Conference presentation, 28 May 2017

1. Visual Design & Language Teaching
Nadezhda A Kabanova 2017

2. Visual design is the use of imagery, color,
shapes, typography, and form to enhance
usability and improve the user experience
Visual design as a field has grown out of
both User Interface (UI) design and
graphic design*
*http://www.uxbooth.com/categories/visual-design/

3. Creating Effective Content Using Visual Design*
Develop visuals alongside content
Distraction is bad (good design is invisible)
Follow the principles (balance, proportion,
dominance, rhythm and unity)
Consistency is good
Visuals cannot save bad content
*https://linkstreet.in/creating-effective-content-using-visual-design/

4. Color, font, shape
Inspiration is everywhere

7. Colors & Fonts – new trends
Clear, pleasant colors (bright, pastel)
Simple smooth shapes
“Handwritten” fonts

8. Visualising the Content of a Language Course
Hypertext (together with image)
“Graphic organisers” (tables, mindmaps, sticky
notes, blocks and shapes)
Animated/Video presentations
Infographics
Video

10. Mind maps
https://creately.com
https://www.mindmeister.com
http://drichard.org/mindmaps/
https://coggle.it/?lang=ru

12. Infographics
https://piktochart.com/
https://www.easel.ly/
https://infogr.am/

13. Interactive whiteboards
https://awwapp.com
https://realtimeboard.com
https://ziteboard.com

14. Video presentations – PowToon
https://www.powtoon.com
https://youtu.be/dch6CngmRWw

15. kabanova@bk.ru
vk.com/kabanova_na
dl.spbstu.ru
dl-hum.spbstu.ru
facebook & twitter