I see many of your examples and I'm always struck by how well you time your animations. I'm working on a project right now that does not have narration. I want to add some animations to add interest but they don't seem to flow well. What are you tips for how you decide timing, order, type of animation, etc. I really want this to look good. Let me know also if you think no animation is better. Thanks for your words of wisdom.
Hi, Heather -- Thanks for reaching out! This may be a great question to post over in our design-related Building Better Courses forum, as well, but I thought you might want to check out the following:
Animations can be very difficult to perfect. One thing to always keep in mind is hierarchy of information, a simple fade in by paragraph is a great way to start. Make sure any intro animation you have is quick, you do not want a image/text/page to take too long, if your animations take too long to build your user will lose concentration real fast. Last thing to remember is to keep it simple, fades/wipes are good, but anything that is over the top will start to look very unprofessional.
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Hi, Heather -- Thanks for reaching out! This may be a great question to post over in our design-related Building Better Courses forum, as well, but I thought you might want to check out the following:
Syncing Animations with Audio
Syncing Animations with Cue Points in Articulate Storyline
3 Great Reasons to Use Transitions in Storyline 2
Peek at 8 Dazzling E-Learning Animation Examples
9 Super-Cool Storyline 2 Animations to Inspire You
Hope that helps! :)
Great recap of animations resources, Christie!
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Hi, Heather
Animations can be very difficult to perfect. One thing to always keep in mind is hierarchy of information, a simple fade in by paragraph is a great way to start. Make sure any intro animation you have is quick, you do not want a image/text/page to take too long, if your animations take too long to build your user will lose concentration real fast. Last thing to remember is to keep it simple, fades/wipes are good, but anything that is over the top will start to look very unprofessional.
There's a lot of trial and error!
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