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Time/Cost Skills

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Time/Cost

• How much time do you have?

• What will the cost be?

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• What is your skill level?

• Are you a Expert?

• Or, are you a beginner?

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• Age level

• Grade level

• Reading level

• Ethnicity

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What equipment do you have:

• Creating

• Displaying

• Transporting

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Organization

Order of the Information

Storyboard


• Make detailed outline before you turn the computer on

• Chronologically

• By development

• According to topics

• From general to specific

• From problem to solution

Example:

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• The purpose of the storyboard is to allow you to collect your ideas, order the material, and make revision before investing a great deal of time

Storyboard Organization


Form and Content

Form/Content Balance


• Form is the way in which that material is presented.

• Content is the material to be learned.

Form/Content Form and Content


• Content must have some form, but there needs to be a Balance that allows the form to focus attention on the content

• Charts and graphs are a great way to balance both form and content when presenting information.

Balance Form and Content


Design Principles

Alignment Proximity Contrast


• Don’t mix alignments.

• Center = balance

• Left & Right = movement

• We read from the top down. Therefore the top is the most important position

AlignmentDesign Principles


• By placing objects close together or overlapping them.

• Too far = weak, confusing.

• Proximity ties the various components together

Proximity Design Principles


• Guides the eye on ear.

• Denotes important material

• Creates focal points.

• It can be accomplished with text, color, shape proximity, size, location, or with any combination.

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Clean Consistent


• Keep it uncluttered.

• Too much information in a space is confusing.

• The hierarchy should be easily seen.

• More important material should be at the top and/or the left

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• The mind orders information based, in part, on the perceptual environment.

• Constantly changing environments require constant mental adjustment.

• This can interfere with the content

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Rules of ThumbK.I.S.S. Typography

Color Objects


• Keep it simple stupid/sweetie.

• Most multimedia presentations can be improved by eliminating some elements or moving them to another screen.

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• Serif fonts work best for the printed pages

• Sans-serif are best for computer monitors and projection

• Use only 2 (3 at the very most) fonts in any document.

• Let size and style (bold, italic, underline) create contrast.

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• Limit your pallet to 3 or 4 colors. Too many colors will be distracting.

• Some colors work better together than others.

• More importantly, some background colors should not be used with certain font colors!

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• Too many graphics can be confusing.

• Balance objects on the page.

• They are inherently more attractive than text.

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