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DESIGN
Leveling Up Your
Nick Floro
Ski l l s wit h th e F u n d a mentals
creating experiences
engage
observation
mistakes create
think
involve
participate
appsactivity
scenarios
games
platform
virtual
course
video
search
audio
classroom
learning plan
creating experiences
content
you can enhance with design
building blocks of design
this can look a little scary
understanding = better design
lines
lines
connects 2 or
more points
lines
connects 2 or more points
lines
connects 2 or more points
lines
text can add emphasis
lines
can divide or organize content
lines guides the viewers eye
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
color
size
texture
lines
create a pattern
lines
create a pattern
lines
create a pattern
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
shape
height + width =
shape
geometric
shape
geometric
shape
geometric
shape
geometric
shapenatural
shapenatural
shapenatural
shape
abstract
shape
abstract
shape
abstract
shape
abstract
shape
abstract
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
shape
simple illustrations
add interest to your work
organize content
light, shadow & perspective
creates the illusion
form
form
form
form
bouncing ball becomes a circle
balance
equal distribution of weight
equal distribution of weight
balance
equal distribution of weightbalance
typography
typography
typography
typography
typography
typography
typography
typography
serif
sans serif
typography
kerning is the space between letters
Line spacing is the space between each line
in a paragraph. Apps allow you too customize
the line spacing to be single spaced (one line
high), double spaced (two lines high), or any
other amount you want.
What the Font
fonts.google.com
fonts.adobe.com
texture
the feel, appearance, or consistency
of a surface or a substance.
texture
texture
texture
texture
texture
Used to generate emotions,
define importance, create
visual interest…
color
color
color
sizeHow small or large you
define an object. Use to
define importance, create
visual interest in a design,
attract attention and more.
sizeHow small or large you
define an object. Use to
define importance, create
visual interest in a design,
attract attention and more.
sizeHow small or large you
define an object. Use to
define importance, create
visual interest in a design,
attract attention and more.
stop
space
The area around or between
elements in a design. Can
be used to separate or
group information.
space
The area around or between
elements in a design. Can
be used to separate or
group information.
space
The area around or between
elements in a design. Can
be used to separate or
group information.
harmonywhen we get all the pieces to work together
it’s your goal.
Jazz
Introduction to
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
Activity Content
Nav
Banner
Secondary Nav
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022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds
keep it simple
use in moderation
just enough and never to much
what is a bad experience
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022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
what is a good experience
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
how can you help the learner?
find explore share update refresh
how can you help the learner?
How to kickstart amazing experiences.
DEFINE DESIGN DEVELOP DELIVER
FEEDBACK
de•fine
to determine or identify the
essential qualities or meaning
design for the user
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
What is the challenge?
understand your audience
What are the options?
ecosystem
personalization
feedback
analytics
predictive next
steps
integrations
informal
performance
support
assessment
content
sensors
simulation
test ideas
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
analyze
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
feedback
listen
stakeholders users management
ask questions
document
paper.dropbox.com
paper.dropbox.com
advocate for the user
present
analyze patterns
wufoo.com
google.com/forms
survey monkey typeform
“You keep using that word. I do
not think it means what you
think it means.”
~ -Inigo Montoya The Princess Bride (1987)
de•sign
makes everything better
Is About People
It Solves Problems
simplify
content
sketch
feedback loop
design
feedback loop
changes
feedback loop
launch
feedback loop
evolve
design for kids
take cues from everywhere
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
FLIPBOARD.COM
FLIPBOARD.COM
usability > intuitive navigation and information design > user experience
bottle tour
start background studentsteacher resultsfeedback assignments
de•vel•op
work out the ideas
design more
8-10 documents per author
29 Authors
700+ pages of content
Wireframes
Wireframes
Dove
Glossary Anthology
MadLibs
Montages
Metrics Flash
Learning Tools
Study Questions
Biblio Maker
Poetry Machine
Timeline
Flashcards
Lit Discussions
WebIntro Help
Home
Glaspell Wilde Kafka Twain
Gilman Melville Hughes Hurston
Whitman
Brooks Atwood Bradstreet Hawthorne
O’Conner Wilson Williams
Dickinson Frost Joyce Plath
Douglass Poe Chopin Isben
Sophocles Shakespeare Donne Wordsworth
Sort Genre PoetryFiction Drama Non-FictionAll
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
collaborate
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
office lens
office lens
This
This
Collaborate on the Cloud with Note Apps
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
022419 Leveling Up Your Design Skills with Fundamentals #TRGConf
make a difference
Experiment
experiment
Resources
abookapart.com
muz.li
invisionapp.com
sidebar.io
Capture & Analyze
Creative Inspiration
where find it?
twist.elearningguild.net
sidebar.io
fastcodesign.com
demofest
muz.li
abookapart.com
shutterstock.com
themeforest.net
UIjar.com
refind.comflipboard.comfeedly.com
https://uijar.com
lrnchat.org
MobileAppsforLearning.com
PrototypingforLearning.com
Nick Floro
sealworks interactive studios
nick@sealworks.com
www.sealworks.com
twitter.com/NickFloro
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