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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:47:47 +0000

[...] up the post above, here’s 5 Ways to Use Silhouette Graphics in Your E-Learning Course. In this post, you’ll learn different ways you can use silhouettes on your slides and in [...]

By: tom

tom — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:36:09 +0000

@Tekeya: good idea. I’ll include it in a post I’m doing on progress meters.

By: Tekeya

Tekeya — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:08:40 +0000

Great post. Can you create a demo on creating the silhouette progress meter? I would love to use this in one of my e-learning products.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:26:47 +0000

@Monique: welcome to the blog and good luck on your studies.

By: Chris @ eQuixotic

Chris @ eQuixotic — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:06:25 +0000

I’ve found the “fade to silhouette” trick, like we used in the Helmsmanship course, to be a very effective way to simplify your on-screen design. Rather than try to work the text around the image, you simply fade the image to black and superimpose the text at the appropriate point in the narration. This gives you the full screen to work with for both your image and your text and focuses the viewer’s attention on the text-based visual reinforcement you are presenting and not the image. Plus it gives the content a more custom look, versus the standard eLearning “text on the left side, clip art image on the right” approach.

By: Monique

Monique — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:51:01 +0000

I am a student who just recently started an online degree in instructional design. As part of my studies I have been following student blogs as well as others relating to instructional design. Through browsing student blog reviews I can across this blog.

It’s very interesting to see how the simple application of silhouette graphics can be so effective, and I am curious to learn about other effective techniques as well. I wish more teachers/professors/trainers would be thoughtful and strategic about the format and content of presentations.

By: Tess

Tess — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:51:09 +0000

Hi Tom

Thanks for featuring our new Helmsmanship leadership course.

The design work was done by Chris Wirick – who deserves praise for his clever use of silhouettes. They also extend the range of each image (great if you are cash-strapped developers).

Cheers
Tess

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:13:13 +0000

Wow! I appreciate the concrete examples. Super-creative. This info will proves to be timely and immediately valuable for me. Thx, Tom!

By: KS

KS — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:27 +0000

Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tips, ideas and advice in your Rapid eLearning blog. Good stuff and well done!

By: tom

tom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:21:19 +0000

@MJ: you can find all archives at the bottom of the page via the archives link.