A presentation for educators on applying design principles to Information Design

1. Information
DESIGN
PRINCIPLES
by Joseph Broughton
@JosephBroughton

2. Problem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/migueleveryday/5914092322/

7. Solution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwtwo/8331524425/

8. DESIGN
PRINCIPLES

9. Simplicity

10. Slides
=
Handouts

13. Glance Media
s
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c
e
s
s

14. ce media.
Ads are glan
From: "Great Presentations Are Like Ads by @slidecomet"

15. Slides too.
Applies to
Keep it simple.
From: "Great Presentations Are Like Ads by @slidecomet"

16. Unity
&Contrast

17. Unity &Contrast
through
Visual Elements
Text
Color Images

18. Text

19. Text
Readability
&
Consistency

20. Text
“A real typeface needs rhythm, ”
needs contrast.
Erik Spiekermann
typographer and graphic designer

21. Text
72%
of part time workers are
women
from Sample Slides by Garr Reynolds

22. Text
&
www.fontsquirrel.com
www.dafont.com

23. Color

24. Color
Choose
wisely

25. Color
01
lookin’ good
THE LOOK & FEEL

26. Color
Adobe Kuler
kuler.adobe.com

27. Color

28. Images

29. Images
=

30. Images
From: Simple Design
by Chiara Ojeda
www.slideshare.net/ohmgrrl/simple-design-16960683

31. Images
“It’s taken me all my
life to learn what
not to play.”
— Dizzy-Gillespie
from Sample Slides by Garr Reynolds

32. Images

33. Images
Sense
bandwidth

34. David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

35. Follow her
on
Chiara Ojeda
www.slideshare.net/ohmgrrl/simple-design-16960683
By Chiara Ojeda

42. Unity &Contrast
through
Visual Elements
Text
Color Images

43. Text
Color Images
{

44. Text
Color Images
{

45. Text
Color Images
{
Compfight
(compfight.com)
Creative Commons
farmers market
produce

46. Technical
issues

47. Begin with
white
black
a blank canvas

48. Zoom Out
to see entire slide

49. Rulers

50. Toolbar
Setup
Inspector
& stuff
{
{
Typography
{
{
{
{
Layout Objects
Image
Editing
Grouping
and
Position

51. Colors

52. ?
Where to get
inspired

53. Slide
Share

54. www.slideshare.net

55. noteandpoint.com

56. Design
Websites

57. SMASHING
MAGAZINE
www.smashingmagazine.com/

58. Design
Awards
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/design-thinking-free-inspiration-ashley-nahornick

59. www.effie.org

60. www.clioawards.com

61. Design
Podcasts

62. thedeependdesign.com/graphic-design-podcast/

63. the
#dtK12chat
sh
ow
Live Wednesdays 10PM EST/7PM PST

64. Thank
You
DESIGN
THINK
Learn
designthinklearn.com
by Joseph Broughton
@JosephBroughton