Do you use a company standard(branded) template when designing elearning in Storyline? What does it include- title slide, color pallet? Is it OK to use colors in the same family? What colors are good for elearning?
I've created/recreated the template for every company I've worked for. It has a few standard slides: title, objectives, quiz, conclusion and several content layouts. It has the company fonts and colour pallet set up. I also made an interaction bank which has various interactions I've used in courses so they can be edited and slotted into new courses. I use it more as a style guide than a strict template. I don't want every course to look exactly the same but they do need to have unity. For colours I use our brand colours as much as I can but bright colours are only used as a features. A solid background of a bright colour can be a bit intense so I do adjust them slightly for background. I also add a subtle texture to backgrounds, or just use an image. It really helps if you have a background in graphic design.
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I've created/recreated the template for every company I've worked for. It has a few standard slides: title, objectives, quiz, conclusion and several content layouts. It has the company fonts and colour pallet set up. I also made an interaction bank which has various interactions I've used in courses so they can be edited and slotted into new courses. I use it more as a style guide than a strict template. I don't want every course to look exactly the same but they do need to have unity. For colours I use our brand colours as much as I can but bright colours are only used as a features. A solid background of a bright colour can be a bit intense so I do adjust them slightly for background. I also add a subtle texture to backgrounds, or just use an image. It really helps if you have a background in graphic design.
Thanks that is helpful!
Hi Karen! Josh provided some great insight. I also wanted to chime in and share this article I just published: How to Create a Branded Storyline 360 Prototype. In it, I share some tips as well as this free prototype example. I hope that gives you some more ideas!