Reducing On Screen Text

[DavidAnderson]

We had a few requests for the storyboard template and PowerPoint source files used in the screencasts on Reducing On-screen Text so I thought I'd start a thread to share the files.




I think a challenge for many designers faced with determining: how to reduce on screen text, how much narration to use and when/how to use graphics in place of text, is often part of a broader question around "what kind elearning course am I creating".

Is the course a:

• Read-only?
• Narrated slide show?
• Multimedia storytelling?
• Hybrid course with some sections read-only and others narrated?

I'd like to open this up and learn how others are approaching on-screen text, narration, use of graphics/image in narrated courseware.

[GerryWaz]

Thanks, David! Very nice.

Side question: In the first part, you put a lot of the the significant text in red.

Just curious how you would might reconcile that with the 20% of the population that is color-blind and mainly red-green color blind.

[GerryWaz]

One more wild idea . . .

Great design stuff like this cuts across Presenter, Quizmaker and Engage.

Just brainstorming out loud and wondering if it would help to have a new forum section here--something like "Designing e-Learning," a specific place for non-software-technical questions on instructional design, writing, graphical design and related issues?

Not sure if "General Discussion" fits this stuff best. Don't want it to get lost .

[Jenise_RidgeViewMedia.com]

Gerry,

I like your idea a great deal!

Let's see what the Articulate community managers think... responses, anyone?

@jenisecook

[DavidAnderson]

Okay that is a great idea and thanks for including the high level topics.

• instructional design,
• writing,
• graphical design

What are some other areas that could be included?

[DavidAnderson]

Just to follow up on this.

We recently updated each product thread with some "Getting Started" recommended resources

We've also started a thread to share specific workflow ideas and best practices here: Workflow: Best Practices, Dos, and Don'ts

Please keep your awesome ideas and suggestions coming.

Our team, combined with you in the community, have created hundreds of new screencasts and tutorials over the past few months based on user requests and feedback.

David