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Faculty Tech Showcase Postcard
Faculty Tech Showcase Postcard
Why it's good: (1) The time and location text is large, making this an easy design to scan. (2) The white background clearly segments these blocks of text and helps lighten the right side of the design. (3) The different colors on the presenters help keep the text box from becoming a non-descript blob.
#typography#print#good design
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Faculty Tech Showcase Postcard
MSED Program at a Glance
MSED Program at a Glance
Why it's good: (1) The text colors alternate in a way that makes sense – you could just read the red text (or vice a versa) and get the gist of what this poster is about. (2) The most important information (when and where) is located at the top, in black text (easier to read than red), and with decent spacing and differentiation in text size.
#typography#print#good design
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MSED Program at a Glance
Mangroves Eco Poster
Mangroves Eco Poster
Why it's good: (1) The semi-transparent overlays on the left help the text stand out. And since the overlays are colored to match the background, they don’t look too stark. (2) The colors in the design match the logo, which helps tie the two pieces together. (3) Artfully-done gradient adds some perspective to this flat design.
#print#good design#color
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Mangroves Eco Poster
The X factor: The Secret to Better Content Marketing
The X factor: The Secret to Better Content Marketing
These slides "break" some of the rules I generally recommend. For example, there's a lot of text on each slide, multiple (and fancy) font types, and patterned backgrounds. But it more or less works. Proof that there's an exception to every rule...
#slides#good design
·slideshare.net·
The X factor: The Secret to Better Content Marketing
Camp Cody
Camp Cody
This site has a LOT of information. I think they do a good job of chunking out the content so it's manageable for different users.
#website#good design
·campcody.com·
Camp Cody
Course Modules: Visual Design in Canvas
Course Modules: Visual Design in Canvas
Does it seem odd that a course on visual design would be bad design? A few reasons this course fails: (1) There is a lack of understanding of the audience, who are instructors in Canvas (for example, there's a whole module on "color palettes," probably not a top priority or really even that doable). (2) The recommendations are bad practice for accessibility. It's one thing to create something that's not accessible, but then to actually recommend doing things that are bad for accessibility (like using tables for layout)... it's unconscionable.
#bad design
·canvas.northwestern.edu·
Course Modules: Visual Design in Canvas