Task
- To create one-page handouts providing a quick overview
of core graphic design concepts for use in the Sweetland's
Multi-Literacy
Center
Goals
- To increase the general level of students' visual communication
skills to complement (instead of hindering) their writing
- To help students effectively present research using
new media
- To train peer tutors in basic graphic design
techniques
Challenges and Limitations
- Each handout could be only one page long.
- Handouts had to be instantly understandable
by people with no graphic design or art background.
- Handouts had to be reproducible on a standard photocopy
machine.
Solutions
- Handouts explain each concept verbally and
demonstrate concepts visually
- In addition to instructional handouts, a combination self-test/checklist
handout helps students verify their understanding
of key concepts
Results
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Three one-page, double-sided handouts: Graphic
Design Introduction, Intermediate Graphic Design, and Graphic
Design Quiz/Checklist
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Available to students in print and PDF formats
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Graphic Design Introduction - Front
Intermediate Graphic Design - Front
Intermediate Graphic Design - Back
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Instructional Design
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Environmental Education
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Web Site Design
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Courses & Workshops
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Curriculum Vitae
Endorsements
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