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        • Why Design Matters

           

          One of the touchstones of the design world is the unity of form and function. This “big picture / small picture” harmony is an equally crucial lesson for learners of all ages. Whereas art is something we look at, design is something we use everyday. It gives context to content and supports the relationship between the two. Good design of information delivers content that is engaging to the eye without becoming a distraction. It guides our attention through carefully controlled and selected visual components; it retreats to the background, enabling the purpose of the finished product to come forward.

           

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          The following resources provide educators with helpful information for creating engaging learning materials.

           

          Designing Information

           

          Tips For Great Design

           

          Design Is A Method Of Problem Solving

          Visual Thinking: Where Learning Meets Design

          10 Commandments Of Visual Communication

          Seeing Is Believing: Visual vs Linear Content

          Show and Tell: Visual vs Linear

          Design Principles For Students As They Create Visual Projects And Digital Stories

           

          Visual Communication

          Graphicacy Scholarship

          Graphicacy = Visual Literacy + Visual Thinking

          Graphicacy And Teaching The Art Of Seeing

          Graphicacy: The Neglected Fourth "R"

          Graphicacy: Deciphering the Code

          Graphicacy - The Key To Visual Thinking In A Differentiated Classroom

          Graphicacy: 4 Steps To Understanding An Image

          Info-graphicacy: Saving Visually Self-Destructive Students

          Literacy, Numeracy, Graphicacy

          Engaging With Text

          Design 101 For Educators: 5 Simple Typography Tips

          Beginner's Guide To Pairing Fonts

          Fun With Fonts or Teaching Typefaces As Tools

          Why Teachers Should Care About Typography

          Why Students Should Care About Typography

          Best Practices of Combining Typefaces

          The Do's And Dont's Of Typography

          New Typography of Language

          Visual Letters: Language In Motion

          Spelling With Flickr

           

           

           

           

        • Media Resources

          Design steers the eye, and removes the noise.

        • About the Authors

          Mercer Hall is a a five-time honoree as Teacher Of The Year, a co-founder of The ASIDE Blog, and an education writer. Follow @theASIDEblog.

           

          Patricia Russac is a co-founder of The ASIDE Blog, a TED Educator, a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator, and a NAIS Teacher of the Future. Follow @theASIDEblog.

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