How to create a car dashboard?

Not sure how easy it is to source a free (to license) dashboard image ... so how about having a look on the stock libraries, e.g. iStock?  You could probably pick one up for less than £10.

Well, that's what I will have to do if I can't find anything else, but it will be very limiting. I want a behind the wheels view with view of dashboard and view of an open road, where in the far is their destination.

Sid,

Does it need to be a drawn image or can you take a photo and remove the windshield?  You can move a still photo behind the image to simulate movement http://www.articulate.com/blog/articulate-guru-honorable-mention-skid-skills-by-linda-lorenzetti/, or if you use Quizmaker, you could insert a background movie behind it http://community.articulate.com/blogs/elearning-examples/archive/2011/05/11/navigator-game.aspx

There are photos on iStock with the 'outside' remove, so you can have the dashboard and then underlay anything you want up ahead.

@Simon - do you have to include any special keywords to find those images?

David, I just entered 'dashboard' and it came up with a bunch of images.  You can also string keywords together, plus iStock also offers a handful of filters so you can narrow down your selection.

Here are some examples:

So you can mix and match whatever you want against your own images etc ...

I think most of the above were about £5-15 each.

I can build it...It is really easy and just takes some time.

I built the inside of an International Truck using PowerPoint.

If this is something you are looking for I can help.

Sorry looks like the image didn't stick...I attached it.

But Basically all I did is pick a picture I liked and then remade it in PPT

I made a meter in clip art you could probably modify into service...

@Zara - Nice job on the truck cab

@Sid - There are a bunch of sites that have open source images of dashboard elements.  Here is one.

You can even  find Photoshop Brushes that have some of those elements as vectors.  There is not much to the actual "dashboard"  - it is the elements that take time if you draw them yourself.  So with these free elements, a swipe of your mouse, and a free stock FPV road to put in the background (maybe something like this, this, this, or this - or whatever) you can probably put that together in under an hour.   

There is so many other sites where  methods to create dashboard are described like http://www.luciddesigngroup.com/

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Thanks all for your replies and suggestions. Currently I only have access to http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/ There are not many choices out there in that website, I like the first photo that Simon posted however, I would like the whole dashboard instead of just the steering wheel and odometer.

I like the road though in front of it.

Hi all,

Looks like the car dashboard idea has been replaced by a moving car. I want to be able to give an effect that the car is moving on the road and passing road signs which are three segments within the course. and the destination is leadership.

I am attaching the presentation of what I have done so far, but I am not being able to create the effect, right now it looks a little sloppy. I am hoping someone here could help me out.

Also there are two images 1 two people in the car, 2 one man driving the car. I don't know which one to use.

Sid

I'm not good at animations, but I tried to make the signs look a little more realistic.  I darkened the color, changed the shape, and added 3D and shadow format. I don't know if you think it is an improvement, so feel to ignore this! 

It would be really cool if you could keep the car still and move the signs and highway, but I'm not nearly savvy enough to figure that out (and maybe it requires Flash).

Kristen, Thanks for making the sign realistic. I really like it, I also want to add yellow exit text box in the empty green box next to the leadership box.

How do I create a round text box withing the smaller green text box on the left.

I don't know how to keep the car still and the sign and highway move so it gives an effect of movement. I am very new to this, so everything is a learning experience for me.

I hope someone here know,if it requires flash then I guess it will be a no go for me.

Are you formatting the text box?  I think that will prevent you from changing the shape.  I insert the Rounded Rectangle shape and format that.  Then I insert a text box and only change the font stuff.  I keep the text box on no fill, no line, no color.  I think that method offers a bit more flexibility.  I hope that helps!

Have you ever looked at www.PresenterMedia.com? It is very reasonably priced for either a one-month or a one-year subscription.

I don't think they have exactly what you are looking for with the car/dashboard concept, but they have several templates with roads and signs.

@ melanie - thanks for that link, but I don't have budget to buy resources. I will have to make do with what I have.

@ Mark - I don't know what you mean.

I need some ideas though, of how I can make navigation with this car and highway theme. 

Thanks,

Sid

Hi.

I have created this very simple storyline project around a similar theme. Its worth noting that it was created using free resources using a Google labelled for reuse search.

http://kjcelearning.s3.amazonaws.com/Road/story.html

I simply found a picture of the inside of a car/dashboard and used powerpoint to remove the view in the windscreen so i could replace it with anything i wanted.

I am just about to update a driving module and this has got me thinking about how I can build a more interactive quiz! Thanks

Glad i could help.

And if you happen to use Storyline 360, you could easily add dials for the speedometer, temp. etc.!