Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118863569 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whereas most graphic design books focus on logos, packaging, and brochures, Visual Design Solutions focuses on eLearning, presentations, and performance support. Enhance learners' interest and understanding with visual design for instructional and information productsNo matter what medium you use to deliver content, if the visual design fails, the experience falls flat. 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. 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. 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. It also presents creative solutions and examples that you can start using right away. Ideal for instructional designers, trainers, presenters, and professors who want to advance from haphazard to intentional des
This unique guide is a learning designer's visual design book. It approaches design from your perspective, whether you're designing training for the workplace or creating educational materials. Visual communication educator and learning design specialist Connie Malamed shows you how to use targeted design to create materials that make information meaningful, relevant, and memorable. Today's media-savvy audiences are surrounded with high-quality visuals. . Learn to use space, images, and typography to facilitate learning. Malamed explains the process and principles used by professional graphic designers, with creative solutions and examples you can apply immediately. Your instructional materials have to measure up. From the Back CoverCapture Interest and Enhance Understanding with the Right VISUAL DESIGNVisual Design Solutions<
She has more than 20 years of experience designing learning and visual solutions for nonprofit organizations, higher education, government, and businesses. You can connect with her on Twitter at @elearningcoach. CONNIE MALAMED consults, writes, and speaks in the fields of online learning, visual communication, and information design, thr
Essential Tools for Designing with Clarity and Impact Connie Malamed's clever and distinctive Twitter bio is simply this -- she is a "Professional Explainer."Malamed's elegantly succinct Twitter bio underscores why she's renowned for her creativity and effectiveness as a learning & visual communication consultant. The essential brilliance of her work is captured by the ability to explain complex concepts with unusual clarity and impact.Visual. "From the Trainer's Trainer" according to Jean Marrapodi. Connie Malamed is the trainer's trainer. She understands visual design, but understands how to teach others to understand it, just as any good instructional designer should. This book is full of practical ideas to make elearning, PowerPoints and other training pieces look like they were designed by a graphic artist. The principles are basic, but most trainers don't know them. Exceptionally. Jeanne Bernui said If you only buy one book this year make it this one!. This is a great resource for anyone who is charged with communicating visually. If you’re designing presentations, elearning, print materials, or websites, you need this book. I think novices and experts alike will benefit from the book, as it offers a wealth of evidence-based information, practical tips, and relevant examples. I especially love all the examples! The structure of the