bringin' the bling: developing visually appealing and functional canvas pages
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Bringin’ the Bling: Developing Visually Appealing and Functional
Canvas Pages
Jeff EverhartInstructional Technology Trainer
Longwood University
What is User Experience (UX)?
● Visual design● Functionality● Navigation ● How the student
“feels” about your course
Why is UX important in education?
● Increased motivation● Decreased
questions/confusion● Student success
But I’m not an artist!
There are over 1,000,000 nerves from the eye to the brain. Use them!
Images and Visual Processing
1. Visceral Response (~50 milliseconds)
2. Expectation-based (subconscious)
3. Reflective and intellectual (conscious)
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/88/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words-visual-design-in-e-learning
Iconography and Pictographs
Hierarchy
Visual hierarchy helps determine what’s important.
Text: Choosing Fonts & Styles
Easy to read = Easy to do
http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/visual-clarity-and-learning/
Text: Color and Readability
Now, let’s start building!