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Patience Kodua Grand Canyon University Tec 542 Instructional Design Principles 8/25/2010. Basic Design Interface. What does good design look like? The key to good design is simplicity and consistency. Elements of good design. Thorough planning and execution User friendliness
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Patience KoduaGrand Canyon UniversityTec 542Instructional Design Principles8/25/2010
Basic Design Interface What does good design look like? The key to good design is simplicity and consistency.
Elements of good design • Thorough planning and execution • User friendliness • Focus on pertinent information • Consistency through presentations
Elements of good design cont. • A single main idea per slide • Subtopics • Graphics, photographs, animation, clip art • Charts, graphs, lists, diagrams,
Elements of good design cont. • Hotkeys, interactivity • Navigation buttons • Color (no more than 3 per slide) • Excludes extraneous text and graphics
Font styles appropriate for viewing on computer. • Use of both upper and lower case type. • No more than 3 text styles per slide. • Short sentences (no more than 8-10). • Double spacing between paragraphs.
Interactivity in interface design;what is enough? • Interface thoughtfully designed to elicit intended mood. • Use of real world metaphors. • Applications reflect behaviors and perspectives of intended users.
Interactivity in interface design;what is enough? • Use reserved words. • Use concise words. • Main consistent screen design. • Provide list of data values from which user can select.
Interactivity in interface design; what is too much? • Providing too many features at top level. • Putting all features on first screen. • Loading toolbar with rarely used icons. • Too many buttons/Flashing text.
References • Thorsen, C. (2009). Tech Tactics: Technology for Teachers, 3rd Edition. Allyn & Bacon. • www.classicsys.com, 8/25/2010. • www.webpagesthatsuck.com • www.outlawdesignblog.com