Forum Discussion
How do you make complex designs faster?
Hey folks! I'm on the hunt for advice, stories, and templates for complex design projects, like branching scenarios or general narratives. I'd love to hear from you all about how long it takes you t...
You can access lots of template slides from the Content Library.
If you find an interaction you like, you can redesign it to match your company standards. Then save it as your own template for future use.
There are also lots of examples/templates throughout the Forum, especially in the eLearning Challenge area.
Another tip for improving efficiency: give everything a meaningful name. It's a lot easier to edit and to troubleshoot when objects, layers, motion paths, variables, etc. have related names.
For complex interactions, also consider adding programming notes (e.g., in text off the slide or on a layer that's never shown). Those notes can be helpful when you want to reuse an interaction later, but don't quite remember how the programming works.
Thanks, Judy! I was wondering about how you do this in your design phase, though. When you've decided that the branching scenario is the best option, and you're working with your SME(s) to craft it together.
How do you put it together? How do you make it efficient so that you're not starting from scratch every time? Do you have a template you like to use that easily helps you plot out your inputs/outcomes for the branches?
Short answer (which works for a whole lotta ID questions): "It depends."
On what? On the kind of info you can pull from the SME. On the type of scenario and how complicated it is. On what kind of choices and consequences are involved. And on personal programming preferences.
Hopefully, you can find your own efficiencies by analyzing how a new scenario might fit into a previously-used set up -- and recognizing how it differs.
As the "Rule of 6 P's" says: Proper prior planning prevents poor production.
