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Not Just for Slides: Using PowerPoint for Graphic Design

A significant part of my job involves creating graphic designs. While I can make my way around Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere well enough when I have to, PowerPoint is my tool of choice for 99% of my design projects. I’m not telling you that PowerPoint can do everything those other tools can do but IContinueContinue reading “Not Just for Slides: Using PowerPoint for Graphic Design”

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An Easy Hack for Finding the Free Stock Photos You Need

Did you know you can use those expensive stock photo sites even if your budget is totally busted? Many designers and developers are limited by small or non-existent budgets and are commonly forced to rely on using free source for their stock photos. While there are tons of great free options with more and moreContinueContinue reading “An Easy Hack for Finding the Free Stock Photos You Need”

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Friday Finds | July 14, 2017

Is been a rainy, dreary week here but that isn’t going to stop us from brightening your week with the best things I’ve found this week from the intersection of learning, technology, and social media.   Training Tips Weekly by Chris Mattia Whether you’re a corporate trainer or a teacher, Chris Mattia can help youContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | July 14, 2017”

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Friday Finds | June 16

More great stuff this week to share with you. Don’t want to wait until Friday for a peek at what I’m finding? Subscribe to my daily newsletter.  Biteable The democratization of multimedia creation tools is steaming full speed ahead. Biteable is one of the latest examples of free, online tools that lets anyone create “pro”ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | June 16”

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Friday Finds | June 9

This week, I’ve found a huge motherlode of great things to share with you. Don’t want to wait until Friday for a peek at what I’m finding? Subscribe to my daily newsletter.  Write and Organize for Deeper Learning: 28 evidence-based and easy-to-apply tactics that will make your instruction better for learning (Make It Learnable) TheContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | June 9”

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The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint

Many people don’t realize that PowerPoint can be a suitable option for working with vector graphics. Tom Kuhlmann has a nice post on working with .EPS files in PowerPoint. Unfortunately, a recent update has disabled the ability to insert .EPS graphics into Office documents. While there are a number of different types of image formats,ContinueContinue reading “The Secret to Working with Vector Graphics in PowerPoint”

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12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids

Learning & Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Design Principles Based on Richard Mayer’s http://www.slideshare.net/tmiket/multimedia-learning-design-principles Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction Anyone who designs any kind of learning materials should bookmark this interactive guide to Robert Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction created by Montse Anderson (@mlearning) Multimedia Learning Design Resources This collection of resources will give you aContinueContinue reading “12 Super Useful Cheatsheets & Job Aids”

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