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“2015 Guide to Social Media Image Sizes” plus “Digital, Social & Mobile in 2015”

On 06/09/2015, in Asia, Australia, Canada, career development, design, digital photography, Europe, global / globalization, graphics, professional development, social media, UK, United States, by Daniel Christian

2015 Guide to Social Media Image Sizes – Infographic — from setupablogtoday.com by Jamie Spencer

Excerpt:

Get your social media platforms optimized with the right image sizes and stand out from the crowd. From Twitter and Pinterest to Instagram and Facebook image sizes, we have the complete guide right here in one clear infographic!

Also see:

We Are Social’s comprehensive new report covers internet, social media and mobile usage statistics from all over the world. It contains more than 350 infographics, including global snapshots, regional overviews, and in-depth profiles of 30 of the world’s largest economies. For a more insightful analysis of these numbers, please visit http://wearesocial.sg/blog/2015/01/digital-social-mobile-2015/.

Why you now need a team to create and deliver learning [Christian & Grush]

On 02/26/2015, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adjunct faculty, adult learning, analytics, animation, attention, blended learning, changing business models, collaboration, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, computer science, copyright/ownership/NFTs, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, education reform, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, expectations, experimentation, face-to-face, faculty/staff, future of higher education, game-changing environment, graphics, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, internet, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, programming, staying relevant, strategy, student-related, surviving, teaching & learning, traditional / tradition, trends, universities, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams, web design and production, writing, by Daniel Christian

My thanks to Mary Grush at Campus Technology for her continued work in bringing relevant topics and discussions to light — so that our institutions of higher education will continue delivering on their missions well into the future. By doing so, learners will be able to continue to partake of the benefits of attending such institutions. But in order to do so, we must adapt, be responsive, and be willing to experiment. Towards that end, this Q&A with Mary relays some of my thoughts on the need to move more towards a team-based approach.

When you think about it, we need teams whether we’re talking about online learning, hybrid learning or face-to-face learning. In fact, I just came back from an excellent Next Generation Learning Space Conference and it was never so evident to me that you need a team of specialists to design the Next Generation Learning Space and to design/implement pedagogies that take advantage of the new affordances being offered by active learning environments.

2015 trends — for designers & web designers

On 02/09/2015, in design, digital photography, digital video, graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), photography, user experience (UX), user interface design, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

The Big Web Design Trends for 2015 — from sitepoint.com by Joanna Krenz Kurowska; with thanks to Mr. Tim Pixley for this resource

Excerpt:

When thinking about web design, you must consider the full spectrum of possibilities that the internet presents. Done boldly, designers can push the current limits of human interaction and imagination on a global scale – as is often seen with edgier industries, such as creative agency websites.

In this article, we’ll boil down some of the most prominent web design trends emerging in 2015. It is here that we can find true innovation and new opportunities – a few of which may completely change our understanding of a “modern website”.

8 design trends for 2015 — from istockphoto.com by Rebecca Swift

Web design trends that will rule 2015 — from designmodo.com by Tomas Laurinavicius

Excerpt:

Web design is a vibrant and diverse industry that is changing and evolving quickly. Website design is, however, not an end product; it’s an asset in the presentation of a product, connecting people with other people, providing a tool or service.

After reviewing over 500 websites in weekly series of “Inspiring Sites of the Week” on Despreneur I’ve got a sense of where web design is and where it is going for the next year. In this post I will try to review the current status of web design and predict some trends for 2015.

These are my assumptions and guesses based on my research and experience designing in 2014. Some of these may be right some may be not. If you think there should be something more in this article I’d love to have a discussion with you.

The trends in web design for 2015 [infographic] — from techinfographics.com by by Josipa Štrok

Excerpt:

The way we use the web is changing in line with the growth of technology. Smartphones and tablets have become a major factor which influencing the design of the web. What are the trends in web design for 2015?

If content is king, then the design is the crown. Home page should be more comprehensive. Visitors must get a sense of intuitive and dynamic interaction. Responsive design of website remains still imperative. Every owner who cares for his visitors should have designed a website that includes technology to automatically adjust the content to the devices where they are read. In the future responsive design will adapt to smart TVs and smart watches, not only monitors, smart phones or tablets. Moving page should be vertical because it contributes to an interactive style stories. After all this way scrolling through content is much easier to use on smartphones / tablets than clicking on the navigation from page to page. Forget the shadows, patterns and textures. Style with simple lines and white space is recommended for the coming year.

Web design trends to look out for in 2015 — from by Nathan B. Weller

The Evolution of Texting in Television and Film [Romano; Zhou]

On 08/26/2014, in digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, elearning, graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), instructional design, interface design, internet, media/film, television, training / L&D, TVs, user experience (UX), user interface design, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt from A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film — by Tony Zhou

Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form.

From DSC:
With a shout out/thanks to Krista Spahr,
Senior Instructional Designer at Calvin College, for this resource

Gorgeous work! –> Painted Typography by Pawel Nolbert [Jobson]

On 06/29/2014, in art, creativity, graphics, by Daniel Christian

Painted Typography by Pawel Nolbert — from thisiscollossal.com by Christopher Jobson

Examples:

Creative, multinational typeface

On 05/17/2014, in communications, creativity, global / globalization, graphics, by Daniel Christian

Multinational Typeface — GSK Unit @Grey Singapore

APP Ed Review (appedreview.org) & the Global Education Database (gedb.org)

On 04/11/2014, in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, art, biology, chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, engineering, Google, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, multimedia, new media literacies, open courseware and systems, passions, physics, platforms, play, political science, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, publishing, science, simulations, STEAM-related, storytelling, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, writing, youth, by Daniel Christian

App Ed Review

From the About Us page (emphasis DSC):

App Ed Review is a free searchable database of educational app reviews designed to support classroom teachers finding and using apps effectively in their teaching practice. In its database, each app review includes:

A brief, original description of the app;
A classification of the app based on its purpose;
Three or more ideas for how the app could be used in the classroom;
A comprehensive app evaluation;
The app’s target audience;
Subject areas where the app can be used; and,
The cost of the app.

Also see the Global Education Database:

From the About Us page:

It’s our belief that digital technologies will utterly change the way education is delivered and consumed over the next decade. We also reckon that this large-scale disruption doesn’t come with an instruction manual. And we’d like GEDB to be part of the answer to that.

It’s the pulling together of a number of different ways in which all those involved in education (teachers, parents, administrators, students) can make some sense of the huge changes going on around them. So there’s consumer reviews of technologies, a forum for advice, an aggregation of the most important EdTech news and online courses for users to equip themselves with digital skills. Backed by a growing community on social media (here, here and here for starters).

It’s a fast-track to digital literacy in the education industry.

GEDB has been pulled together by California residents Jeff Dunn, co-founder of Edudemic, and Katie Dunn, the other Edudemic co-founder, and, across the Atlantic in London, Jimmy Leach, a former habitue of digital government and media circles.

Addendum:

Favorite educational iPad apps that are also on Android — from the Learning in Hand blog by Tony Vincent

Interested in web design? Here are some resources for you.

On 03/31/2014, in career development, creativity, graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, online media, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

W3C: Web Design & Applications

Lynda.com

Web Design Groups on LinkedIn.com

Relevant hashtags on Twitter:

Top Designer Google+ Communities You Should Follow — from hongkiat.com by Charnita Fance. Filed in Web Design.

Excerpt:

If you are active on Google+ there are a lot of communities for web designers or UI designers to join. Google+ Communities are like online groups or forums where people can come together to talk about a common hobby, interest or career (such as Design). Only members of a given community can see your posts in their stream. As a designer, this is great because you can share your work and get feedback from thousands of other designers, for free.

In the design communities below, you’ll find lots of great information, freebies, tips and tricks, and personal design work from members. Plus, you can ask for help or offer help to others. Let’s find the perfect Google+ design community for you.

Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers — March 2014 — from hongkiat.com

Infographic: HTML5 vs. native mobile app development [updated] — from kony.com by Dipesh Mukerji — also see his posting: Developing apps with HTML5: benefits and challenges

Responsive e-learning in a Multi-Device World — from elearning-reviews.traineasy.com

Excerpt:

“Day by day, the number of devices, platforms, and browsers that need to work with your site grows. Responsive web design represents a fundamental shift in how we’ll build websites for the decade to come,” says Jeffrey Veen, CEO & Cofounder of Typekit.

New ebook all about web design for Google Glass — from glassalmanac.com by Christian Bullock

Excerpt:

Well that was fast.

As someone who didn’t really know too many people were currently all about ensuring a site’s web design was fit for Google Glass browsing, there’s now an eBook by author Joe Casabona (known for his blog People Reacting to Glass) that’s a guide to web design for Glass.

Pretty cool idea and something I could see as being crucial when Glass launches publicly. I’m sure Glass adoption won’t be as high as tablet or smartphone adoption rates, but as we’re seeing now, it’s necessary for web designers to think of other ways people are interacting with websites aside from normal desktop or laptop computers.

Webmonkey.com

WebDesignerDepot.com

WebDesign.Tutsplus.com

Addendums on 4/1/14:

The importance of psychology in web design — from creativebloq.com
Ethan Marcotte on how responsive web design came about — from creativebloq.com

The gradients of life and learning [Christian]

On 03/22/2014, in adult learning, change, Daniel S. Christian, education reform, graphics, heutagogy, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, reinvent, staying relevant, student-related, surviving, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I was thinking about how we might help move people from situations whereby their learning is directed by others, to situations where they are owning and directing their own learning. It made me think of a process…a journey…implementing gradual changes over time.

As I like to work with graphics, it made me think of a gradient. A gradient, in the graphic design world, is a gradual change of colors. For example:

DanielChristianExampleOfAGradient-March2014

But then, I thought about how there are gradients of life. Such as:

DanielChristianFromBirthTo-K

DanielChristianFromK-8

DanielChristianFromHS-Student-to-Working-Adult-March2014

DanielChristianFromBegWorking-Adult-AdvancedYrsWorkingAdult

(This image from early years to later years was one that I hesitated to even put on here…
as a smooth gradient is not the case for many of us in our “careers.” But roll with me here.)

So, how can we implement the type of gradient in life whereby we help move people from learning that is directed by others to learning that is self-directed?

DanielChristianFromTo-SelfDirLearning

The reason this is important is that we all need to continually tend to our learning ecosystems. We need to be constantly reinventing ourselves to stay relevant. As such, we all need to be lifelong learners. We all need to own and direct our own learning now. That is, no longer is it the case that a person can go to college for 4-8 years and then be set for life.

How can we best provide the people, content, processes, and tools that provide the scaffolding to help these gradual changes take place?

Ephesians 4:4-6 NIV (in a graphical format)

On 03/14/2014, in Daniel S. Christian, faith, graphics, relationships, religion, by Daniel Christian

1-Ephesians4-4-6

The Amazon
By Marcos Antonio de Lima Filho | Master in Design | Federal University of Pernambuco – Brazil

This is a free book which is available in iBooks 3.0+ on the iPad and/or using iTunes on your computer. Marcos designed this book to take advantage of all the interaction enabled by iPads.

156 images, 14 infographics, 18 galleries, 11 maps and 8 videos join with the text, which here is not the primary. Why? Because the nature is much too rich to be described only by words. The Amazon seeks to take advantage of all the technology advancements enabled by the tablet.

Great work Marcos! Nice interactivity, use of digital audio and video, graphics, and more. Check it out!

From DSC:
I love multimedia because it enables me to craft a message using audio, video, text, graphics, and even animations. The Internet extends the power of this communication by allowing that message to go forth 24 x 7 x 365 in multi-directional ways — even allowing others to join in the conversations and participate.

The following item made me reflect upon on how important this is becoming to business:

Is transmedia storytelling the new digital marketing? — from rethinkeverythingblog.com by Jason Thibeault (as Scooped by siobhan-o-flynn onto Tracking Transmedia)

Excerpt:

How (and why) is Marketing Changing?
The first thing to understand about marketing today is that it’s all about shared experience. Consumer behavior is radically changing with respect to content consumption. No longer are people consuming most of their content on the TV, a newspaper, or even their computer. Rather, they are using a combination of channels:

From DSC:

Won’t this trend also impact students’ expectations/hopes/engagement?
What do we need to do to help youth build these skillsets?

Also related/see:

The rise, implications & benefits of the second screen — from newsworks.org.uk by Mark Challinor
Telegraph Media Group’s director of mobile Mark Challinor says in this new era of second screens, news companies must create content that helps consumers to multi-task on multiple platforms with multiple devices.

Excerpt:
Watching television – or even reading a newspaper – with a smartphone and/or tablet device is becoming one of the most popular leisure activities of this “mobile age”. In turn, publishers such as ourselves are trying to find ways to capitalise on this somewhat new consumer behaviour of real-time interaction, which, more often than not, includes social media. This type of interaction, referred to as “the second screen” or “the companion device”, has become not just a latest hot topic of discussion all over social media blogs; it is a huge development for the mobile app industry and a target-rich environment for our advertisers.

Emerging markets’ second-screen boost with 1BN smart devices by 2014 — from rapidtvnews.com by Joseph O’Halloran
Excerpt:
New research by IDC has revealed that it won’t just be Western Europe and North America forming happy hunting grounds for second-screen services and applications. The analyst says it is clear that demand for smart connected devices is quickly shifting from developed to emerging markets and that by the end of 2014, global shipments of smart connected devices such as PCs, tablets, and smartphones will exceed surpass 1.7 billion units, with roughly one billion units delivered to emerging markets. The emerging markets are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% over the 2012-2017 forecast period, compared to the 7% CAGR expected in developed markets.

Nuts and bolts: How to be an overnight success [Bozarth]

On 07/03/2013, in career development, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, expectations, graphics, teachers, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Nuts and bolts: How to be an overnight success — from learningsolutionsmag.com by Jane Bozarth

Excerpts (emphasis DSC):

I was in a conversation the other day with Lynda.com’s Koreen Olbrish and Float Learning’s Chad Udell. We were poking at a workshop on gamification with a description that promised: “You will build a learning game in 60 minutes!” When Koreen said, “I could build a game in 60 minutes,” Chad responded, “Yes, 60 minutes and the rest of your life up to that point.”

We deal with that a lot in this business: the oversimplification of complex tasks, the marginalization of hard-earned knowledge. It often takes the form of a problem I think of as “develop before design.” People want a quick tool that will crank out a beautiful and effective eLearning program without putting any time into crafting a sound solution or a sound treatment for the content. Or they want a product that will take a static, template-based, text-heavy slide deck and, with the push of a magic button, turn it into an engaging, performance-enhancing course. The expectation is akin to driving a Kia into a carwash and expecting it to come out a Lexus.

…

The “Nuts and Bolts” part of this? It’s meant as advice to newish folks: A huge part of your job will be expectations management.

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From DSC:
Right on Jane! I’ve personally seen/experienced this as well – even within the church. I’ve seen it happen to the teaching profession and to those in the graphic arts.

Major update to Adobe Creative Cloud now available [Adobe]

On 06/19/2013, in Adobe, digital audio, digital photography, digital video, graphics, tools, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

Major update to Adobe Creative Cloud now available — from Adobe

Also see:

What’s new in Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud: everything you need to know — from creativebloq.com

Learning Ecosystems

2015 trends — for designers & web designers

The Evolution of Texting in Television and Film [Romano; Zhou]

Gorgeous work! –> Painted Typography by Pawel Nolbert [Jobson]

Creative, multinational typeface

Interested in web design? Here are some resources for you.

Ephesians 4:4-6 NIV (in a graphical format)

“The Amazon” — Nice work Marcos!

Nuts and bolts: How to be an overnight success [Bozarth]

Major update to Adobe Creative Cloud now available [Adobe]

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