Contrasting colors make it easy for learners to focus and make sense of content on your slides. A dark background should include lighter foreground content, and vice versa. The background you choose should be used across multiple slides for consistency. In this video, you will learn how to change and select a background color while maintaining a consistent look and feel.
- [Instructor] Well so far in this course…we have touched on the proper use of color…in your e-learning projects here in Storyline 2,…but now we're going to dive a little deeper in this chapter,…beginning with the use of background color.…We're going to work with this file, color 04 01.…You'll find it in the chapter four folder…of your exercise files,…and as you look down the left hand side here…at the slide thumbnails, you can see…it looks like some of them have different backgrounds.…Slide one has a very faint grey background.…
When we go to slide two, selecting it here on the left,…you can see there's a tint of purple in there.…It doesn't look bad but the contrast isn't great…with the title.…Now we go to the third one and we see this cool gradient.…It's a cool effect but it's not very effective on our slide.…We don't see good contrast, it makes it difficult to read,…it's distracting, not exactly what we want…when our learners are viewing our content,…and then we go to slide four and you can see…it's just a white background, lots of contrast here.…
Author
David Rivers
Released
11/15/2016- Understanding visual design principles
- Optimizing readability with typography
- Laying out your designs
- Choosing color
- Using graphics to tell a story
- Adding visual notes
- Avoiding design mistakes
- Embracing good design habits
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 11s
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1. Understanding Visual Design Principles
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How color works6m 50s
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Use contrast4m 36s
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The advantages to repetition11m 15s
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2. Typography
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Use standard fonts4m 9s
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Ensure optimal readability8m 13s
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Keep text layout consistent3m 52s
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3. Layout
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Use white space effectively3m 51s
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Create a focal point6m 12s
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4. Color
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Use or create a color scheme5m 42s
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5. Important Visual Tools
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Use graphics to tell a story3m 55s
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Add visual notes for variety6m 48s
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6. Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid
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Keep clutter under control4m 31s
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Don't misuse fonts2m 15s
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Don't neglect unity2m 10s
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7. Top 5 Design Habits to Use
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Choose images wisely3m 18s
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Practice quiet design1m 53s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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