Visual Design
So one of the things that I do often, and get to talk about a bit, is the idea of visual design.
For the record, I am not a very graphically enabled person. I can sketch a bit, I can get a point across, but I don’t make many visuals that anyone would call beautiful. How about you? Are you graphically minded?
Regardless, being visual, or thinking visually is important part of any learning professional.
For one of the presentations I did, I even put together a presentation that starts with some visual thinking – and the power of how visuals can communicate very powerful messages – both in terms of learning and emotion.
Check out this short screencast, as one example:
Also, check out VizThink – lots of interesting material for anyone interested in become more visual. Or looking to enhance your visual thinking. http://www.vizthink.com/blog/
Filed under: e-learning 2.0, Instructional Design, learning, Screencasts, technology | 2 Comments
Tags: images, Screencasts, visual communication
I try at least to pretend to be a “graphically minded” person.
And the eLearning biz desperately needs more people who recognize the importance of strong visuals. A problem that fuels my fires on my own blog, eQuixotic.
BTW Matt, I met you at your booth at TechKnowledge in San Antonio. I was the one begging for a Mac version of SnagIt.
- Chris
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the comment. I total agree that elearning and learning professional in general need to really learn how to think more visually.
I think Kathy Sierra, who is no longer active on Creative Passionate Users blog has a great post about this type of idea… http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/08/why_marketing_s.html
I passed on your request. You can get more information about Mac development plans here: http://www.techsmith.com/macdevelopment.asp
Best!