Transcript Screen Design - EdTech Boise State

Screen Design
Fonts
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Font size should be no smaller than 24
point
3 different groups of font
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Serif T
Sans Serif T
Script
WORDS IN ALL CAPS ARE HARD TO READ
Card Composition
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Right size and style
of font
Text and
background color
have high contrast
White space allows
readability
Card Composition
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Balance
Contrast
White space
Each card should contain:
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Title
Border
Graphics/Images
May have video and/or sound
Content expressed in text
Content
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Research
Pull information together
Appropriate sized amounts on each
page
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“Chunking”
Graphics complement content
Sounds and/or video complement content
Consistency
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Focus on a consistent style
Keep transitions the same through out
the presentation
Ask yourself, “Do all components have a
purpose and point to the content?”
Creativity
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Everything has a purpose and points to
the content
Animations and graphics point to
content
Graphics may be used as background
Presentation
Remember the 4 C’s
 Content
 creativity
 Consistency
 Card composition
Casual
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Interesting
Dynamic
Title-off center
Graphic
Text field
Formal Balance
Symmetrical
Dark on Light
White Space
White space, or
breathing room between
elements on the card is
needed for the content to
be communicated
effectively. A page of
text without a border of
white space is difficult to
read; focusing on the
important parts you want
to share.
White Space
When a card has
breathing room
between the
elements on card
the reader focuses
on the content. A
slide filled with text,
but no white space
is hard to read.
Contrast
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Color contrast between background and
elements seen without strain
Tex and background color should have a
high contrast
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Light on dark
Dark on light