Explaining a complex topic is often riddled with pages and pages of documentation. Usually within a few pages of that documentation things tend to split off into sub-explanations. Before too long the topics of connectivity get lost in a tangled web of confusion. … [Read more...]
#Lifehack – USB Headphone storage
Inspiration can strike at anytime. Inspiration struck me when I was preparing to recycle old prescription bottles. 10 minutes later a lingering problem was solved! I invested $30 about 4 years ago into a set of Logitech headphones and they're still going strong. USB Headphones are not the easiest … [Read more...]
#Sketchnote your font – keyboard style
We take a lot of notes. We do. Take a moment and think back a week every time you jotted something down. A quick glance into memory and I've jotted things down on sticky notes, made a few checklists, messages in holiday cards and a few other times I remember taking pen to paper. Our handwriting. … [Read more...]
Storyboarding – A #Sketchnote Solution
Storyboarding is part of the design process. The DESIGN process. In the elearning industry there are a lot of authoring tools from the rapid family to those that require skills in programming languages. I run a company that develops primarily in rapid tools, but I don't develop rapid elearning and I … [Read more...]
Serious Comic – Voice Over, Music, and Sound Effects
I could probably bore you with a few more posts just on character development, instead I want to share some important lessons learned in designing the audio assets for a serious comic. First, let’s all agree that all serious comics don’t necessarily have to have or even need voice-over audio, nor … [Read more...]
Serious Comic – Character Development II
I can’t believe it’s been a month and a half since I last posted about this project. It’s been a crazy time with traveling to a couple conferences and keeping pace with this development. My next post was going to be about how to storyboard a serious comic, but a lot has changed in the project since … [Read more...]