Connie Malamed

Visual Design Solutions (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Enhance learners' interest and understanding with visual design for instructional and information products No matter what medium you use to deliver content, if the visual design fails, the experience falls flat. Meaningful graphics and a compelling visual design supercharge instruction, training, and presentations, but this isn't easy to accomplish. Now you can conquer your design fears and knowledge gaps with Visual Design Solutions: a resource for learning professionals seeking to raise the bar on their graphics and visual design skills. This informal and friendly book guides you through the process and principles used by professional graphic designers. It also presents creative solutions and examples that you can start using right away. Anyone who envisions, designs, or creates instructional or informational graphics will benefit from the design strategies laid out in this comprehensive resource. Written by Connie Malamed, an art educator and instructional designer, this book will help you tap into your creativity, design with intention, and produce polished work. Whereas most graphic design books focus on logos, packaging, and brochures, Visual Design Solutions focuses on eLearning, presentations, and performance support. Visual Design Solutions includes practical guidelines for making smart design choices, ways to create professional-looking products, and principles for successful graphics that facilitate learning. Ideal for instructional designers, trainers, presenters, and professors who want to advance from haphazard to intentional design, this book will help them realize their design potential. * Gain the knowledge and confidence to design impressive, effective visuals for learning * Increase learner comprehension and retention with visual strategies offered by an expert author * Serves as a reference and a resource, with a wealth of examples for inspiration and ideas * Addresses an intimidating topic in an informal, friendly style In four parts, the book provides a thorough overview of the design process and design concepts; explores space, image, and typography; and presents workable solutions for your most persistent and puzzling design problems. Get started and begin creating captivating graphics for your learners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118864043
• Artikelnr.: 42619933

Autorenporträt

CONNIE MALAMED consults, writes, and speaks in the fields of online learning, visual communication, and information design, through her company, Connie Malamed Consulting. She has more than 20 years of experience designing learning and visual solutions for nonprofit organizations, higher education, government, and businesses. She is the author of Visual Language for Designers, the publisher of heelearningcoach.com, and the creator of Instructional Design Guru, a mobile reference app for instructional design. With degrees in art education and instructional design, Malamed energetically pursues ways to improve instructional and information graphics. You can connect with her on Twitter at @elearningcoach.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables vii Preface xix Introduction xxi PART 1 The Big
Ideas CHAPTER 1: LIKE A HAND IN GLOVE 3 CHAPTER 2: THINK LIKE A DESIGNER;
YOU ARE ONE 11 CHAPTER 3: WORK LIKE A DESIGNER 23 PART 2 Building Blocks of
Design CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZING GRAPHIC SPACE 45 CHAPTER 5: SELECTING AND
CREATING IMAGES 66 CHAPTER 6: WORKING WITH TYPE 102 PART 3 Power Principles
CHAPTER 7: USE COLOR WITH PURPOSE 133 CHAPTER 8: ESTABLISH A VISUAL
HIERARCHY 157 CHAPTER 9: UNIFY THE DESIGN 171 CHAPTER 10: CREATE CONTRAST
181 CHAPTER 11: GROUP FOR MEANING 194 PART 4 Practicing Design CHAPTER 12:
SHOW THEM WHERE TO LOOK 211 CHAPTER 13: ADD SOME EXCITEMENT 229 CHAPTER 14:
ENHANCE MEANING 253 CHAPTER 15: TELL STORIES WITH VISUALS 282 CHAPTER 16:
MAKE NUMBERS INTERESTING 310 References 339 About the Author 343 Index 345