As designers, how can we but revel in that glossy eye-candy rich artifact: the design magazine. We're looking for fun, information, inspiration, the new, the bold, the beautiful and a font of fabulous ideas. So is it me, or does it feel like instead we're bombarded with a stream of photoshop tutorials, technology ads, free cds, buzz-word infiltrated articles and layouts that are "so hip" its
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
The un-digital experience
Posted on 22:43 by Unknown
We graze in digital vapor all day, but there's plenty we can't let go of in the analog world. The crispy satisfaction of a magazine, the "new smell" that runs along the inside spine of a book, the scratchy novelty of an old recording, or the unpredictability of a limited edition screen print. Let's face it, life full-digital lacks a luster and a good 200,000 years of humanity. So let's
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Instructional video example
Posted on 20:26 by Unknown
Quickie: Here's a nice example of high quality instructional Flash video put out by an educational institution. This video-based flash site helps non-technical academics learn how to use audio visual teaching equipment easily. The information is in comfortable and navigable bite-size chunks, and the use of narrated dual-video make these how-to's fun and easy to follow (it's like airline safety
Monday, 7 July 2008
Rapid E-learning
Posted on 19:28 by Unknown
When you want to build an online teaching tool fast, but you don't have a design and development team, you might turn to ready-made tools for the job, like Adobe Captivate, and you'll probably call it "Rapid E-learning". Business, in particular, loves the promise of anything that sounds fast and cheap, so buzzwords like "Rapid E-learning" take off like wildfire. This quick and dirty approach,
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Practical guide to podcasting for education
Posted on 16:53 by Unknown
E-learning and podcasting seem to go hand and hand these days, and as a designer of elearning you may be asked to launch a podcast or two. There are resources out there, but the job of initiating your podcast can still be confusing, and you'll likely face mysteries that are time consuming to unlock. However, once it's set up, the podcast is easy to maintain - so save yourself time and take a
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Design Conference February 2009
Posted on 16:46 by Unknown
Check out the upcoming Third International Conference on Design Principles and Practices to be held in Berlin, Germany from 15-17 February 2009... According to the conference organizers...This conference is a place to explore the meaning and purpose of 'design', as well as speaking in grounded ways about the task of design and the use of designed artifacts and processes. The conference is a
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
2008 eLearning Symposium
Posted on 16:08 by Unknown
Guest writer, Heather Johnson gives us the low down on the 2008 eLearning Symposium to be held in Austin this year...On April 23, industry experts will be gathering for the 2008 eLearning Symposium in Austin, Texas. Presenters are scheduled to discuss both the technical and non-technical facets of eLearning. Therefore, the assembly should be of interest to corporate trainers, educators and
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
2-minute Design History: Georges Seurat
Posted on 21:10 by Unknown
Georges Seurat accomplished all the sophistication of his masterworks with just dots of light (do I hear pixels?) and perfect mathematical shapes (do I hear vector shapes?). Can we look back to breakthroughs a century old to better understand today? Meet the man who was way ahead of his time in this addition to 2-minute design histories. Design inspiration, in as quick as you can cook a pack of
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Computer-Human Interation 2008
Posted on 16:39 by Unknown
As we know, you can't separate a learning experience from the "user experience" if it's taking place online. Since usability, interaction design, and all elements within the study of Computer-Human Interaction are so foundational to design for elearning, why not check out the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction (SIG-CHI). SIG-CHI will sponsor a variety of excellent
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
2-Minute Design History: William Morris
Posted on 19:23 by Unknown
Clever patterns, elegant fabrics, swirly colours of psychodelic goodness - we’ve all seen his work, heard a thing or two about the Arts and Crafts movement, maybe even confused him with the same-name talent agency, but really, who is William Morris? Welcome to 2-minute design histories. Design inspiration, in as quick as you can cook a pack of instant noodles.Born outside of London in 1834,
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