintings, The Persistence of Memory, with its melted clocks and stark landscape, is an excellent example of his work.
- 62. The Persistence of Memory Surrealistic artists of this period were also interested in dreams and the subconscious. Dali's work, which he rendered in a painstakingly realistic style, dealt with distinctly unrealistic subject matter. One of his most famous paintings, The Persistence of Memory, with its melted clocks and stark landscape, is an excellent example of his work.
- 63. The Persistence of Memory Surrealistic artists of this period were also interested in dreams and the subconscious. Dali's work, which he rendered in a painstakingly realistic style, dealt with distinctly unrealistic subject matter. One of his most famous paintings, The Persistence of Memory, with its melted clocks and stark landscape, is an excellent
- 64. The Persistence of Memory Surrealistic artists of this period were also interested in dreams and the subconscious. The Persistence of Memory is an excellent example of Dali’s combination of a realistic style with distinctly unrealistic subject matter.
- 65. A slide can be just an image Avoiding these design problems Get rid of text that isn’t necessary Instructional design can sometimes solve your visual design challenge
- 66. Too much text
- 69. Text alone can sometimes fall flat. Especially if there’s a lot of it
- 82. Kick things off with impact Avoiding these design problems Icons can help visually organize your information Separate or condense your design according to your narrative Images can help with connection
- 87. There’s a finite amount of info someone can take in at once
- 91. Avoid unneeded repetition Avoiding these design problems Use the minimum detail you need to convey info Consider the worst case scenario someone will use your design in
- 92. Bad design is everywhere Which means so is the opportunity to redesign!