Good visual design adds a tremendous amount of instructional value to materials used in training. ‘Not so good’ design actually distracts and can restrict how much people learn. However, for many people, the notion of ‘good’ graphic design is extremely subjective. People tend to like what they like. As a graphic designer at Innovative Learning […]
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I’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s book, How to Change Your Mind, about the history of the use of psychedelic drugs. What I find most interesting are Pollan’s descriptions of how an “experienced” mind works and what that might mean for creativity and ingenuity. While we laud experience and education specific to what we do and […]
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I’m sure this has happened to all of us at one time or another when taking an e-learning course. You sit in front of your computer, coffee in hand, and unconsciously click through each screen without giving the content a second thought. You just want to get to the end and check off on your […]
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Growing up, my dad’s memorable tale of his father, my Grandpa Schirmacher, has inspired me throughout my life. As a Mounted Marine, my grandpa rode a horse while serving in the United States Marine Corps. During his career, he was stationed on the then-island nation of Hawaii (before it became the 50th state). Grandpa Schirmacher, […]
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OK, that may be taking it a little bit too far. … I recently came across a comic in my newsfeed that caught my eye. It’s based on a quote from Kevin Smith: “Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist […]
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As a graphic designer, my workweek consists of creative tasks as well as production-related work. In the corporate learning community, the ILG graphics team does its best to make every project engaging for the learner. However, if you’ve been in the business as long as I have, you know that sometimes you have to work […]
Read MoreMany years ago, I found myself in a tan cubicle, surrounded by a sea of tan. I sat in a 6-foot cube, staring into the large, boxy monitor while listening to the whirr of my desktop computer. It was the mid-1990s, and corporate life meant living in a cube farm.
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